The University of Sydney offers several prizes to recognize academic excellence among its students. While some awards require you to submit an application form, others are automatically listed on your transcript should you meet their criteria.
The Sidney Prize recognizes an essay that best displays high standards of scholarship in English studies. This award is open to undergraduate students of any nationality or major at any university worldwide; the committee selects winners based on essays that satisfy Professor Sidney Cox’s high standards as set out both in his teaching methods and book Indirections for Those Who Want to Write.
This prize recognizes essays that contribute significantly to the study of early modern history and culture. Works should make an innovative and exciting contribution to literature or interpretation of this period while remaining accessible. This prize honors Professor Philip Sidney Ardern by rewarding works that meet his high standard of scholarship within Old and Middle English literature, though this criteria does not need to be strictly adhered to.
Established in 1950 to honor an individual who deeply valued free press journalism, this annual award honors journalists whose skills contribute to society. Winners are selected by an esteemed panel of judges and receive a cash prize as their reward.
Each year, this prize recognizes an exceptional unpublished article that contributes significantly to Christianity history and is of general interest for scholars. This work may come from dissertation research or elsewhere; winners receive a cash prize of $5,000 as well as having their essay published in Church History.
Since 1946, the Hillman Foundation is a family-based private charitable organization that annually awards monetary prizes for journalism and public service. Established by Sydney Hillman (deceased) and led by former Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America president Bruce Raynor who once found himself on both sides of a labor controversy that threatened union structure – is an awarding charitable left-of-center charity which has awarded millions in grants since its conception.
Follow a Chinese Jewish family as they prepare for Rosh Hashanah in September and Lunar New Year in early spring with engaging illustrations that recall paper cutting traditions for both celebrations. This thoughtful look at two important holidays makes an excellent candidate for the 2024 Sidney Taylor Book Award, with winners to be announced in June.