Oldham Wedlick Scholarship - recipients
This page lists recipients of the Oldham Wedlick Scholarship, an award administered since 1994 by the ESU. The Scholarship supports an individual's further study and appreciation of the English language. From 1994 to 2009, the Scholarship was awarded when sufficient funds were available from the Oldham Wedlick Trust account. Some recipients shared the Scholarship in particular years. The ESU re-launched the Scholarship as an annual award in 2020.
2025
Applications close on 15 December 2025. Learn more HERE.
2024
Winner: Dr Brett Greatley-Hirsch. Read more HERE.
2023
Winner, full scholarship: Clarence Caddell. Read more HERE.
Winner, half scholarship: Dr Mark Schier. Read more HERE.
2022
Winner: Dr Isabelle Burke. Read more HERE.
2021
Winner: Jordan Grantham. Read more HERE.
2020
Both applicants withdrew before the judging process was completed.
2009
Winner: Byanjana Sharma
2008
Winner: Ying Zhang
2007
Joint winners: Chen Ai-Hua and Jennifer Kloester
2006
Joint winners: Ying Wen ('Faith') and Claire Bertalos
2005
Winner: Dr Hariharan N Krishnasamy
2004
Joint winners: Ms Araya Piyakum and Ms Jenny Price
2003
Joint winners: Melbourne Dickens Fellowship, Jasna Novakovic and Song-Ae Han
2002
Joint winners: Erlenawati Sawir and Mikyong Kim
Special award: Associate Professor Bill Ashcroft
2001
Winner: Ilana Rischin
2000
Winner: Helen Ryan
1999
Winner: Jennifer Deslandes
1998
Winner: Michael Stevens
1997
Winner: Marie-Therese Jensen
1996
Winner: Judie Mitchell
1994
Winner: Christopher Richards
This page was updated on 3 January 2025.
If you are aware of details that need correction, please email: awards@esuvic.org.au