School of Informatics and Creative Arts Student Awards
Awards in the School of Informatics and Creative Arts.
There are a number of annual Undergraduate Student Prizes awarded in the Department. These awards recognise students who excel in particular areas of their programme of study.
The current awards include:
Award Name | Programme of Study |
| Michael Van Dessel Choral Conducting Scholar Award | BA (Hons) Music |
| Fís - Best in Show Award | BA Creative Media and BA (Hons) Creative Media |
| Outstanding Contribution to Drama Research | BA (Hons) Drama and Performance |
| The Samson Films Best Short Film Award | BA (Hons) in Film and Television Production |
| Outstanding Contribution to Audio and Music Production Research | BA (Hons) Audio and Music Production |
| Outstanding Contribution to Film Research | BA (Hons) Film and Television Production |
| Outstanding Contribution to Creative Media Research | BA (Hons) Creative Media |
| Outstanding Contribution to Music Research | BA (Hons) Music |
| Best Presentation of a Research Project | All undergraduate students in the Department |
Michael Van Dessel Choral Conducting Scholar
The Michael Van Dessel award was launched in recognition of the contribution made by Michael Van Dessel (1899—1974) to music in this region as teacher, choral conductor, performer, organist, pianist, cellist, accompanist and musical director. An authority in sacred music, he held posts at both St. Patrick’s Church and St. Joseph’s Redemptorist Church in Dundalk, and to many he was regarded as Dundalk’s ‘most distinguished musician’. The 2018 recipient of the Michael Van Dessel Choral Conducting Scholar Award is Tara Raftery. Read More