The Sydney Prize is awarded monthly for outstanding investigative journalism that exposes social and economic injustice. Winners receive a $2,500 honorarium and a certificate designed by New Yorker cartoonist Edward Sorel. Nominations are welcomed for your own work or that of someone else, and may be made in any medium: newspapers, magazines, blogs, podcasts, television or video. The deadline for submissions is the last day of each month.
The Prize is named after the late Venour V Nathan, who established the prize in honour of his wife, Sidney, who had a deep love and knowledge of Australian history and culture. The prize is supported by a generous donation from the Wentworth Foundation.
Founded in 2007 to recognise exceptional undergraduate students, the University of Sydney’s prizes are awarded on the basis of academic merit and achievement. Most are automatically granted; others require an application and the submission of written work on a specific topic. University of Sydney students who win academic prizes receive $1000 and have their achievement recorded on their transcript. Literary prizes also carry a cash value.
Sydney’s best and brightest students compete for a range of scholarships, fellowships and awards worth over $16 million annually. These are not just financial – they’re the means to an education and a rewarding career.
Each year the Sydney Film Festival (SFF) presents a selection of awards and prizes to recognise excellence in filmmaking. Each year the prize is voted on by an expert jury of industry professionals. The prize for the Most Audacious, Cutting-edge and Courageous Film in the Official Competition line-up is valued at $60,000. The 2024 Sydney Prize went to There’s Still Tomorrow directed by Paola Cortellesi.
Winners of all Sydney Prizes are presented with the Festival’s signature mesmeric swirl award, designed and handmade in Sydney by Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy of Dinosaur Designs. PARKROYAL Darling Harbour is proud to be the home away from home for the Sydney Film Festival’s Awards Juries.
The Animal Law and Policy Program annually awards up to two prizes for the best papers written by Harvard Law School students addressing a legal or policy issue of direct concern to animals. Eligible papers are those that have been written during the current academic year, in connection with a course, seminar, clinic, graduate degree or independent study project. For more information about the contest and to submit a paper, please see our Submission Portal.