A department prize can be awarded to a current student at the University of Otago in recognition of previous performance, and is not usually based on future conditions such as enrolment in a particular qualification or paper.
Prize winners are decided by the area that initiates the establishment of the prize based on criteria that was set when the prize was established.
Students are nominated for the prize and the administration is managed by Student Experience. Prizes are listed on a student's academic record.
Prize recipients can be notified of the award of their prize at any time in keeping with your own awarding procedures. It is encouraged that there is a process for notifying prize recipients, either by email or letter, to acknowledge their achievement alongside the eVision notification process.
Once the nomination is processed, the recipient will receive their eVision notification as soon as possible. A prize notification is sent once nominations have been entered and confirmed by Student Administration (Scholarships).