--- {"type":"list","title":"List of Contests at Monash University","listId":16547,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university","visibleItemTotal":13,"creator":{"id":"nalandar","name":"Nalanda Robson","url":"https://listium.com/@nalandar"},"stats":{"views":1232,"likes":3},"category":"education","publishedAt":"2017-06-26T06:23:06.841Z","updatedAt":"2017-07-03T11:14:54.742Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Competition","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":4,"name":"Image","type":"Image"},{"id":5,"name":"Prize","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":6,"name":"Category","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":8,"name":"Description","type":"Text","format":"long"},{"id":7,"name":"Link","type":"URL"}]} --- # List of Contests at Monash University By [Nalanda Robson (@nalandar)](https://listium.com/@nalandar) 1232 views · 3 likes Published 26 June 2017 · Updated 3 July 2017 Category: education How to Win at Monash Uni. ## Items ### 1. [ICUR (International Conference for Undergraduate Research)](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/0/icur-international-conference-for-undergraduate-research) Item ID: `0` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rktb0lsiubpoydsgcr4d.png) - Prize: Free plane ticket - Category: Research topics from any fields - Description: Speech contest for all undergraduate and graduate research in all fields of study. Students are to do a 15 minute speech about their research. The top 5 students shortlisted will go on to the final round, where they will be speaking in front of judges from Monash University. The winner will receive a free plane ticket to a destination predetermined by the ICUR committee. - Link: [http://www.icurportal.com/icur-2017/](http://www.icurportal.com/icur-2017/) ### 2. [Dining at Monash Food Awards](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/8/dining-at-monash-food-awards) Item ID: `8` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rtnnlfnsjfqr21c6vkli.jpg) - Prize: $50 vouchers - Category: All students - Description: Vote for your favourite on-campus retailer and go into the draw to win a $50 voucher! - Link: [http://www.monash.edu/eat-drink-shop](http://www.monash.edu/eat-drink-shop) ### 3. [JLTAV (The Japanese Language Speech Contest Victoria Inc.)](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/2/jltav-the-japanese-language-speech-contest-victoria-inc) Item ID: `2` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zhdllo7aebjf1yqatogr.png) - Prize: Internship Opportunities - Category: Japanese Language - Description: > What students could get out of participating in the contest > (A) All-round improvements are assured as students continue to put their best effort into the whole process of: > > Thinking of possible topics; > Researching on the topic chosen; > Writing a persuasive opinionative essay to be delivered as a 3 minute\* speech (an intensive, continual process of thinking, writing, reading and rewriting); > Memorising it (for the most effective delivery from the heart); > Learning and practising effective delivery; > Delivering the speech in front of a real audience; and > Reflecting on the experience and self-affirming what and how much improvements they have gained. > \* 3 minutes for High School Senior and Open Beginner Divisions. 5 minutes for Background Speaker and Open Divisions. - Link: [https://www.jltav.org.au/events/the-japanese-language-speech-contest-victoria-2017/](https://www.jltav.org.au/events/the-japanese-language-speech-contest-victoria-2017/) ### 4. [NAILA (National Australia Indonesia Language Award)](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/1/naila-national-australia-indonesia-language-award) Item ID: `1` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/l0zeknx5ba4b8xymmcws.png) - Prize: $300 - $3000 - Category: Indonesian Language - Description: > This year's topic is 'Origin' > > Award Categories > > NAILA is open to all age groups and comprises the following award categories: > > > 1 Primary School Award > Prep-Grade 6 $300 > > 2 Junior School Award > Year 7-8 $400 > > 3 Middle School Award > Year 9-10 $600 > > 4 Senior School Award > Year 11-12 $1,000 > > 5 Tertiary Award > Currently enrolled in an Australian University or TAFE $2,000 > > 6 Junior Executive Award\* > 18 – 30 years old $2,500 > > 7 Senior Executive Award\* > 31 years and over $3,000 > > 8 Wild Card Award > Original performance $3,000 > > 9 People’s Choice Award > Group of 2-4 people $2,000 > > 10 Native Speaker Award > Post Graduate Indonesian students currently studying in Australia $2,000 > > 11 Teachers’ Award\* Primary & secondary school teachers who submit multiple high-quality videos of their students $1,000+ - Link: [http://2016.naila.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NAILA-Information-Pack-2017-.pdf](http://2016.naila.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NAILA-Information-Pack-2017-.pdf) ### 5. [Emerging Writers’ Festival - Monash Prize](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/5/emerging-writers-festival-monash-prize) Item ID: `5` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jtfex4ihlhxqkaouevlo.jpg) - Prize: $1000 - $4000 - Category: Creative Writing - Description: > Monash University in collaboration with the Emerging Writers’ Festival is proud to present the Monash Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing, a prestigious prize for emerging literary voices. > Now in its sixth year, the Prize is a significant literary award for new and emerging writers. The prize is open to both Australian and New Zealand university students, enrolled in either an undergraduate or honours degree. All types of creative writing will be accepted, including short stories, non-fiction narrative and narrative verse. > > WORD LENGTH > 1500-3000 words > ENTRIES ACCEPTED > > All types of creative writing