Fund Details
Macmillan Brown Prize for Writers
Award Amount
$2,000 (First Prize), $1,000 (Second Prize), $500 (Third Prize)

Brief Description:

The prize recognises excellence in English composition by current and recent undergraduate students of Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.
(Submissions must not exceed 2,500 words)

Value/Benefits: First Prize - $2,000; Second Prize - $1,000, Third Prize - $500

Level of Study: Undergraduate; Honours; Postgraduate; Masters

Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) 30 September (Applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date)

Tenure: Not applicable

Number Available Annually: Three

Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: Applicants must: (a) be undergraduates of the University of Canterbury; or (b) have become eligible to graduate from the University with their first degree not more than 12 months before the closing date for applications for the current round.

Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Not applicable

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Additional Information:

This prize was established in 1965 (as the Macmillan Brown Prize in English Composition) along with the Macmillan Brown Essay Prize, following the restructuring of two awards that had both been named “the Macmillan Brown Prize”. The administration of one of the prizes had been transferred in that year to the University from the University Grants Committee; the other had been established at Canterbury College on the occasion of the 1923 jubilee of the College (as the Macmillan Prize for English Composition) by Emeritus Professor John Macmillan Brown (1846–1935).

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Scholarships Office at scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz

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            Begin Accepting Applications Date:
            5 Aug 2025
            Deadline Date (NZT Time Zone):
            30 Sep 2025 11:59 PM