This list of student awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given to students.
Country | Award | Sponsor | Description |
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International | RIBA President's Medals | Royal Institute of British Architects | Established in 1836 when the first RIBA Silver Medal was awarded, these are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards in architectural education in the world.[1] |
United States | ACM Student Research Competition | Association for Computing Machinery | Slide presentation at ACM conference. Undergraduate and graduate categories based on knowledge, contribution, and quality of presentation[2] |
United States | Bridge Medal | San Francisco Public Schools | Silver medal that was awarded to the top male graduates of San Francisco grammar schools. Sister prize to the Denman Medal. Awarded from 1879 to 1915. |
United States | Denman Medal | San Francisco Public Schools | Silver medal that was awarded to the top graduates of the all-female Denman Grammar School. Sister prize to the Bridge Medal. Awarded from 1865 to 1915. |
United States, Canada | Advanced Placement Awards | College Board | Students who have performed exceptionally well on AP examinations[3] |
Australia | Australian Student Prize | Government of Australia | National recognition to academic excellence and achievement in secondary education[4][5] The prize is no longer awarded as of 2015.[6] |
Australia | Beazley Medal | School Curriculum and Standards Authority | Top Tertiary Entrance Exam student and top vocational education and training (VET) student[7] |
Mongolia | Best Student of Mongolia award | Ministry of Education Culture and Science of Mongolia etc. | Best Student of the year[8][9] |
United Kingdom | Carpenter Medal | University of London | Thesis of exceptional distinction in statistical, genetic, comparative or experimental psychology[10] |
United Kingdom | Curriers' Company London History Essay Prize | Worshipful Company of Curriers | Postgraduate essay prize on the history of London[11] |
Canada | CHL Scholastic Player of the Year | Canadian Hockey League | Canadian Hockey League player who best combines success on the ice with success in school[12] |
United States and Canada | Critics and Awards Program for High School Students | local schools | For high school theater and journalism students and teenage playwrights. Reviews that are later published by area newspapers[13][14] |
United Kingdom | Guardian Student Media Award | The Guardian | Best student articles in various categories |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards | Youth Arch Foundation | About ten secondary school students from local and international schools in Hong Kong |
United States | Hotchkiss Scholar | Lake Forest Graduate School of Management | Outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated commitment to the spirit of excellence |
Japan | Japan Academy Prize (academics) | Japan Academy | Academic theses, books, and achievements |
United States | Machtey Award | Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science | Author(s) of the best student paper(s) |
United States | Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize | Progressive Librarians Guild | Best graduate student paper about some aspect of the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship |
United States | Morgan Prize | American Mathematical Society et al. | Undergraduate student in the US, Canada, or Mexico who demonstrates superior mathematics research[15] |
United States | National Pacemaker Awards | National Scholastic Press Association, Associated Collegiate Press | Excellence in American student journalism[16][17] |
United Kingdom | National Student Journalism Awards | National Union of Students | Students send their best three articles from the past academic year to be critiqued by a panel of senior national journalists.[18][19][20] |
Ireland | National Student Media Awards | Oxygen.ie website | Annual All-Ireland student journalism competition[21][22] The awards have been labelled "Ireland's premier student awards".[23][24] |
United States | NCAA Sportsmanship Award | National Collegiate Athletic Association | Men and women in the NCAA who have demonstrated one or more of the ideals of sportsmanship, including fairness, civility, honesty, respect and responsibility.[25] |
United States | Wayne B. Nottingham Prize | Physical Electronics Conference | Best student paper[26] |
United States | Presidential Scholars Program | United States Department of Education | Graduating seniors for their accomplishments in academic success, leadership, and service to school and community[27] |
Prudential Spirit of Community Award | |||
Royal College, Colombo#Awards | |||
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards | |||
The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards | |||
Selma Jeanne Cohen Award | |||
Silver Anniversary Awards | |||
South Australian Scholarship | |||
Student Academy Awards | |||
Student Peace Prize | |||
Student Peace Prize Secretariat | |||
Sub auspiciis Praesidentis | |||
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence | |||
The Undergraduate Awards | |||
Van Amringe Mathematical Prize | |||
William C. Carter Award | |||
Young American Award |
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in the city of Oxford, England, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Award | Named for | Description |
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Boden Scholarship | Lt-Col. Joseph Boden (1763–1811) | For the encouragement of the study of, and proficiency in, the Sanskrit Language and Literature[28] |
Bodley Medal | Thomas Bodley (1545–1613) | Outstanding contributions ... to the worlds of communications and literature[29] |
Clarendon Fund | Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609–1674) | University graduates from around the world and from across all subject areas, who demonstrate academic excellence and potential[30] |
Conington Prize | John Conington (1825–1869) | Cash prize for a dissertation on ancient history, religion, art, and archaeology, or ancient philosophy and ideas, or classical literature, textual criticism, and philology[31] |
Eldon Law Scholarship | John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751–1838) | Students from the University of Oxford who wish to study for the English Bar[32] |
Gaisford Prize | Thomas Gaisford (1779–1855) | For classical Greek verse and prose[33] |
Henry Fellowship | Sir Charles Henry (1860–1919) | Two post-graduate students from any British university are funded to study in the US (one at Harvard and one at Yale), and two American post-graduate students from Harvard and Yale are funded to study at Cambridge and Oxford.[34][35][36] |
Hetherington Prize | Mark G. Hetherington | Best doctoral thesis presentation in the Department of Materials[37][38][39] |
Humanitas Programme | Visiting professorships at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge to address major themes in the arts, social sciences, and humanities[40] | |
Jardine Scholarship | Jardine Matheson | Develop future leaders, who would give back to the societies in which [Jardine Matheson] operates |
Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship | Neda Agha-Soltan (1983–2009) | Post-graduate philosophy students at The Queen's College, Oxford, with preference given to students of Iranian citizenship or heritage |
Newdigate Prize | Sir Roger Newdigate (1719–1806) | Best composition in English verse by an undergraduate |
Norway Scholarship | Awarded in Norway. Norway Scholars receive funding for one or two years of study and research at Oxford. | |
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize | George, Baron Weidenfeld (1919–2016) | Any book-length translation into English from any other living European language |
Rhodes Scholarship | Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902) | International postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford |
Snell Exhibition | Sir John Snell (1629–1679) | Students of the University of Glasgow to allow them to undertake postgraduate study at Balliol College, Oxford |
Stanhope essay prize | Philip, 5th Earl Stanhope (1805–1875) | Undergraduate history essay prize created at Balliol College |
Vinerian Scholarship | Charles Viner (1678–1756) | To the University of Oxford student who gives the best performance in the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law |
Weldon Memorial Prize | Raphael Weldon (1860–1906) | To the person who has published the most noteworthy contribution to the development of mathematical or statistical methods applied to problems in Biology |
Zaharoff Travelling Scholarship | Sir Basil Zaharoff (1849–1936) | Prize for Oxford Modern Languages graduates in French |
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Considered "the Pulitzer for college journalism," the prize was awarded last weekend by the Associated Collegiate Press and is considered the highest honor in college journalism.
The Pacemaker is the highest honor for collegiate journalism given annually by ACP to college newspapers, magazines and Web sites. [...] The awards are regarded as the Pulitzer Prizes of college journalism.