The sidney prize is an annual award for the best piece of undergraduate writing. It was established in memory of Professor Sidney Cox, a distinguished scholar and teacher whose generative influence extended far beyond the boundaries of his classes. This award is intended to perpetuate in some small measure the high standards of originality and integrity which he set both for his students and for himself.
The winner receives a cash prize of $8,000, and two runners-up are awarded $5,000 each. In addition, the winning story will be published in the autumn 2024 edition of Overland. The winning entry will be selected from among all submissions received by the deadline, based on its literary quality and originality. The judges’ decisions are final.
In the past the prize has attracted work from writers working in the upper echelons of national publishing: Hilton Als writing for The New York Times, Ed Yong for The Atlantic, and other heavyweights at top-tier publications. The prize has also been a catalyst for important debate, such as on the death penalty and terrorism.
Over the years, the prize has enriched our knowledge of the diverse history of Australia, its people and cultures. It has attracted scholars and writers who have contributed to the nation’s culture, religion, politics, business, legal, social and scientific achievements. It has produced soldiers, political cartoonists, alchemists, spies, murderers, ghosts and arsonists, media personalities, film and opera directors, a premiership football club chairman and even the man who introduced soccer to Hungary.
The Sidney Hook Memorial Award recognizes national distinction by a single scholar in the fields of scholarship, undergraduate teaching and leadership in liberal arts education. It is named in honor of the distinguished American philosopher and Phi Beta Kappa member who devoted his life to improving the quality of higher education. The National Association of Scholars annually presents this award at its Triennial Council Meeting to an individual who has achieved distinction in one or more of these areas.
Awarded to the author of an outstanding scholarly book in the field of the history of technology. The prize is named in honor of the late Sidney Edelstein, an industrialist and scholar who was dedicated to excellence in research on the history of technologies. The prize is awarded by SHOT in memory of its founder and is endowed by his widow.
The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize is open to all SFCU Mastercard holders, including those who are not SFCU members. The winner will be announced by the end of June. Winners will be notified by telephone and email. If you do not receive notification within the specified time frame, please contact SFCU. Winners must be at least eighteen (18) years of age in most states, nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska, or twenty-one (21) in Mississippi. Employees, officers and directors of SFCU and their immediate family/household are not eligible to win. All entries are subject to SFCU approval. Void where prohibited by law.