Classics scholarships and prizes

Eleven awards are available in Classics.

Baldwin Brown Travelling Scholarship (Classical Archaeology)

Several scholarships are awarded each year on the recommendation of the department of Classical Archaeology.

Butcher Memorial Prize in Greek

A prize is awarded annually to the best student in Greek 1. The prize may also be divided between a number of students.

David Dundas Memorial Fund

The Fund is applied in the first instance for the assistance of members of the Honours Latin class who intend to visit Italy or any other destination for the purposes related to the promotion of Latin.

Should circumstances permit, the fund may additionally be applied, to aid the publication of researches on Latin Literature or Roman History.

C S Edgar Prize

A prize is awarded annually by the Head of Subject Area on the basis of class exercises in the Greek Intermediate Honours Class.

A prize is also awarded annually by the Head of Subject Area on the basis of class exercises in the Greek Honours Class

Hardie Prize

A number of prizes are awarded annually to students in the Honours Latin class for Latin prose composition, and Latin verse composition.

If no candidate of sufficient merit competes for the Latin verse composition prize, prizes may be awarded for excellence in an English essay on a prescribed classical subject.

Horsliehill-Scott Bursaries

Awarded to two students each year entering their third year for the MA degree on the basis of class work. The bursaries are awarded to different subject areas on a rotational basis.

Margaret Stobie Keith Prize

A prize is awarded annually to a candidate or candidates for the degree of MA with Honours or MA (General Honours) whose final degree examination includes papers in Latin or Greek and who in that examination produces work of distinction in the field of Ancient History, Ancient Philosophy or Ancient Religion.

Imke Schutte Memorial Prize

A prize is awarded annually for distinguished course essay work in Ancient History 2.

Where there are candidates of equal merit, preference will be given to students taking both Ancient History 2 and Classical Art 2.

Should there be no candidates of sufficient quality, the prize may be awarded for distinguished course essay work in Classical Art 2 alone.

Scott and Dunbar Prize

A prize is awarded annually to the most deserving and learned student in the Greek classes.

W S Society

A prize is awarded annually to the best student in the Honours Latin class.