The Sidney Cox Prize and Other Prizes at the University of Sydney
The University of Sydney offers a number of prizes for student academic excellence in various fields. Students can apply for these awards, and many of them are listed on the student transcript. These prizes are often awarded as monetary gifts, or as books or other materials, such as artifacts. The university also has several scholarships for incoming students, and these are awarded as financial aid packages. Some of the prizes are prestigious, such as the Sir Sidney Cox Prize, which recognizes undergraduate writing that meets the high standards of Sir Sydney Cox’s teaching methods and book Indirections for Those Who Want to Write.
The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize, supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, is open to writers nationally and internationally at any stage in their careers. The competition asks for excellent short fiction loosely themed around the notion of ‘travel’; imaginative, creative and literary interpretations are encouraged. The judges, Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh, have selected a shortlist of eight pieces, from which they will choose a winner and two runners-up.
Winners are announced on the second Wednesday of each month, following the deadline for nominations for the previous month. Nominations can be for either one’s own work or someone else’s; works published online are eligible as long as the date of publication is clearly indicated.
In addition to the main Prizes, there are a number of special categories which can be awarded for particular meritorious articles. The most important of these are the Distinguished Essay Prizes, which are given to outstanding essays on topics nominated by the editorial board. The Essay Prizes are funded by a bequest from Emilie Ann Consett Stephen.
The Sidney M. Edelstein prize is an annual scholarly award for the best book in the field of history of technology, honoring Sidney M. Edelstein, a distinguished historian of science and technology. The book may be on any topic in the field of technology, and its significance is not limited to the discipline or period covered by the prize.
The Hillman Foundation is a left-of-center organization that annually awards monetary prizes to journalists and public figures for their pursuit of investigative journalism and other works that seek to illuminate the great issues of our time, including the search for a basis for lasting peace, the need for better housing, medical care, employment security and civil liberties, and the fight against discrimination based on race, nationality or religion. The foundation was founded in 1946 by the late Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, a predecessor union of Unite Here and Workers United, SEIU. He was a tireless champion of the rights of working people. The current president of the foundation is Bruce Raynor, the former leader of Workers United. The foundation is also led by other left-leaning individuals and organizations. The annual prizes are funded by donations and subscriptions from individuals and organizations. The foundation also receives grants from the government and private organizations.