List of student awards

This list of student awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given to students.

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## General

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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

## University of Cambridge

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Main article: Awards and prizes of the University of Cambridge

## University of Oxford

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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

## See also

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* Lists of awards
* Category:Student athlete awards in the United States

## References

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