will be accepted, including short stories, non-fiction narrative and narrative verse. > IMPORTANT DATES > Opening date for entries: Wednesday 1 March 2017 > Closing date for entries: 11:59pm, Wednesday 12 April 2017 > Shortlist announced: Monday 1 May 2017 > Winner announced: Wednesday 14 June 2017 > ELIGIBILITY > Any student enrolled in an undergraduate or honours degree at any university in Australia or New Zealand may enter. A student number and course code is required to enter. - Link: [http://www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/](http://www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/) ### 6. [Leave No One Behind (Entrepreneurial Competition)](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/7/leave-no-one-behind-entrepreneurial-competition) Item ID: `7` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dx1qhwsjbs2c7zjodeui.jpg) - Prize: $60,000 - Category: Open to students and recent graduates of Monash Arts, Law, Business, Education, and Art Design & Architecture - Description: > Open to students and recent graduates of Monash Arts, Law, Business, Education, and Art Design & Architecture, Leave No One Behind is an entrepreneurship competition – an opportunity to design a social business that addresses an area of disadvantage and inequity in the community. > Social disadvantage is more than a tech problem, so we need more than a tech solution. We want to harness the power and creativity of the Humanities and Social Science fields to help solve some of the most pressing social challenges of our time. Whether it’s a new process, service, business model or method of delivery, the potential for social innovation is endless. > As part of a team of 3–4 people, you’ll develop ideas that address complex social challenges and pitch them to a panel of judges for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $60,000. > To get started, attend the Kick Start Conference at Monash University Clayton Campus 3 August 2017. Then, form a team between August 2017-October 2017 and attend on-campus workshops and practice pitch sessions. - Link: [http://www.monash.edu/leavenoonebehind](http://www.monash.edu/leavenoonebehind) ### 7. [LSS Competitions (LAW SCHOOL COMPETITION)](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/3/lss-competitions-law-school-competition) Item ID: `3` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/lh7pfp9kfcfymgissllg.jpg) - Prize: - - Category: - - Description: > The LSS Competitions Portfolio provides a total of 8 competitions throughout the year spanning over both Semester 1 and Semester 2. You may discover your inner Harvey Spector at our Mooting competitions or your calm and cool Mike Ross attitude in our Negotiation competition. A list of competition descriptions are linked on the right-hand side of this page. > Each competition differs significantly from the other, offering its own unique experience. Some require prior legal knowledge whereas others do not. Rest assured however, there is a competition for everyone from first to final year law students. - Link: [http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/381bac\_ae7d84c878a04d28aefbebb59e83ca0c.pdf](http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/381bac_ae7d84c878a04d28aefbebb59e83ca0c.pdf) ### 8. [Probabilistic Footy Tipping Competition 2017](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/4/probabilistic-footy-tipping-competition-2017) Item ID: `4` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/d0l2hyfpcuvesxogrefz.jpg) - Prize: No prizes - Category: AFL football and Probability - Description: > The 2017 AFL football season starts tonight and so too does Monash’s famous Probabilistic Footy Tipping Competition. > > Rather than picking nine clear winners each week, the long-running competition allows footy tippers to hedge their bets, by nominating the probability (between 0 and 1) that a particular team will win. > > It means that if you think a certain team will win, but also believe the opposing team has at least a slight chance of winning, you can tip that way. > > The popular competition, now in its 23rd year, was launched by Associate Professor David Dowe from the Faculty of Information Technology at Clayton in 1995 and is believed to be the world’s oldest such competition. > > Also known as the ‘information theoretic or info competition’ it was launched on the back of research Associate Professor Dowe was undertaking with the late computer science pioneer Professor Christopher Wallace and other Monash colleagues. > > But Associate Professor Dowe says it is more than just a tipping competition. > > “Not only does this competition appear to help primary school children learn about numbers between 0 and 1, and not only at another extreme does it help researchers like me with our endeavours to establish interesting results, but the proof that log-loss is an appropriate scoring system for our competition is a good exercise in differential calculus,” Associate Professor Dowe said. > > On the competition’s website you will find a table which shows how the scoring system works. Basically, the more confidence you place in a particular team to win, the more you have to gain, if they do win. But, with more extreme tips, the returns for a correct tip diminish and the penalties for an incorrect tip become more severe. - Link: [http://probabilistic-footy.monash.edu/~footy/?\_ga=2.33881826.211222109.1498184166-1228643423.1494332624](http://probabilistic-footy.monash.edu/~footy/?