Brynrefail Trust for the Classical Languages

Awards for students proceeding with the study of Ancient Greek or Latin

 

The purpose of the Brynrefail Trust is to encourage the study of the ancient languages of the Greek and Roman world at the Australian National University.

Two benefactors who have been impressed, over a number of years, with the Classics Museum and the work of the Classics Program have endowed a scheme to encourage undergraduate students to undertake and continue with the study of Latin and Ancient Greek. They hope that the Awards will attract students from all Faculties to consider studying the languages of the classical world, in the belief that knowledge of these languages opens the door to understanding many of the institutions and traditions of Western society today.

Specifically, these awards are distributed as follows:

At the end of Semester 1:
(a) an award is made to the student who has performed at a consistently high level in the course Traditional Grammar (CLAS1001) and who intends to continue the study of either Ancient Greek or Latin;
(b) an award is made to the student who performs at a consistently high level in the course GREK2101 (Intermediate Greek) or LATN2101 (Intermediate Latin) and who intends to continue the study of Ancient Greek or Latin at advanced level.

At the end of Semester 2:
(a) an award is made to the student who performs at a consistently high level in the course GREK1102 Continuing Greek) or LATN1102 (Continuing Latin) and who intends to continue the study of Ancient Greek or Latin at Intermediate level.
(b) An award is made to the student who performs at a consistently high level in an Advqnced Greek or Advanced Latin course and who intends to continue the study of Ancient Greek or Latin at Advanced level in the following year.

The student who wins the bursary will be awarded $500, being the approximate equivalent of the cost of HECS charges for one first-year semester-length course. The award is conditional on effective enrolment in the next course in the sequence for the major. Under normal circumstances it will not be available to students who hold major scholarships, such as National Undergraduate Scholarships.

Students who wish to apply for the Brynrefail Award should complete the application form, which may be obtained from your lecturer or from Ms Francesca Foppoli, School Administrator, School of Language Studies, Baldessin Precinct Building. They should attach a brief statement (no more than one page in length) for the consideration of the Brynrefail Committee, in which they should set out the reasons for their commitment to the study of Latin or Ancient Greek.

The closing date for applications in Semester 1 2008 is Friday 20 June; in Semester 2 it is Friday 28 November.

For further information contact Elizabeth Minchin (Elizabeth.Minchin@anu.edu.au)

 

CURRENT AWARD WINNERS

Brynrefail Trust for the Classical Languages
Bursary for Ancient Greek or Latin (Continuing level) Semester 2, 2007

Specifically, this bursary is intended for a student who has performed at a consistently high level in Continuing Greek or Continuing Latin in Semester 2 2007 and who intends to proceed with the study of either Ancient Greek or Latin at Continuing level. The award is conditional on effective enrolment in either Intermediate Greek or Intermediate Latin in Semester 1, 2008.

This year the award of $500 goes to:

Mr Tim Allen

 

Brynrefail Trust for the Classical Languages
Bursary for Ancient Greek or Latin (Advanced level), Semester 2, 2007

Specifically, this bursary is intended for a student who has performed at a consistently high level in Advanced Greek or Advanced Latin and who intends to continue the study of either Ancient Greek or Latin at Advanced level. The award is conditional on effective enrolment in either Greek or Latin in Semester 1, 2008.

The committee has awarded the bursary ($500) to the following student:

Ms Kylie King

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Classics Reading Groups Textbook Awards

Textbook Awards funded by the Classics Reading Groups have been made to the following students, who performed at a very high standard in Traditional Grammar in Semester 1, 2007:

Ms Alexandra Sekuless
Ms Fiona Sweet Formiatti

Our congratulations to all prize-winners.