Awarded to a student enrolled in the Master of Sustainability who achieves the highest mark in the capstone unit (SUST5007 or SUST5008/SUST5009). No application required, eligible students will be notified by email. Valued at $750.
Everyday, news and thought become shorter and more abbreviated. Articles are reworked as op-eds, which in turn are reworked into blog posts, and blog posts are shortened into tweets. The Sidney Prizes stand athwart this tendency, recognizing some of the best examples of long-form journalism and thought.
In a time when the world has never been more connected, good writing is more important than ever. That’s why it is so rewarding to read the winning entries in the 2023 Sidney Short Story Prize, which was judged by Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh. Whether it’s George Packer’s engrossing portrait of Angela Merkel in The New Yorker or Claire Aman’s story ‘Who Rattles the Night?’ in Overland, the stories selected for this year’s prize showcase the kind of writing that can help us better understand a rapidly changing world.
Sidney Prizes are national prizes awarded to individuals for distinction in scholarship, undergraduate teaching and leadership in the cause of liberal arts education. They are named in honor of the American philosopher and Phi Beta Kappa member, Sidney Hook. The winners are honored at the Society’s Triennial Council Meeting and recognized in the Key Reporter, the General Newsletter and social media.
Clare Jackson, a former Sidney historian and Junior Research Fellow, has won one of the most prestigious prizes for historical writing. She was awarded the 2023 Sidney M. Edelstein Prize from the Society for the History of Technology, in recognition of her book A Dam for Africa: Akosombo Stories from Ghana.
The Thomas Prize is awarded annually to the best undergraduate paper in art history written by a student enrolled in the Department of History in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. The award is named after Professor Sidney Thomas (1915-2009), who was a distinguished teacher and scholar in the field of art history.
The prize is offered to the student who demonstrates excellence in their first-year of study by completing the maximum candidature as per University of Sydney Rule 2011. Eligible students will have been enrolled in units of study CHEM1011/1111, CHEM1911/1991 or CHEM1012/1112 in the first year of their degree. If more than one student is deemed to be of equal merit, the prize will be shared. This prize is funded by the Australian Institute of Company Directors. The Committee reserves the right to not award the prize in any year if no suitable essay is received. Applicants must be enrolled as an MBA (International) or MBA (Australian) full-time or part-time, unless otherwise specified in the Course Rules. This scholarship cannot be combined with the International Student Scholarship. This scholarship is not transferable to another degree program. This scholarship is not taxable. Please refer to the Scholarship Conditions for more information.