Scholarships and Awards
A large number of prizes and scholarships are available to University of Canterbury students generally from the Scholarships Section and Commerce specific prizes and scholarships from the College of Business and Economics Scholarships Section. The following are available only to Economics or Finance students:
Economics and Finance scholarships and prizes that students apply for
John McMillan Scholarship in Economics and Mathematics
These scholarships were first awarded by the University of Canterbury in 2008 to recognise the academic achievement of students from secondary schools within New Zealand. The scholarships are awarded in memory of John McMillan, one of the University’s most distinguished economics graduates and a Professor of International Management and Economics at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
Professor John Bell Condliffe Scholarship
The University of Canterbury College of Business and Economics is offering 25 scholarships to first year Bachelor of Commerce students.
These scholarships were established by the University of Canterbury College of Business and Economics in memory of Professor John Bell Condliffe, Professor of Economics 1921-26, Professor June Pallot, UC’s most distinguished professor of accounting (who died in 2004), and Sir James Hight Rector of the then Canterbury College from 1928 to 1941. The purpose of the scholarships are to recognise the academic and extracurricular achievement of students from secondary schools within the Canterbury, South Canterbury/Timaru, Nelson/Marlborough and the West Coast regions.
For application details see http://www.bsec.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships/index.shtml and click on “Awards for excellence”.
ABN AMRO Scholarship in Finance
ABN AMRO established this scholarship at the University of Canterbury in 2008 to encourage the study of finance and related fields.
One scholarship may be awarded annually to a student who is enrolled full-time for a Bachelor of Commerce degree and who is enrolled in three or more 300 level courses in Accounting, Finance or Economics or any combination of these subjects and has shown aptitude in the study of finance.
First NZ Capital Scholarship in Finance and Economics
This scholarship was established in 2002 by First NZ Capital to encourage and support students in the study of finance. First NZ Capital is one of New Zealand’s leading investment banks offering a full range of services. One scholarship is available annually to a full-time student enrolled in one or more 200 or 300 level Finance or Economics courses.
Scholarships and prizes awarded by the Department (no application required)
The Archibald Charles Callaway Prize in Economics
This prize was instituted in 1996 by Miss O A Callaway, who gifted a sum
of money to the University of Canterbury to commemorate the achievements of
her late brother Professor Archibald Charles Callaway.
The prize is awarded annually for excellence of performance in any course of
Economics at 100, 200 or 300-level.
Value: $200 (for the purchase of books)
Economic Society Prize
A prize shall be awarded annually, for excellence of performance in any 56
points of Economics at the 300-level at the University of Canterbury.
Value: $100 (book)
Madam Tiong Guok Hua Memorial Prize
Ian Hong established these prizes in 2007 in memory of his mother, Mdm Tiong Guok Hua. The purpose of the prize is to assist and encourage students to undertake a career in economics, engineering or science.This prize is awarded to a student with the highest combined grade in first year microeconomics and macroeconomics conditional on enrolling in the following year in 200 level continuing microeconomics and macroeconomics. The prize value is $3250 and is credited to the student’s fees account.
Recent Winners
Archibald Charles Callaway Prize in Economics
2010 Hayden Skilling
2009 Ross Kendall
2008 James Graham
2007 Scott Bowman
2006 Brendan Kite
2005 Katherine Kok
2004 Jake Sunderland
2003 Richard M. Bramley
2002 Catherine Sleeman
2001 Gareth Jones
2000 Isabelle Sin
1999 No award
1998 Blair Adams
1997 Julie Tam
Economic Society Prize
2010 Ross Kendall
2009 Nicholas Sander
2008 David Baqaee
2007 Brendan Kite
2006 Worapree Maneesoonthorn
2005
Shangqin Hong
2004
Richard M. Bramley
2003 Catherine Sleeman
2002 Nicholas NcNabb
2001 Isabelle Sin
2000 Michael Wilkinson
1999 No award
1998 No award
1997 Kerry Papps
1996 Christian Hawkesby
1995 Richard Edlin
1994 Mark Pilbrow
1993 Graeme Guthrie
1992 No award
1991 No award
1990 Mark Carrodus
1989 Julian Wright
1988 Kelly Tonkin
1987 Philip Gunby
John McMillan Scholarship in Economics and Mathematics
2010 William Lentjes
2009 Samuel Corbett-Davies
2008 Katy Bergstrom and Ross Kendall
Madam Tiong Guok Hua Memorial Prize
2010 Lewis Kerr
2009 Hayden Skilling
2008 Ross Kendall
2007 Daniel Woods
Professor John Bell Condliffe Scholarship in Economics
2010 Thomas Bragg, Andrew Brewer, Lucy Elliott, Hugh Goodwin, Emily Hanham, Sarah Hargreaves, Alexander Hastings, Alice Hunter, Jordan Kitchen, Joshua Wood
2009 Samuel Henry, Martin Jackson, Sean McCormick, Thammavisa Piumsomboon and Hayden Strickett
2008 Cameron Arney, Henry Askin, Amber Cunningham, Sara Satterthwaite and John Sharland
2007 Mehnaz Bandookwala,
Gareth Bruce, Ava Chang, Kylie Jones, Jia Lou, Matthew McCann,
Kimberley Ristrom, Nicholas Taylor and Piers Wall