Types of Sydney Prizes
A sidney prize is a prestigious award that is given out to honor those who have achieved significant success in their endeavors. It can be in any field, ranging from business to science, and it serves as a symbol of prestige and accomplishment. Winners of a sidney prize are often considered to be the top in their field and are often praised by the community. There are many types of sidney prizes available, and each has its own specific requirements and guidelines.
The Andrew Gemant Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a physicist who has made outstanding contributions to the cultural, artistic or humanistic aspects of physics. This year’s winner is physicist Sidney Perkowitz, who has written several books and lectured on art, literature and media that connect with physics. He is known for his tireless efforts to make physics more accessible to the public.
Presented by the American Institute of Physics, the Sidney H. Nagel Scholarship is awarded to a student in any field of the sciences whose thesis or dissertation makes a contribution to the integration of scientific subjects with art, music and culture. The scholarship is named in honor of the late physicist Sidney H. Nagel, who believed that scientific ideas and discoveries could be communicated to a broad audience.
This year’s Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize judges, Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh, have chosen a winning story, ‘Who Rattles the Night?’ by Annie Zhang. Overland will publish the story in our Summer 2023 edition, and we’ll also publish two runners-up. The judges have reviewed over 500 entries and we would like to thank them for their commitment to the integrity of the blind-judging process.
Each year the Sydney Peace Foundation honours a nominee who has worked to promote peace with justice, human rights and non-violence. The winner of this year’s Sydney peace prize is the black Lives Matter movement, which was founded by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi after the killing of Trayvon Martin in the US. The movement is now active around the world.
The Maxwell E. Arthur Literary Prize is a literary award that is given each year by the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts to a student of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney. It was established in 1997 and is named after Maxwell Arthur, a former President of the Sydney Mechanics’ School. The prize is worth $21 000.
The MAK Halliday Postgraduate Research Prize is awarded annually to the student who has achieved the highest marks in junior units of Jewish Civilisation, Thought & Culture. The prize is supported by the Mandelbaum House Trust and the Department of Hebrew, Jewish & Holocaust Studies. The winner receives a cash prize of $5,000. The application deadline is 30 June each year. For more information, click here.
