The Australian Industrial Relations Commission Centennial Prize was established in 2006 and is offered to students with the best essay or thesis in the field of Industrial Relations or Labour History.
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Summary
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Benefits
- The prize is valued at the Net Annual Income of the award.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree in the Faculty of Business and Economics or the Faculty of Arts
- Be undertaking a specialisation or an individual subject related to the field of Industrial Relations or Labour History. These areas are interpreted broadly to include essays or a thesis in any of the following areas:
- Industrial relations, employment relations, workplace relations
- Human resource management, personnel administration, careers, and organisational behaviour
- Labour economics and labour market analysis
- Labour law, labour market regulation, including aspects of public policy related to work, social protection and labour market policies, and labour market institutions
- Labour history, and the history of work, employment practices, labour markets and labour market institutions
Selection Process
- The selection of the prize will be based on the quality of the research work submitted and its relevance to contemporary policy, concerns and debates. To be eligible, the research work must have been submitted for assessment in 2025 (or be ready for submission by the application deadline) or published in 2025. Incomplete work will not be considered.
- In the event of a tie, the prize shall be shared.
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Application Deadline
December 7, 2025How To Apply
Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to
University of Melbourne on q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au to apply
Your application will require:
- An essay or thesis or published work in pdf format related to the area of Industrial Relations or Labour History as described in the Selection Criteria.
- A copy of your current Statement of Results (available from the Student Portal)
There is no set word length for submissions, which are encouraged from both undergraduate and graduate students. The work submitted may be developed outside of the assessment for your degree.
For more information, kindly visit University of Melbourne scholarship webpage.
