The Sidney Prize
The sidney prize is an award given to people who are making a significant difference in society. This award is a way to recognize their efforts and inspire others to join them. Each award has its own rules and requirements, so it is important to familiarize yourself with them before applying.
This year’s Sydney peace prize has been awarded to Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi of Black Lives Matter for their work against racism and oppression. The prize is awarded each year to a nominee who promotes peace with justice, human rights and non-violence. Previous winners include journalist Julian Burnside, Prof Noam Chomsky and former Irish president Mary Robinson.
The Sydney prize was created in memory of Dartmouth Professor Sidney White who inspired students both inside and outside of his classroom and embodied Phi Beta Kappa ideals with every class he taught and beyond. The prize honors his love for the liberal arts and is intended to encourage students to strive to be leaders in their own fields of study as well as in their communities and beyond. The prize is awarded annually and is presented during Phi Beta Kappa’s Triennial Council Meeting to the winner.
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge is a small institution that punches far above its weight. Its alumni have made a massive impact on the country’s culture, politics, religion and business as well as its military, legal and scientific achievements. In addition to Nobel Prize winners, the college has also produced alchemists, spies, poets, songwriters and journalists. Its buildings are full of charm and history: Elizabethan brickwork, a stunning rococo hall, a haunted chapel and medieval cellars.
As well as a range of academic awards, the university also has a number of sidney prizes that recognise its students’ extra-curricular activities and interests. These include the sidney science prize, which is worth $500 and is awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Science who contribute to its non-academic activities and interests as well as to science outreach work.
To be eligible, candidates must be a current student at the university and have contributed to the non-academic activities of the Faculty of Science. They must have the endorsement of a member of staff to apply and submit a CV and letter of support with their application. The award is named after Associate Professor Anne Dunn, a much-loved journalism educator and academic who died in 2013.
The Neilma Sydney Short Story Prize is open to any Australian writer who has written a piece of short fiction no more than 3000 words themed loosely on the notion of travel. The 2023 judges, Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh, chose ‘Camperdown Grief Junk’ by Yeena Kirkbright as this year’s winner, and Overland will publish the winning story along with two runners-up. You can enter the prize by nominating a piece of writing, either your own or someone else’s, before the deadline each second Wednesday of the month.
