Awards and prizes of the University of Cambridge

List of awards and prizes

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The University of Cambridge (formally The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge) is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university.[1] The history and influence of the University of Cambridge has made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.[2] Numerous scholarships, prizes, honors, and awards specific to the university are awarded to prospective or current students.

## List of awards

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* Adam Smith Prize: awarded for best performance in the Part IIB Economics Tripos examinations and dissertation
* Adams Prize: awarded for distinguished research in the Mathematical Sciences
* Browne Medal: awarded for annual competitions in Latin and Greek poetry
* Carus Greek Testament Prizes awarded to candidates who are given a passage in Greek from the New Testament and asked to translate and interpret it.
* Chancellor's Gold Medal: awarded for achievements in poetry
* Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship: scholarships available to Indian students for graduate and undergraduate study at Cambridge
* Gates Cambridge Scholarship: scholarships available to outstanding graduate students to enable study at Cambridge
* Humanitas Programme: visiting professorship granted in cooperation with the University of Oxford
* John Stewart of Rannoch Scholarship: scholarships available for studies of Hebrew, Latin and Greek, and sacred music
* Pitt Scholarship: scholarship awarded for the study of classics
* Porson Prize: awarded for Greek verse composition
* Raymond Horton-Smith Prize: awarded for the best thesis presented for MD degree during the academic year
* Rollo Davidson Prize: awarded annually to early-career probabilists
* Seatonian Prize: awarded for the best English-language poem on a sacred subject
* Smith's Prize: two prizes awarded annually to two research students in mathematics and theoretical physics
* Thirlwall Prize: awarded for the best essay about British history or literature for a subject with original research
* Thomas Bond Sprague Prize: awarded to the student or students showing the greatest distinction in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos examinations
* Tyson Medal: awarded for the best performance in subjects relating to astronomy
* Winchester Reading Prize: awarded for the public reading of specific passages of literature
* Wooden spoon at the University of Cambridge: now-defunct booby prize given to the student who achieved the lowest passing exam marks
* Wrangler: a student who gains first-class honours in the third year of the university's undergraduate degree in mathematics.
* Yorke Prize: awarded for an essay on a legal subject which substantially contributes to the field

## References

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1. ^ Sager, Peter (2005). Oxford and Cambridge: An Uncommon History.
2. ^ "World's most prestigious universities 2016". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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