Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize

The program offers Victorian students in Years 9-12 the opportunity to explore Australia’s significant war and peacekeeping history.

About the Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize

The Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize is an annual competition open to students enrolled in Years 9 to 12. The Prize offers young Victorians the opportunity to:

  • explore Australia's wartime and peacekeeping history
  • join a fully funded study tour to significant war heritage sites
  • connect with veterans and the ex-service community
  • understand and remember the contribution of Victorian service people.

The Prize connects young Victorians with the legend of Anzac, which was born on the beaches of Gallipoli, Türkiye on 25 April 1915 and grew to symbolise the courage and sacrifice of Australian service people.

The Prize encourages students to explore the Anzac legacy post-World War I and its relevance in our diverse, multicultural twenty-first-century society.

The Prize promotes a continued understanding of the Spirit of Anzac as representing the resilience of our united nation in times of crisis and loss, through demonstrations of support, courage, endurance and resourcefulness, mateship, and humour.

The Prize began in 2005. Since then, over 4,000 applications have been received and more than 500 students have been awarded the Prize. Prize recipients and teachers have joined study tours exploring sites of military and historical significance throughout Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia.

Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize 2024

The Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize 2024 student competition is now open.

Student and teacher chaperone applications are open from Monday 4 March to 5 pm Monday 29 April.

For information on the competition topic, how to apply and the study tour, visit the Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize 2024 webpage.

Learn more about the Prize

Subscribe to receive latest updates and information via the Premier's Spirit of Anzac subscription form.

Digital resources

Help us to spread the word about the Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize in your local community, whether it’s through your school, local library, community centre or social media channels.

Below are some downloadable resources for you to use:

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Contact us

Email the Spirit of Anzac team with your query. You can also request a call back (during business hours).

If you need an interpreter: Please email the Spirit of Anzac team to request a call back, advising us of your preferred language.

If you are deaf, hearing impaired, or speech impaired: Please email the Spirit of Anzac team to request a call back and tell us the National Relay Service you would like us to use to contact you.

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