Regulations and Statutes UTR6.061 Ernest Scott Prize (1941 - )

From: 1941
Functions: Prize
Summary: Emily Scott gave in her lifetime the sum of £2,010, plus an additional bequest of £2,000 by her will, to the University, establishing the 'Ernest Scott Prize' in memory of her husband Emeritus Professor Sir Ernest Scott Knight Bachelor. The prize, in addition to other criteria, is awarded to a person who is the author of a published work that 'is based upon original research in a subject related to the history of Australia or New Zealand or to the history of colonisation' and 'is, in the opinion of the examiners, the most distinguished contribution to the history of Australia or New Zealand or to the history of colonisation published during the period of two calendar years.' The prize was made a University regulation in 1941.

The University of Melbourne, UTR6.61 - Ernest Scott Prize, Prizes, Exhibitions, Scholarships and Bursaries (UTR6): Gifts and Bequests. Also available at https://www.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1792964/utr6061.pdf. Details
The University of Melbourne, Regulations (Chapter R6), University of Melbourne Calendar 2009, vol. 13 of 14, 2009. Also available at https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/23498/270917_UMC200913_Regulations%20%28Chapter%20R6%29.pdf?sequence=13&isAllowed=y. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: The University of Melbourne, UTR6.61 - Ernest Scott Prize, Prizes, Exhibitions, Scholarships and Bursaries (UTR6): Gifts and Bequests. Also available at https://www.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1792964/utr6061.pdf.

Created: 31 August 2018, Last modified: 20 December 2018