UCD School of English, Drama and Film Prizes
Alan Bliss Prize
This book prize is named in memory of Alan J. Bliss, Professor of Old and Middle English at UCD from 1974 to 1985, and is funded from the royalties of Professor Bliss's edition of Finn and Hengest by J.R.R. Tolkien (sometime Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Merton Professor of English Language at the University of Oxford), published by Allen and Unwin in 1982.
The prize may be awarded annually to the student who records the highest mark in core Old and Middle English modules in Stage Two, Level Two.
Mary Colum Award
This award, which is intended for a female student, was established as a result of a bequest made by the late Padraic Colum, the Irish poet, in memory of his wife, the writer and memoirist, Mary Colum. The monetary award may be given to a woman graduate of UCD for the purpose of undertaking postgraduate studies in the School of English, Drama and Film.
The winner of the award will be selected from among the female candidates accepted by the School of English to undertake postgraduate studies leading to the MA, MLitt or PhD Degree. The following criteria will be used in the selection:
(a) The performance of the eligible candidates at the BA Degree Examination in the subject English. MA qualifying candidates, providing they are graduates of the university, will also be eligible. At least Second Class Honours, Grade I standard in English will be required.
(b) Research topics will also be considered, and eligible candidates whose research topics are deemed to have a comparative literature component will be given preference.
In assessing the sum to be awarded to the candidates, the following possible other awards will be taken into consideration first:
(i) Higher Education Grants or similar grants or scholarships;
(ii)University Scholarships and Prizes, and tutorial payments.
Brother Galvin Medal
This medal may be awarded to the past student of the O'Connell schools who obtains the highest marks in English (20 credits) at Stage 1 of the BA. It commemorates the Golden Jubilee of Rev. Brother J.S. Galvin in the Order of the Irish Christian Brothers. Candidates must signify their intention of competing for the medal to the Registrar of the University before 1 February.
Charlotte Kelleher Memorial Award
This book prize, donated by the family and classmates of Charlotte Kelleher (MA: 1933), may be awarded annually to the candidate placed highest in the examinations for the MA Degree in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, with an award of not less than Second Class Honours.
T. Augustine Martin Memorial Award
This monetary prize is named in memory of T. Augustine Martin, Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama at UCD from 1979 to 1995. It was raised by Bright Boy Productions at an event held in Newman House in May 1997 to which a large team of people generously contributed their energies and talents. This sum was augmented by a donation anonymously contributed by a friend and former student of Professor Martin.
It may be awarded annually to the candidate placed highest in the examinations for the MA Degree in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, with an award of not less than Second Class Honours.