Awards are available to both undergraduates and postgraduates.
Undergraduate Student Prizes
The Business School proudly presents a range of prestigious awards to honour and reward exceptional achievements. These esteemed prizes are generously funded by donations from the Business School, individuals and corporations committed to celebrating excellence.
Award details:
- Recognition: The award is recorded on the student’s Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) transcript.
- Certificate: Recipients receive a certificate from the Business School.
- Monetary Prize: A monetary prize accompanies each award, details below.
Notification: Winners will be announced following the June Board of Examiners, just in time for summer graduation.
Strive for greatness and let your dedication be celebrated!
Deans Prize for Best Dissertation
The prize is allocated to the student with the highest dissertation mark in each of the six Business School subject areas; Accounting & Finance, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Marketing, Management Science and Business Economics, Organisational Studies and Strategy.
- Monetary Prize: £250
Colin Gilbert Dunnan Prize
The prize is allocated to the student with the best overall performance in Year 2, in a Business School MA (Hons) degree.
- Monetary Prize: £100
Alexander Darling Prize
The prize is allocated to the students with the best overall performance in the course Global Challenges for Business and The Business of Edinburgh.
- Monetary Prize: £1000
Ella Pentland Campbell Prize
The prize is allocated to the best performing woman student, in Accounting & Finance MA (Hons) and Accounting & Business MA (Hons) degree.
- Monetary Prize: £80
WV Stevens Prize
The prize is allocated to the student with the best overall performance in a Business School MA (Hons) degree.
- Monetary Prize: £250
Merchant Company Prize
The prize is allocated to the student with the highest dissertation mark on a topic in accounting.
- Monetary Prize: £250
Iain Isdale Hird Prize
The prize is allocated to the student with the highest dissertation mark for a Business School MA (Hons) degree, in any Business subject area.
- Monetary Prize: £700
Irvine Lapsley Prize
The prize is allocated to the student with the highest dissertation mark on a topic in accounting, across Accounting & Finance MA (Hons) and Accounting & Business MA (Hons) degree.
- Monetary Prize: £500
Postgraduate Taught Student Prizes
Academic Excellence Award
We are thrilled to announce the Academic Excellence Award, presented to the top-performing student in each programme. This prestigious award recognises the student with the highest overall average and is a testament to their hard work and dedication.
Award Details:
- Recognition: The award is recorded on the student’s Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) transcript.
- Certificate: Recipients receive a certificate from the Business School.
- Monetary Prize: A £500 prize accompanies the award.
Calculation Method: The overall average is calculated using the formula: (taught averagex120 credits + dissertation marksx60 credits)/180 credits.
Notification: The prize winner will be contacted after the October Board of Examiners, ahead of the November graduation.
Celebrate your academic journey and aim for excellence!
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