A monthly award for outstanding investigative journalism that exposes social and economic injustices. Winners are recognized for their exemplary work with a cash prize and a certificate designed by New Yorker cartoonist Edward Sorel.
The Hillman Foundation presents the Sidney Prizes in service of the common good across America and Canada. In the United States, we also award annual prizes at our national conference for books and articles that advance the cause of freedom of speech and conscience in our universities.
Each year, the Sydney Film Festival showcases some of the most audacious, cutting-edge and courageous films around the world. The festival is proud to present nine prestigious awards, including the coveted Sydney Prize for the best feature-length film in its Official Competition lineup.
In 2024, the Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize will be awarded to an outstanding piece of short fiction (up to 3000 words) on the theme of ‘travel’. This prize is open to all writers nationally and internationally, regardless of the stage in their writing careers. The winning writer will receive $5000 and their short story will be published in Overland. Two runners-up will each receive $750.
Established in 1998 to honor the memory of Professor Sir Sidney Hook, the University of Sydney provides a number of scholarships for students. Those who have achieved academic excellence and demonstrated leadership are able to apply for a range of scholarships.
The University of Sydney offers a wide range of prizes and scholarships for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. While some require an application, others are automatically listed on your transcript once you have been accepted into the course.
These prizes celebrate a wide variety of disciplines and are open to students from all backgrounds. Some are offered for achieving exceptional academic results while others are offered for exceptional writing or research. You can see the full list of these prizes on our Scholarships page.
In addition to the above, the University of Sydney offers a number of literary prizes, all of which require an application and the submission of written work on a specific topic. Students are encouraged to submit their work under a pseudonym, unless they wish to disclose their identity in order to protect their privacy and the integrity of their research.
In 2018 we awarded a special Sydney Prize to journalist Greg Palast for his investigative reporting on the way state governments use data about voters to purge them from the rolls. In his two-part series for Al Jazeera America, Palast documented how officials used Interstate Crosscheck—an automated system that flags people for voter fraud if their first name and last name match someone on the database—to purge millions of Americans from voting rolls. The prize was presented at the annual conference of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT). It consists of a $3500 cash award and a plaque. Previously known as the Dexter Prize, it was established in 1968 through the generosity of Sidney Edelstein, noted expert on the history of dyes and dye processes, founder of a successful specialty chemical manufacturing company, and 1988 recipient of SHOT’s Leonardo da Vinci Award.