Dean's Award
Your chance to receive a 50% scholarship!
Are you a current Kaplan Business School student achieving exceptional academic results while contributing positively to the KBS community? Submit an application and you could be the winner of the Dean's Award!
Awarded to up to two students nationally each trimester, the Dean's Award winners are awarded a 50% scholarship for the remainder of their current course and any future Kaplan Business School course. The award winners will be determined based on academic performance and overall contribution to the KBS community.
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Download Dean’s Award brochure (PDF) >CRITERIA
For students to be eligible for the award, they must fulfil the following criteria:
- At the time of application, the student must have a Distinction average or higher grade
- Submit a 500-word personal statement or 2-minute video on why they should receive the award
- Provide evidence or examples of where they have gone above and beyond for the KBS community
- You must have completed at least one (1) trimester with KBS before applying for the Dean's Award
- Any submissions which exceed the word count or time limit by more than 10% will be disqualified since their inclusion would bestow an unfair advantage to the detriment of other applicants who have complied with the entry requirements.
PROCESS
- Submissions will be open from Monday Week 8 until Sunday Week 10 of each trimester
- Students submit their personal statement or video to studentservices@kbs.edu.au
- Award submissions will be reviewed by an Executive Committee in Week 11 of the trimester
- The Dean’s Award winners and Runners-Up will be announced before the beginning of the next trimester
DEAN'S AWARD WINNERS
Bugra Taskin / Turkish / Master of Business Analytics (Extension)
Trimester 1, 2023
Bugra is enrolled in our Master of Business Analytics (Extension) course in Adelaide and has attained a High Distinction in all but two of his completed subjects. Beyond his studies, Bugra has enriched the learning of his peers in dozens of ways, though the most unprecedented have included his design of a calculator that helps students comprehend (and pass) our statistics subjects and his development of a dictionary comprising an easy-to-understand definition for every technical term in our Digital Marketing subject.
Angie Cheng / Chinese / Master of Business Administration (Project Management)
Trimester 1, 2023
Angie is enrolled in our MBA (Project Management) in Melbourne and has achieved a High Distinction in all but one of her completed subjects. In addition, Angie has been among the most active volunteers for orientation days, graduation ceremonies and city tours while also establishing study groups to help strengthen every participant’s performance.
T1 2023 Runners-up:
Marjorie Encarnacion / Filipino / Master of Business Administration (Sydney)
Vishwanath Kanchana / Indian / Master of Business Administration – Digital Management (Adelaide)
Yvonne Grazia Bosetti / Italian / Master of Business Administration (Project Management & Tourism and Hospitality Leadership)
Trimester 3, 2022
Yvonne's active involvement as a Student Ambassador in the KBS Industry Immersion Program and the Mentorship Program has been instrumental in promoting student engagement and career development. Despite living 220 kilometers from campus and working full-time, Yvonne has achieved High Distinctions in all her subjects and regularly contributes to events such as Orientation and Graduation, demonstrating her dedication and commitment to the Kaplan community.
Kamashi Sharma Pokhrel / Nepalese / Master of Business Administration (Women in Leadership)
Trimester 3, 2022
Kamashi has achieved High Distinctions in all her subjects thus far and has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and dedication to both her academic and extracurricular activities. As a Student Ambassador, Kamashi has played a crucial role in a variety of initiatives. This includes the Knowledge Sharing Program, the Mentorship Program and the Academic Internship workshop. Kamashi's contributions to the Kaplan community have been widely recognized, and she was also a participant in the International Student Ambassador Program through StudyNSW.
T3 2022 Runners-up:
Kou Sheng Pang / Malaysian / Bachelor of Business Accounting (Melbourne)
Vishwanath Kanchana / Indian / Master of Business Administration – Digital Management (Adelaide)
Ashley Sophia Kabigting / Filipino / Bachelor of Business Accounting (Perth)
Selvy Gusni / Indonesian / Master of Business Analytics (Extension)
Trimester 2, 2022
Selvy is likewise enrolled in our Master of Business Analytics (Extension) with High Distinctions in almost every subject. Selvy does a lot of volunteering and organising as a student ambassador, but her work beyond our Sydney campus is particularly special. She represents Kaplan Business School at the City of Sydney’s Australian International Sports Organisation, the 2022 Lord Mayor’s event, and the International Student Leadership and Ambassador recruitment team.
Domici King / Filipino / Master of Business Analytics (Extension)
Trimester 2, 2022
Domici is enrolled in our Master of Business Analytics (Extension) and has achieved a High Distinction in the 12 subjects she has completed thus far. Domici is based at our Brisbane campus where, as a student ambassador, she has volunteered at numerous Orientations and is actively involved in our mentorship program. However, it’s especially impressive that she has also been featured in a Q&A session for our offshore Student Recruitment team.T2 2022 Runners-up:
Yvonne Grazia Bosetti / Italian / Master of Business Administration (Project Management & Tourism and Hospitality Leadership)
Kamashi Sharma Pokhrel / Nepalese / Master of Business Administration (Women in Leadership)
Carolina Estanga / Argentinian/ Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Trimester 1, 2022
Carolina was enrolled in our Bachelor of Business (Accounting) at our Melbourne campus where she attained a High Distinction for all but one of her course’s 24 subjects. Beyond her scholarly triumphs, Carolina worked with our marketing team to promote KBS not only to potential students at other Kaplan entities but externally as well at events hosted by Study Australia. She was also a very effective volunteer at our own events such as Orientation.