_ga=2.33881826.211222109.1498184166-1228643423.1494332624) ### 9. [MADA VicArts grants (Monash Art Design & Architecture)](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/6/mada-vicarts-grants-monash-art-design--architecture) Item ID: `6` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kczqmcp6erjotphnx78z.png) - Prize: Grant money $5000~ - Category: Art and Design and Architect Students - Description: > Full program guidelines will be available soon. > > Funding available > Grants start from $5,000 - to discuss appropriate grant requests please contact program staff. > > Solo projects (i.e. one artist working alone) are eligible to apply for up to $20,000. > > Who can apply > Individuals > Organisations including arts, non-arts, community and local government. > The primary focus of the proposed project or program must include: > > Victorian based individual professional arts practitioners (emerging to established) and/or Victorian-based professional arts ensembles/organisations; and > An artistic activity. - Link: [http://artdes.monash.edu/news/mada-awarded-multiple-vicarts-grants.html](http://artdes.monash.edu/news/mada-awarded-multiple-vicarts-grants.html) ### 10. [Global Discovery Program](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/9/global-discovery-program) Item ID: `9` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jjacdmqcxb8ysowtxibm.jpg) - Prize: 8 days internship in NYC - Category: All students from any field - Description: > The Global Discovery Program is an eight-day immersive, international internship with exclusive access to influential global Monash alumni and their networks. > > Each Program is funded, supported and hosted by Monash University alumni and a Global Leaders' Group in one of our eight priority locations. The frequency and location of the Program is determined by each Global Leaders' Group. > > When applications open, Monash students are invited to submit a 30 second video on a pre-determined theme, together with an application form. They upload their videos to YouTube using #monashdiscovery. - Link: [https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/monash-graduate-annika-smethurst-wins-2017-press-gallery-journalist-of-the-year](https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/monash-graduate-annika-smethurst-wins-2017-press-gallery-journalist-of-the-year) ### 11. [Hackamon](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/10/hackamon) Item ID: `10` - Image: - - Prize: Prizes vary from year to year - Category: Students from across the field - Description: > Teams of four to six people across disciplines (functional, technical, product, design, communication) work together over a 30-hour period to imagine, design, create and communicate a solution to a problem or challenge. > > Leading up to HackaMon we'll run some sessions to assist participants in defining their problem, developing their idea for a solution, and finding other University community members to work with at HackaMon. > As we understand the problems you're trying to solve, we’ll provide APIs and datasets to enable teams to re-vision the University experience for students and staff. > > The output of HackaMon may be: > > a website > an app > a game > a report > a revised process > or anything that solves a real-life problem or challenge faced by our students and/or staff. > Not all solutions will progress to production-ready by the end of the hack; some may not even get passed the wireframe stage. > > Hacking takes place over a short but intense period to design, build and market ideas around the theme of Connect 2 Engage 2 Create. > > Along with building the innovation culture at Monash, HackaMon aims to increase engagement between professional and academic colleagues, University partners, and our student community. - Link: [https://www.monash.edu/students/hackamon](https://www.monash.edu/students/hackamon) ### 12. [UNIHACK](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/11/unihack) Item ID: `11` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/evzj9edfrx1lewuv7kc0.jpg) - Prize: $3000 - Category: IT - Description: > UNIHACK was created in 2014 by Terence Huynh from WIRED Monash. Since the very first competition at York Butter Factory, UNIHACK has quickly become one of the go-to hackathons for university students nationwide. > > The main purpose of UNIHACK is to showcase the best and talented students currently residing in our universities — the very people who will become the next generation of developers, thinkers, and startup entrepreneurs. > > Teams have 24 hours to design and build something awesome. It can be anything - a website, a mobile application, a video game, or even something hardware. The important thing is that it needs to work when it is presented to the judges. > > Whether you are an avid programmer or a first-timer, UNIHACK welcomes all types of "hackers" regardless of skill level. > > UNIHACK is organised by WIRED Monash, the IT student society at Monash University Clayton. - Link: [http://Unihack.net](http://Unihack.net) ### 13. [Hi could you change the UNIHACK description to below v thanks](https://listium.com/@nalandar/16547/list-of-contests-at-monash-university/12/hi-could-you-change-the-unihack-description-to-below-v-thanks) Item ID: `12` - Image: - - Prize: 4000 - Category: - - Description: > UNIHACK is Australia's premier student hackathon - run for students, by students. > > Inspired by the student hackathons in the United States and Europe, UNIHACK was created in 2014 by WIRED Monash. Since then, UNIHACK has quickly become one of the go-to hackathons for university students nationwide. > > Teams have 24 hours to design and build something awesome. It can be anything - a website, a mobile application, a video game, or even something hardware. The important thing is that it needs to work when it is presented to the judges. > > Whether you are an avid programmer or a first-time hacker, UNIHACK welcomes everyone, regardless of skill level. You will have the opportunity to build, collaborate and learn from your fellow hackers and mentors at the event. The event will also have a number of quick tech talks throughout to help participants learn new or extend their existing skills. > > UNIHACK is organised by WIRED Monash, the IT student society at Monash University Clayton. - Link: -