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
Hazel Anne Agustin - Bachelor of Information Technology (Melbourne)
Trimester 3, 2024
Hazel Anne is enrolled in our Bachelor of Information Technology in Melbourne where she has attained HDs in all but one of her subjects. In addition to serving as a Student Ambassador and Mentor, Hazel Anne has designed innumerable promotional collateral for our events and has worked extensively with our Marketing team where she has voluntarily produced social media content and diverse comms strategies informed by the feedback she has cultivated from her peers.
Susith Nonis - Master of Business analytics, Extension (Adelaide)
Trimester 3, 2024
Susith is enrolled in our Master of Business Analytics (Extension) in Adelaide where his string of HDs has been complemented by his involvement in the Practera and GovHack initiatives, his volunteering which commenced in his first trimester and his creation of our public speaking events. Particularly impressive among the workshops he has delivered is his development and facilitation of a professional training program for our Student Ambassadors.
T3 2024 Runners-up:
Sabina Wong – Master of Business Administration (Sydney)
Gilbert Gatdula – Master of Business Administration (Melbourne)
Sagar Man Nakarmi - Master of Accounting (Brisbane)
Trimester 2, 2024
Sagar is enrolled in our Master of Accounting course at our Brisbane campus where he has attained HDs in all but one of his subjects thus far. With thanks to his TikTok interview as a higher achiever and his KBS posts on Instagram, Sagar has become well known to our students on a national level, though this has also extended beyond our school via his involvement at an education fair where he actively promoted KBS to prospective students from the South Asia region.
Sibylle von Linde - MBA Entrepreneurship (Sydney)
Trimester 2, 2024
Sibylle is enrolled in our MBA (Entrepreneurship) course at our Sydney campus where she has attained HDs in six of her eight subjects. Sibylle’s long list of proactive activities include her role as a Communications Officer for which she interviewed her fellow students and generated social media content. Her altruism is additionally evident via the ocean cleanup event she organised and the training resources she developed for future mentors of our Peer Mentoring Program.
T2 2024 Runners-up:
Susith Nonis – Master of Business Analytics, Extension (Adelaide)
Hazel Anne Agustin – Bachelor of Information Technology (Melbourne)
Kelly Jing Hui Chia - MBA Project Management (Sydney)
Trimester 1, 2024
Kelly Chia is enrolled in the MBA (Project Management) at our Sydney campus where she has attained a High Distinction grade in all but one of her subjects. Kelly has additionally excelled as a Student Ambassador, Peer Mentor, Communication Officer and has served as a successful leader of the Practera Business Consulting Project. She has also participated actively in many events which extend to her community involvement as a volunteer.
Sheikha Thaha - Bachelor of Business - Accounting (Adelaide)
Trimester 1, 2024
Sheikha Thaha is enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) at our Adelaide campus where she has attained a High Distinction grade in every single one of her subjects thus far. Sheikha’s academic accomplishments are complemented by her proactive participation in various events such as the organisation of city tours, student-led communication skill workshops, and Multikultural week activities. Her roles as a volunteer and mentor further showcased her dedication to our school.
T1 2024 Runners-up:
Sibylle Von Linde – Master of Business Administration (Sydney)
Chathuranga Roshan Jayasekara – Master of Information Technology, Extension (Adelaide)
Pricila Yessayan – Master of Business Analytics, Extension (Sydney)
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.