Awards and Prizes
We have a number of awards and prizes open to students across the School and we are grateful to our benefactors for their support.
If you would like to discuss supporting our students through an award or prize please contact anne.fry@ncl.ac.uk.
Planning prizes
The Charles F Riley Prize
Open to: undergraduate planning students
Most recent recipient: Sean Peacock
The student who has shown the most promise in the first year of the course leading to the degree of BA (Hons) Town Planning.
The Harry Collinson Prize
Open to: undergraduate planning students
Most recent recipients: Amy Priestley and Emma Thomas
The student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, submitted the best dissertation on an environmental topic in the areas of town planning and landscape design.
The Michael Williams Prize
Open to: undergraduate planning students
Most recent recipient: Amy Priestley
The final year student of Town Planning who has achieved most, either in academic work or in other involvement, in ways which are closely identified with Michael's commitment to planning practice aimed at helping communities and individuals improve the quality of their lives
The RTPI Book Prize
Open to: undergraduate and postgraduate planning students
Most recent recipient: Andrew Donaldson (DipTP) and
Robert Dibden
The student with the highest overall mark for the Diploma in Town Planning and MSc Town Planning.
The Richard Williams Prize
Open to: undergraduate/postgraduate planning students
Most recent recipients: Laura Nuttall and Minh Hoang
The most imaginative and thoughtful European field study report submitted by either a BA (Hons) Town Planning student or an MSc student.
The Thomas Sharp Prize
Open to: undergraduate/postgraduate planning and urban design students
Most recent recipient:
Scott Gibson
The student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Town Planning, has shown the most promise in the field of Planning Design.
Third Year GAP Prize
Open to: undergraduate geography and planning students
Most recent recipient: Edward Whitworth
The highest achieving student in their final year
First Year GAP Prize
Open to: undergraduate geography and planning students
Most recent recipient: Christopher Robinson
The highest achieving student in stage one
The Roger Lawson Book Prize
Open to: undergraduate planning students
Most recent recipient: Helen Fell
The student with the best dissertation or other submitted for the final examination on a subject related to rural, countryside or recreational planning.
Ward Hadaway Prize
Open to: undergraduate and postgraduate planning students
Most recent recipient: Oliver Burgess and
Robert Dibden
The highest marked undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.
RH Williams Travel Award
Open to: all current staff and students and alumni of the School
Most recent recipient: Angela Parikh
Offered to assist research studies on an aspect of European planning policy and practice.
Turley Associates
Open to: Planning Society
Turley Associates has made funds available for the support of the School Planning Society.
Architecture prizes
HB Saint (William Bell Memorial) Award
Open to: BA and BArch students
Most recent recipients: James Dowen and James Longfield (BArch)
The student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, has completed the best major project designs at part one and two.
Napper Memorial
Open to: BArch 5th year students
Most recent recipient: Paul King (BArch5)
The student with the highest overall performance in Stage 5.
The Landscape Golden Jubilee Prize
Open to: All UG and PG students
Most recent recipient: Cara Lund
The undergraduate or postgraduate student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners has either, made significant contribution to the development of landscape in the School or region or shown a special aptitude or talent for any aspect of landscape architecture.
William Glover
Open to: BArch students
Most recent recipient: Joanna Doherty (BArch)
Exceptional performance in the BArch dissertation.
Exceptional Contribution to the School Award
Open to: all architecture students
Most recent recipients: Joanna Doherty, James Longfield and Max Breese (BArch)