Sonia Di Mezza / Australian/ Master of Business Administration (Women in Leadership)
Trimester 1, 2022
Sonia is enrolled as an online student in our MBA with a Women in Leadership specialisation and has attained a High Distinction for every subject she has completed thus far. As a qualified human rights lawyer, particularly for refugees and migrant communities in general, Sonia has delivered related presentations to her peers and is a trusted source of personalised pro bono legal advice. Sonia also served as the Student Representative on our influential Teaching and Learning Committee.T1 2022 Runners-up:
Domici King / Filipino / Master of Business Analytics (Extension)
Ida Noren / Swedish / Bachelor of Business (Management)
Razaele Maxille Prendol / Filipino / Master of Business Administration
Trimester 3, 2021
Raz is enrolled in our Master of Business Administration at our Adelaide campus where she has attained a High Distinction in every subject thus far despite commencing as an offshore student in The Philippines. During her time as a Student Ambassador, Raz has served as a coordinator of the Peer Mentorship Program and has facilitated webinars for fellow students overseas on how they can succeed in their assessments and adapt to life in Australia.
Daniela Riviera / Maltese / Master of Business Administration
Trimester 3, 2021
Daniela is likewise enrolled in our MBA but at our Perth campus where she has similarly achieved a High Distinction in all her subjects so far. In addition to posting her workshop notes online for the benefit of her peers, Daniela is especially active at internal events like Orientation and Wellness Week as well as important external forums such as our recent function for international education agents at which she represented our students.T3 2021 Runners-up:
Muhammad 'Syafiq" Azman / Malaysian / Master of Business Analytics
Vanessa Passi Silva / Brazilian / Master of Business Administration
Inez Marcia / Indonesian / Master of Accounting
Trimester 2, 2021
Inez is enrolled in our Master of Accounting and has attained a High Distinction in nine of the eleven subjects she has completed. On campus, she’s a mentor in our International Peer Mentorship Program, an event coordinator for Sonder, and a volunteer at Orientations and Feedback Weeks. She is also the only student at Kaplan who serves as an ambassador for Study Adelaide and as a member of the student support committee at the Indonesian Students' Association of Australia.
Bao Long / Vietnamese / Master of Business Administration
Trimester 2, 2021
Long’s achievement is likewise special because he’s one of our hundreds of students who was overseas at the onset of COVID-19 and has been unable to return due to the closure of Australia’s borders. And yet he’s attained a High Distinction in every subject of his MBA. In each of those subjects he has proactively launched WhatsApp groups to further his peers’ learning and social connectedness. He has also delivered video production lessons and led peer mentoring groups.T2 2021 Runners-up:
Razaele Maxille Prendol / Filipino / Master of Business Administration
Muhammad 'Syafiq" Azman / Malaysian / Master of Business Analytics
Vanessa Passi Silva / Brazilian / Master of Business Administration
Melodie Vignaud / French / Bachelor of Business
Trimester 1, 2021
Melodie is enrolled in the Bachelor of Business at our Melbourne campus and has attained a High Distinction in every subject thus far. As a Student Ambassador, Melodie has been actively involved as a volunteer at Orientation Day for new students, she has delivered a workshop on how students can build a stronger profile, and has introduced students to networking events hosted by her employer thereby helping to expand their network.
Aishwarya Bannagare / Indian / Master of Business Analytics (Extension)
Trimester 1, 2021
Aishwarya is enrolled in the Master of Business Analytics (Extension) at our Adelaide campus and has likewise attained a High Distinction in every subject. Aishwarya is similarly a Student Ambassador and has established a WhatsApp group for Statistics to help her peers succeed in what can often be a challenging subject. She has also represented Kaplan Business School in a number of external events such as those hosted by Study Adelaide and the IAPA Advancing Analytics Conference.T1 2021 Runners-up:
Andrea Garcia / Colombian / Master of Business Analytics
Inez Marcia / Indonesian / Master of Accounting
Carolina Estanga / Argentinian / Bachelor of Accounting
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Up to two Dean’s Awards are granted nationally each trimester.
- Up to four Runners-Up $250 gift vouchers are awarded nationally each trimester.
- The Dean’s Award winners are awarded a 50% scholarship for the remainder of their current Kaplan Business School course and any subsequent Kaplan Business School course they enrol in.
- The Dean’s Award scholarship will be applied from the trimester after the award is given.
- The Dean’s Award scholarship cannot be combined with any existing scholarship or fee reduction that the student currently holds. Any pre-existing scholarship would cease once the Dean’s Award scholarship comes into effect.
- Recipients of the Dean’s Award agree to having their name, photograph and a brief summary of their achievements published on the Kaplan Business School website and marketing collateral. The Runner-Up’s names may also be published.
- Students can only receive the Dean’s Award once whilst studying at Kaplan Business School. If a student is a Runner-Up, they can re-apply for the Dean’s Award in subsequent Trimesters. Kaplan Business School reserves the right for there not to be a Dean’s Award winner or Runner-Up in any given Trimester if no suitable recipient has applied.