The Sidney Prize and the Hillman Prize
The Sydney Prize is awarded monthly for an outstanding piece of journalism that fosters social justice. Nominations may be submitted online or by mail. Deadlines are the last day of each month. Winners are announced on the second Wednesday of each month. Nominations are accepted for either your own work or that of others, and can be for articles published in newspapers, magazines, blogs, websites, or other media sources. A winner will be chosen each month and presented with a $500 honorarium and a certificate designed by New Yorker cartoonist Edward Sorel. The Sidney Prize is a partnership between Overland and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation.
Established in memory of Professor Sidney Cox, this annual prize recognizes that piece of undergraduate writing which most nearly meets those high standards of originality and integrity that he himself set for his students in his teaching and in his book, Indirections for Those Who Want to Write. The work need not be written in English; it may be any form of undergraduate writing. Submissions will be judged by a panel of faculty members.
The Hillman Prizes honor the legacy of an immigrant who believed that a free press was essential to building a better America. He sought to illuminate the great issues of our time, from the search for a basis for lasting peace to the need for better housing, medical care and employment for all people, to the promotion of civil liberties, democracy and the battle against discrimination of every kind. The prize program has honored writers from the daily, periodical, and labor presses, as well as those who work in photojournalism, video, and the Web.
Winners are cited for illuminating the human impact of scientific and technological change with beguiling imagery, and for a profound grasp of the larger significance of science and technology for their societies and for humanity. The prize includes a cash award and an exhibition at the Society’s headquarters in New York City.
In addition to the Sydney Prize, the Society offers several other awards:
Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship: Awarded annually to a student preparing a dissertation in the history of technology (broadly defined). Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship: Awarded periodically to an early career scholar preparing for a tenure-track academic position by conducting research in the history of technology. Sidney Edelstein Prize: Awarded for an outstanding scholarly book on the history of technology.
The Sidney Prize is supported by an endowment from the law firm of Roberts & Holland LLP. The prize is awarded to the best student paper on a taxation-related subject in either an undergraduate or graduate level course or as an independent study project at Harvard Law School. All winners receive a mesmerizing swirl award designed and made in Australia by Louise Olsen of Dinosaur Designs. The winning papers are published in the Wittenberg East Asian Studies Journal. All other students who submit their papers for consideration will be notified of the results by mid-May.