Fund Details
Macmillan Brown Prize for Writers
Award Amount
$2,500 (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.

Value/Benefits:
a. Financial assistance at a value of $2,500 (First Prize)
b. Financial assistance at a value of $1,000 (Second Prize)
C. Financial assistance at a value of $500 (Third Prize)

Level of Study: Undergraduate 

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

Tenure: Not applicable

Number Available Annually: Three

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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 2024
                Deadline Date (NZT Time Zone):
                30 Sep 2024 11:59 PM