Scholarships and awards

The Roger Oppenheim Memorial Prize in Sociological Research was established in 1988 to commemorate the life and work of the late Roger Oppenheim, Senior Lecturer in Sociology. His family, friends, colleagues and students donated the funds which support the award. The prize is worth $600.

The prize is awarded annually for the best sociological thesis or dissertation completed in the preceding academic year by a student enrolled in a Master's degree in the Department of Sociology.

A number of PhD Completion Scholarships are offered each year to assist candidates in the last year of writing their dissertations.

The scholarship is worth up to $5000 and is intended to help busy students focus on the crucial final stage of completing a PhD.

The department celebrates the success of our best undergraduate students by awarding the student with the best grades in each of our undergraduate courses with a sociology-themed book. The book prizes also represent what the academic staff think is most interesting in contemporary sociology.

One Senior Scholarship is awarded each year to a Sociology student based on the results of the candidate's work at Stage III.

The department will forward nominations for Faculty Scholarships.

For general information on scholarships and prizes visit the Scholarships website.