Our prizes are awarded to students in all years, including honours and postgraduate coursework.
Most prizes are awarded on merit, so you can't apply for them. Email agriculture@enquire.uq.edu.au for more information.
Australian Society of Animal Production Prize in Animal Science
Open to: Year 4 undergraduates
Details: Established in 1997 and maintained by an annual gift from the Queensland Branch of the Australian Society of Animal Production. The recipient will have submitted the best thesis in an area of relevance to livestock.
Prize: $200
Bell Memorial Medal
Open to: Students undertaking an agriculturally relevant research project as part of an honours program
Details: Supported by the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability and the Ag Institute Australia, this annual award is for a high-calibre research project with a clear focus on agriculturally relevant research undertaken as part of an honours program offered by the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability. The award is in memory and recognition of the significant contribution to agriculture made by Arthur. F. Bell.
Prize: $1000 and an Ag Institute medal
How to apply: Email your expression of interest, with your name, program and a copy of your thesis, to agriculture@enquire.uq.edu.au
Finalists will be shortlisted and required to submit a recorded video presentation of their research project to the Ag Institute to determine the overall winner.
Applications: Applications closed 5 January 2024
B. & B. Chamala Memorial Prize
Open to: Year 3 agribusiness undergraduates
Details: Established by a gift from Associate Professor Shanakriah Chamala in memory of his parents, Baliah and Bhumamma Chamala, who came from a remote village in India. They believed in the value of knowledge, the role of agribusiness in sustainable rural community development, in providing services to rural communities, and in encouraging young professionals to work in rural areas. The recipient will have achieved the highest grade point average over the first five semesters of an agribusiness program.
Prize: $200
Ben Brown Encouragement Award for Agricultural Science
Open to: Year 1 agricultural science undergraduates
Details: Established in 1992 in memory of Ben Brown, a graduate of the former Agricultural Science Faculty. The recipient will have achieved the highest overall grade point average at the end of their first year.
Prize: $1000
Ben Brown Memorial Medal for Agricultural Science
Open to: Year 4 undergraduates
Details: Established in 1992 in memory of Ben Brown, a graduate of the former Agricultural Science Faculty. The recipient will have completed the Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours Class 1 and achieved the highest overall grade point average at the end of their program.
Prize: Medal
John William Tierney Memorial Prize
Open to: Year 3 undergraduates
Details: Established in 1992 in memory of John William Tierney, this fund is maintained by the Australasian Plant Pathology Society and staff who teach botany. The recipient will have obtained the highest marks for their first attempt in the courses Plant Microbe and Insect interactions (BIOL3011) and Fungi and Plant Disease (BIOL3201).
Prize: $160
R. & A.E. Veitch Prize
Open to: Year 3 agricultural science undergraduates
Details: Established in 1974 by a bequest of $2000 from the late Robert Veitch as a memorial to his wife Alice Esmee Veitch and to himself. The recipient will have shown the greatest proficiency in their fifth- and sixth-semester courses, which they will have completed in one academic year.
Note: This prize alternates annually between our School and the School of the Environment, which awards the Faculty of Science student who has shown the greatest proficiency in second-year entomology courses.
Prize: $383
Ronald Brownlie Memorial Prize
Open to: Year 2 undergraduates on a program that is administered by our School and offers a plant-related discipline
Details: Established in 1987, and maintained by gifts from the Brownlie family and the University’s agricultural mechanisation staff. The recipient will have obtained the highest mark for their first attempt in the course Agroecology (AGRC2040).
Prize: $150
Russell Grigg Memorial Prize
Open to: Year 2 horticulture undergraduates
Details: Established in 1949 by the Queensland Agricultural College through a donation from Mrs C.M. Grigg in memory of her husband, Russell, who lost his life in combat during World War II. Mr Grigg was a past student of the College. The recipient will have obtained the highest overall marks in horticulture courses in their second year of the Bachelor of Applied Science, Bachelor of Agricultural Science or Bachelors of Agribusiness/Agricultural Science degree programs.
Prize: $100
William Woolcock Memorial Prize
Open to: Year 2 undergraduates
Details: Established in 1928 in memory of Reverend William Woolcock. The recipient will have obtained the highest overall marks in the first-year courses Applied Biology (AGRC1020) or Genes, Cells & Evolution (BIOL1020), and the second-year course Agricultural Biochemistry (AGRC2001).
Prize: $300
W.W. Bryan Memorial Medal
Open to: Students undertaking an agriculturally relevant research project as part of postgraduate coursework
Details: Supported by the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability and the Ag Institute Australia, this annual award is for a high-calibre research project with a clear focus on agriculturally relevant research undertaken as part of a postgraduate coursework program offered by the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability. The award is in memory and recognition of the significant contribution to agriculture made by Dr W.W (Wilf) Bryan.
Prize: $1000 and an Ag Institute medal.
How to apply: Email your expression of interest, with your name, program and a copy of your thesis, to agriculture@enquire.uq.edu.au
Finalists will be shortlisted and required to submit a recorded video presentation of their research project to the Ag Institute to determine the overall winner.
Applications: Applications closed 5 January 2024