Award Day Prizes

University Scholars and Awards

Many of the below awards are presented on Lá na nGradam (Awards Day), which celebrates academic achievement across the spectrum of students at University of Galway. The purpose of the awards is to encourage each student to develop his/her academic potential to the fullest, by setting a realistic threshold of excellence and rewarding every student who attains that level. Click here for more information regarding Lá na nGradam.

Undergraduate Programmes

DELOITTE GLOBAL SCHOLARS TRAVEL BURSARY

A Deloitte Global Scholars travel bursary is awarded, on recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, to those students who achieve the highest overall aggregated ratified mark in the first year assessment of B.Comm. Global Experience; of B.Comm. and where students have received an offer of transfer into B.Comm. Global Experience; and of B.Comm. (Accounting) and students have received an offer of transfer into the B. Comm (Accounting - International Experience). Students will receive the travel bursary in their third year of the programme (travel abroad year) on confirmation of travel. The number of students selected each year will vary depending on the Study Abroad year destinations of the selected students.

DELOITTE BUSINESS CHALLENGE AWARD

Teams of students will compete in an annual Deloitte Business Challenge as part of the module; ‘AY120 Accounting’ on the B.Comm. Accounting programme. The winning team members will receive the offer of internships at Deloitte (offered and administered by Deloitte) as well as a prize which will be divided equally amongst team members. This prize is not available to students on the BComm or BComm Global Experience programmes.

DELOITTE LEADERSHIP AND IMPACT AWARDS – FIRST YEAR, SECOND YEAR, FOURTH YEAR

The Deloitte Leadership and Impact Awards comprises of the following awards for students across the BComm Global Experience programme:

The Deloitte Leadership and Impact Award (First Year) will be awarded, on recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to students who achieve the highest ratified overall mark in the assessment of MG3116 Management, Enterprise and Society, and who are registered on the BComm Global Experience Programme. The students must have achieved a minimum 2.1 overall aggregated ratified result in the first year of the BComm. Global Experience programme to qualify for the award. The offer is for a maximum of 10 awards.
The Deloitte Leadership and Impact Award (Second Year) will be awarded, on recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to students who achieve the highest ratified overall mark in the assessment of AY207 Management Accounting and who are registered on the BComm Global Experience Programme. The students must have achieved a minimum 2.1 overall aggregated ratified result in the second year of the BComm. Global Experience programme to qualify for the award. The offer is for a maximum of 10 awards.
The Deloitte Leadership and Impact Award (Fourth Year) will be awarded, on recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to students who achieve the highest ratified overall mark in the assessment of MG3120 Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Business, and who are registered on the BComm Global Experience Programme. The students must have achieved a minimum 2.1 overall aggregated ratified result in the fourth year of the BComm Global Experience programme to qualify for the award. The offer is for a maximum of 10 awards.

In the event of a tie on marks, prizes will be divided equally between the students. This prize is not available to students on the BComm or BComm Accounting programmes.

DELOITTE SCHOLARS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTING

In celebration of academic excellence, the Deloitte Scholars for Academic Excellence in Accounting award will be awarded, on the recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, to the students who receive the highest overall aggregate ratified mark in the assessment of the first year of the BComm Accounting programme. The offer is for a maximum of 3 awards. The total value of the award for each student awardee will be divided into equal annual payments to support students throughout their programme – year 2 and year 3 for BComm Accounting students; year 2, year 3, and year 4 for BComm Accounting (International Experience) students. This award is not available to students of the BComm or BComm Global Experience programmes.

GERMAN-IRISH LAWYERS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION STUDENT AWARD

The College of Business, Public Policy and Law is pleased to announce the granting of a student award by the German Irish Lawyers & Business Association to the students who achieve the highest marks in Second Year Legal German and Second Year German on the B.Comm. programme. The offer is for a maximum of two awards annually.

Deloitte Global Scholars Travel bursary

A Deloitte Global Scholars travel bursary will be awarded on the recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics to the highest achieving first year B.Comm. Global Experience students. Students will receive their travel bursary in third year and will receive mentoring from a Deloitte employee in fourth year. The number of students selected each year will vary depending on the Study Abroad year destinations of the selected students.

THE FORVIS MAZARS PRIZE IN BUSINESS FINANCE IN MEMORY OF MARK NEVIN

This prize is sponsored by Forvis MAZARS, Galway, and will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to the student who attains the highest mark in the module Business Finance I in his/her Second Commerce year, providing the student received 60 ECTS credits from his/her first sitting of the examinations of that year. The value of the prize is €1000. In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally.

THE RUSSELL BRENNAN KEANE PRIZE

This prize, sponsored by Russell Brennan Keane, will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the J.E Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to the student who attains the highest aggregate mark in the modules International Financial Reporting III and Management Accounting III in his/her final Commerce year, provided the student achieves at least a second class honours Grade 1 overall in the Bachelor Of Commerce degree. In the event of a tie the prize will be divided equally.

