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Award Day Prizes

Lá na nGradam / Awards Day

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

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. 

THE MAZARS PRIZE IN BUSINESS FINANCE IN MEMORY OF MARK NEVIN

This prize is sponsored by 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. In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally.

HPE AWARD – BSC (BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS)

The Hewlett Packard Award for the Best Student in Business Information Systems is a prestigious annual award which seeks to recognise and reward excellence in the pursuit of studies relating to the application of information systems in business. It is awarded to the highest performing final year student in the BSc in Business Information Systems at University of Galway.

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 1ST 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 1ST 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 1ST 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 1ST 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 student who attains the highest aggregate mark in the module Taxation I and Taxation II in his/her Final Commerce year, providing 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.

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

THE HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) CHRIS COUGHLAN PRIZE IN SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MSc INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

From 2009-10 onwards, the Hewlett Packard Prize in Systems Analysis will be awarded to the student in the MSc In Information Systems Management Programme (full-time and part-time) who attains the highest aggregate score across modules MS804 (Systems Development and Project Management), MS805 (Database Systems) and MS821 (Applied Systems Analysis). To be eligible for this prize, the student must pass all three modules at the first attempt and within one academic year of entering the programme. Students who are exempted from taking these modules are not eligible for this prize. 

MARTIN A. WHYTE  MEMORIAL MEDAL

A medal will be awarded annually within the relevant Marketing Discipline Postgraduate Programme to the student who receives the highest overall mark in module MK5139.

MEDTRONIC AVE PRIZE FOR THE MSc HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

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

INTEL PRIZE FOR MSc INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

This prize shall be awarded annually. The prize will be awarded to the student who receives the highest overall aggregate mark in the examinations for MSc International Management programme. In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally.

JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS FOR MSc HEALTH ECONOMICS

Janssen fund a prize that is awarded this year to the best overall student in the MSc Health Economics programme. The prize takes the form of covering the cost of the recipient attending the European ISPOR conference that will be held in Barcelona in November. The annual ISPOR (International Society for Pharmaeconomics and Outcomes Research) conference consists of a very exciting mix of academic and professional presentations and courses.  Attending the conference would be a fantastic educational and professional experience for the awardee and would represent a very appropriate way of acknowledging the achievement of the student in question.

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.

NELIPAK PRIZE FOR THE MSc STRATEGY, INNOVATION AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

The prize will be awarded to the student who receives the highest overall aggregate mark in the examinations for MSc Strategy, Innovation and People Management programme.

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