Music Honours Prize

The Music Honours Prize is an academic excellence award established in 2016 at the University of Queensland. The prize is maintained by an annual donation from Mr Noel Wilmott, who previously funded the Musicology Prize from 1994 to 2015. The prize recognizes outstanding academic achievement among music honours students at UQ. The award is valued at $500 and is presented annually to one student enrolled in Honours programs in music or musicology. Eligible students include those in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) program, associated dual degree programs, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music, or Bachelor of Advanced Humanities (Honours) in Musicology. The prize is awarded automatically based on academic merit, specifically to the student with the highest GPA in courses used to determine the Honours class. In case of a tie, the highest mark for the Honours Thesis is used as the tiebreaker. No application is required as all eligible students are automatically considered. This prize represents a longstanding tradition of recognizing excellence in music education at the University of Queensland, continuing the legacy of support for music students that began in 1994.