Please note: Prizes and Awards are subject to change and are awarded based on conditions current at the time of award
The Numa Tirkanthi High Achiever Prize (numa tirkanthi meaning ‘skilful learning’ in Kaurna language) will be awarded to the highest achieving Aboriginal student enrolled in an undergraduate program in each of the University’s seven Academic Units.
One prize will be awarded to the student achieving the highest grade point average (GPA) in each of the Academic Units:
Seven prizes in total will be awarded following the results released for the First Semester.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
Where a tie occurs‚ the student with a full-time load will be awarded the prize. If the load does not resolve a tie and funding limitations preclude additional allocation, the prize may be split (e.g. $1,500 awarded to each student where a tie exists between two students).
Assessment will commence during the prize selection period in July following the result release date.
No prize will be awarded if there are no candidates of sufficient merit.
Value: $3,000 per student
The Aboriginal Pathway Program Prize will be awarded to students attending either an Adelaide metropolitan campus or Mt Gambier campus who are undertaking the first year of study with UniSA College.
The prize will be awarded to the student who has completed their first year of study and achieved the highest cumulative Grade Point Average at the end of the academic year.
Eligibility Criteria:
Value: $500
This is an encouragement prize given to a David Pank Northern Areas High Achiever Scholarship applicant who strives to achieve their goals and has the determination to succeed.
Value: $1,000
The David Pank Undergraduate Encouragement Prize will be awarded to a David Pank Undergraduate Scholarship applicant who is unsuccessful for the scholarship, but who strives to achieve their goals and has the determination to succeed.
Value: $1,000
The David Pank UniSA College Diploma Prize will be awarded to a David Pank UniSA College Diploma Scholarship applicant who is unsuccessful for the scholarship‚ but strives to achieve their goals and has the determination to succeed.
Value: $1,000. Recipients' will receive two instalments of $500 after the Study Period 2 and 5 census dates.
The David Pank UniSA College Encouragement Prize will be awarded to a David Pank UniSA College Scholarship applicant who is unsuccessful for the scholarship, but strives to achieve their goals and has the determination to succeed.
Value: $1,000
As a legacy of the 25th Birthday in 2016, UniSA launched the 25th Birthday Scholarship Fund to raise funds for scholarships, grants and prizes in the key areas of equity, excellence, international, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Alumni, staff, and other supporters donated generously through two fundraising appeals and a landmark fundraising Gala Dinner.
The UniSA Online Prize for Excellence will be awarded to UniSA Online students with the highest cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) in each program. To be awarded the prize, a minimum of four UniSA Online courses must have been completed in the relevant academic year.
12 prize recipients will be selected for the 2018 academic year. Prizes will be awarded in the following year.
A prize will be awarded for each of the following UniSA Online programs:
It is expected further UniSA Online programs will be offered after 2018 and the number of prizes awarded will increase in line with program expansion.
Value: $1,500