Maxwell Walker Memorial Award

The Award was established in memory of Professor Maxwell Walker, Professor of Modern Languages at Auckland University College from 1909 to 1940, who was particularly interested in the welfare of students and in the study of the French language, and augmented by provision under the will of the late Miss Dora Miller, a former Lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages during Professor Walker's Headship of the Department.

To be eligible for Award consideration, an applicant must i) be a citizen or permanent resident of a Commonwealth member country, ii) have attended a secondary school or kura in New Zealand, and iii) be enrolled in either Stage II or III of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or BA conjoint degree, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (BA(Hons)), a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (PGDipArts), a Master of Arts (MA), or a PhD, majoring/specialising in French, or enrolled in at least 15 points of courses in French in Stage II or III or a Bachelor of Global Studies (BGlobalSt) or BGlobalSt conjoint degree. The basis of selection will be academic merit and the quality of a personal statement.