There are a number of prizes available to honor students for their academic excellence. These prizes are given out in different areas of study and all of them have the same purpose: to honor students for their dedication to the field. In addition to the major scholarships, there are also numerous smaller prizes that students can apply for. While these smaller awards may not be as large as the major scholarship, they are still a great way to get recognition for your work.
Whether you’re interested in writing, history, or art, there are a variety of awards that you can try to win. The following are some of the best ones:
Sidney Prize
This award is awarded to undergraduate students who demonstrate excellent creative writing that meets Sir Sidney Cox’s high standards for originality and integrity as set out in his methods of teaching and his book Indirections for Those Who Want to Write. It is open to students from any nationality majoring or not in English at the University of Sydney.
The Sidney Hook Memorial Award recognizes a single scholar of national distinction in three endeavors — scholarship, undergraduate teaching, and leadership in the cause of liberal arts education. The award is named in memory of distinguished philosopher and Phi Beta Kappa member Sidney Hook. The award consists of a cash prize and an inscribed plaque. The Society will announce a call for nominations for this prize approximately a year and a half before each Triennial Council meeting in the Key Reporter, the General Newsletter and on social media.
New York Times columnist David Brooks gives out a few Sidney Prizes every year to highlight the best long-form essays of the year. This year, he chose Helen Andrews’ essay “Shame Storm” in First Things for its amazing description of online viciousness. Andrews describes her experience on a panel about conservatism with her ex-boyfriend, who instead of talking about the subject of the panel went on a rant about what an allegedly cruel person she was, all of it televised by C-Span2.
AJL Books
The AJL Book Awards celebrate outstanding nonfiction books written by American Jewish writers. The award is a joint initiative of the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Publication Society, and has been presented annually since 2004.
AJL’s book winners have illuminated the many important issues of our time, from the search for peace to the struggle for civil liberties and democracy to the battle against discrimination based on race, religion, or gender.
History of Technology
The Society for the History of Technology has named Edward Jones-Imhotep a recipient of the 2018 Sidney Edelstein Award, the top prize in its history of technology book category. This is the second time a York faculty member has won this prestigious award.
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