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Prizes and Scholarships

In addition to general University prizes, the following prizes and scholarships are available to students in the School:

The BIT'94 Prize

Preamble

This prize was instituted in 1995 as a gift from the organisers of the student-led conference BIT94.

Regulations

  1. The value of the prize is £60.
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize will be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computing, after consultation at the School's Student-Staff Committee.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the student who does most to foster good interaction of either an academic or social nature between staff in the School of Computing, students in the School of Computing and otherwise disparate members of the University or wider community.
  4. All students taking any part of their programme of study, whether taught course or research, within the School of Computing are eligible for award of the prize.
  5. In the event of there being two or more candidates of equal merit, the prize will be divided equally.

Winners

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

1st Year:

The Wren Prize

Preamble

This prize was established in 2001 by the School of Computing to commemorate the retirement of Anthony Wren, Professor of Scheduling and Constraint Management, who served the University with distinction for 42 years.

Regulations

  1. The value of the prize is £100.
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize is awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computing, after consultation at the School's examiners' meeting.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the student achieving the best performance in the first year of study leading to the award of the degree of BSc in any single subject degree programme in the School of Computing.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

2nd Year:

The Hutchinson Prizes

Preamble
These prizes were instituted in 1996 in honour of Mr Denis Hutchinson, who was Deputy Head of the Department (later School) from 1970 to 1983, and its Head from 1983 to 1989. He retired in 1996.

Regulations

  1. The value of each prize is £60.
  2. Provided there are candidates of sufficient merit, three prizes may be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computing, after consultation at the School's examiners' meeting.
  3. The prizes will be awarded to the students achieving the best performances in the second year of study leading to the award of the degree of BSc in each single subject degree programme in the School of Computing.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

Final Year:

The Buckley Prize

Preamble

This prize was instituted in 1991 in memory of Dr Thomas F Buckley, Lecturer in the School of Computing (1979 to 1991).

Regulations

  1. The value of the prize is £100.
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize will be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computing, after consultation at the School's examiners' meeting.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the undergraduate student who presents the best 40-credit project in the School of Computing.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

The Cook Prize

Preamble

This prize was instituted in 1991 in honour of Professor Geoffrey Cook, the Director of the Electronic Computing Laboratory and first Professor of Computational Science in the University, who retired in 1991 and died in 2006.

Regulations

  1. The value of the prize is £100.
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize will be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computing, after consultation at the School's examiners' meeting.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the student achieving the best performance in the final year of study leading to the award of the degree of BSc with 1st class Honours in any single subject programme in the School of Computing.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

The Ford Prize

Preamble

The prize was instituted in 1998 and is funded by The Ford Motor Company (UK ).

Regulations

  1. The value of the prize is £125.
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize will be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of School of Computing, after consultation at the School's examiners' meeting.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the eligible final year student achieving the best performance in any of the single subject degree programmes offered by the School of Computing or in any Joint Honours programme involving a Principal or Major subject within the School.
  4. To be eligible for the prize, a student must have spent a period of at least three years out of full-time education prior to commencing higher education.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

The Gough Prize for Joint Honours in Computing

Preamble

The prize was instituted in 2002 by the School of Computing to commemorate the retirement of Tom Gough, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, who served the University for 24 years.

Regulations

  1. The value of the prize is £100.
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize will be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of School of Computing, after consultation at the Joint Honours examiners' meeting.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the final year student achieving the best performance in computing in any Joint Honours programme involving a Major subject within the School.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

The Hillen Prize

Preamble

This prize was instituted in 1991 in memory of Steve Hillen, Research Assistant in the School of Computing.

Regulations
  1. The value of the prize is £50.
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize will be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computing, after consultation at the School's examiners' meeting.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the student achieving the best performance in the field of scientific computation leading to the award of the degree of BSc in any single subject degree programme in the School of Computing.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

The Microsoft Prize for Software Engineering

Preamble

The prize was established in 2003 and is funded by Microsoft Ltd.

Regulations

  1. The value of the prize is £100.
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize will be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computing, after consultation at the School's examiners' meeting.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the student in the final year of a programme of study, leading to the award of the degree of BSc in any single subject degree programme in the School of Computing, who achieves a software design and implementation of substantial difficulty in a 40 credit project in the School, which best combines meeting the requirements of the relevant user with a display of sound methodology.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

MSc

The MSc Prize in Computing

Preamble

This prize was instituted in 1999

Regulations

  1. The value of the prize is £100
  2. Provided there is a candidate of sufficient merit, the prize will be awarded each year by the Committee on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computing, after consultation at the School's examiners' meeting.
  3. The prize will be awarded to the student(s) achieving the best performance in any of the Masters taught course programmes within the School of Computing.
  4. In the event of there being two or more candidates of equal merit the prize will be divided.

A list of winners is available here (restricted)

The Irisys Scholarship

Preamble Two £1,000 scholarships are available to students in the final year of their degree programme who have undertaken a one-year industrial placement at InfraRed Integrated Systems Ltd.

 
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