KPMG PRIZES FOR STUDENTS ON 1^ST YEAR B.COMM. DEGREE

This prize is sponsored by KPMG and will be awarded on the recommendation of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics to the student in the Bachelor of Commerce degree programmes who obtains the first place in the aggregate mark of all examinations taken, provided a pass is achieved in the first-year examinations overall. In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. This prize is not available to B.Comm. (Accounting) students.

KPMG SPARK AWARD FOR STUDENTS ON 1ST YEAR B.COMM. (ACCOUNTING) DEGREE

SPARK award. Based on the highest LC results.

KPMG PRIZES FOR STUDENTS ON 1^ST YEAR B.COMM. (ACCOUNTING) DEGREE

These prizes are sponsored by KPMG and will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, based on the results of the examinations of the first year of the B.Comm. (Accounting) degree, to those students who obtain first, second, third, fourth and fifth place in two modules – ‘Accounting AY120’ and ‘Financial Reporting AY130’. In the event of a tie, prizes will be divided equally. This prize is not available to students on the B.Comm. programmes.

PWC MEDAL AND PRIZE FOR STUDENT ON 1^ST YEAR B.COMM. DEGREE: ACCOUNTING MODULE

The Price Waterhouse Coopers Medal and Prize shall be awarded on the recommendation of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics to the student in the Bachelor of Commerce degree programmes who obtains the highest marks in the first-year Accounting module, provided a pass is achieved in the first-year examinations overall. In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. This prize is not available to B.Comm. (Accounting) students.

PWC PRIZES FOR STUDENT ON 1^ST YEAR B.COMM. (ACCOUNTING) DEGREE

These prizes will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, based on the results of the examinations of the first year of the B.Comm. (Accounting) degree, to those students who obtain first, second and third place in the aggregate mark of all examinations taken. In the event of a tie, the prize or prizes will be divided equally. This prize is not available to students on the B.Comm. programmes.

PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS PRIZE IN TAXATION

This prize is sponsored by Price Waterhouse Coopers, and will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to the final year BComm (Accounting) or BComm (Accounting) (Global Experience) student who attains the highest aggregate mark in the modules Taxation I (in 2nd or Final Year) and Taxation II (Final year). The student must also achieve at least a Second Class Honours, Grade 1 overall in their degree. In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally

THE CAMPBELL BEWLEY MEDAL

The Campbell Bewley Medal shall be awarded to the highest placed candidate at the B.Comm. Degree examination from among those who joined Third Commerce under the joint University of Galway/Shannon College of Hotel Management programme, provided the candidate obtains at least Second Class Honours overall in the degree.

RAYMOND HEERAN MEMORIAL MEDAL

The Raymond Heeran medal for the best result in the B.Comm. final year module from those students taking the Marketing stream - Digital Marketing Planning module.

THE LABHRÁS Ó NUALLÁIN PRIZE

The Labhrás Ó Nualláin Prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in Development Economics, which is a final year course offered to B.A. and B.Comm. students. The award was bequeathed by Professor Labhrás ÓNualláin who lectured in Economics in this University from 1953 until 1970 and was Professor of Economics from 1970 to 1982. He was an acknowledged specialist in Economic Development, both national and international.

THE Ó CEARBHAILL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS

This Ó Cearbhaill Prize in Economics shall be awarded annually to the first-year student in the B.Comm. degree with the best overall performance in economics modules. The prize arranged through the generosity of his family, is in memory of An Dochtúir Diarmuid Ó Cearbhaill, iar-Léachtóir le Gheilleagar agus Tráchtáil, former Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, and noted scholar with particular interests in rural development, Irish history, and the Irish language.

Postgraduate Programmes

MEDTRONIC AVE PRIZE FOR THE MSc HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

This prize will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the Management Discipline, to the student achieving first place in the MSc (Human Resource Management) programme, provided an overall result of Second Class Honours, Grade 1 has been achieved.

CIPD AWARD FOR THE BEST INTERNSHIP AND APPLIED MANAGEMENT REPORT

These prizes will be awarded annually. The prizes will be awarded to the students who receive the highest overall mark in the Internship and Applied Management Report module on both the MSc in Strategy, Innovation and People Management and the MSc in Human Resource Management programmes. In the event of a tie prizes will be divided equally.

IRISH TAXATION INSTITUTE PRIZE IN TAXATION

This prize is sponsored by the Irish Taxation Institute, and will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Economics, to the student who attains the highest mark in the Taxation modules of the Master of Accounting programme, providing the student achieves at least a Second Class Honours overall in the Master of Accounting degree. In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally.

MARTIN A. WHYTE MEMORIAL MEDAL

A medal will be awarded annually within Social Media Marketing Theory module (MK5139) to the student who receives the highest overall mark in this module studying in any of the Marketing Masters programmes.

JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS FOR MSc HEALTH ECONOMICS

This prize is sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals and will be awarded on the recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics to the student with the best overall mark in the MSc (Health Economics) programme.

PAT STUDENT AWARD

This prize, sponsored by PAT (Professional Accountancy Training), will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the J.E Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to the student achieving the highest overall grade on the 1MIA1 programme. In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally.