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The Sidney Prize honours outstanding investigative journalism that exposes social and economic injustice. Awarded monthly, the prize is open to U.S and Canadian journalists working for the common good. The prize is named in memory of journalist Sidney Hillman.

The Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award recognises unpublished manuscripts of Jewish children’s fiction for readers aged 8-13 years. It was established to encourage aspiring authors and to publish an outstanding work with universal appeal and Jewish content. This is an annual award, and a cash prize of $1000 is offered to the winner.

Established in memory of a former professor and a member of the staff of the University, this prize is awarded to students who demonstrate loyalty to high ideals. The award consists of a medal and a citation.

In 2024, the Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize is a joint collaboration with the Malcolm Robertson Foundation and offers $5000 to the winning writer and $2000 to two runners-up. The judges (Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh) have selected a shortlist of eight pieces. The winning story will be published in Overland’s autumn issue and online, and the runners-up will be published online alongside it.

This year’s theme is ‘Travel’. Please note that your submission must be a single piece of original, unpublished short fiction, up to 3000 words in length and themed loosely around the notion of travel. Judges will be looking for compelling narrative, strong characters and a sense of place and time. In addition to your submission, you may also answer the following question: ‘Does this story take up a voice or experience that is vulnerable or marginalised? If so, do you identify yourself as a part of that community or experience?’ This is not a requirement, but our judges would like to see an awareness of identity issues at play in your writing.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Sidney Prize. The winning essay, written by student James Greenwood, was on the subject of Australia’s dwindling biodiversity. The other prizewinning essay was written by student Judith O’Shea on the subject of Indigenous law.

The prize was founded in 1854 and is awarded to a student for an outstanding essay on a selected topic. Essays are submitted anonymously, and the winner is notified after the essay has been assessed by judges.

All undergraduate students enrolled at the University are eligible to apply. Applicants must be logged in to Canvas, submit their essay via the Sidney Prize submission portal and use a pen name when submitting. They must also provide a signed copy of their university-issued student identification card. All submissions are screened for academic integrity.

The Singapore Prize recognises innovative projects, which are both locally-grown and global in reach. They are recognised for their impact, scalability and transformational potential. Winners of the Singapore Prize will benefit from a global platform that showcases their success to a wider audience, as well as gain access to a network of like-minded entrepreneurs.

The award winners will be able to leverage the Singapore Prize brand and prize funds to expand their businesses. A winner can also choose to set up a fund to continue funding the project in the future.

WINNERS OF THE 2023 SINGAPORE PRIZE

The finalists were selected from hundreds of entries from organisations across the world that are making a difference in their communities and industries by using technology to address real-world issues. Each of them has a unique story that shows how they are leveraging technology to improve their business and society at large.

Awarded annually, the prize was founded in 2014 as part of SG50 celebrations. It was mooted by Kishore Mahbubani, a Distinguished Fellow at the NUS Asia Research Institute, in an opinion piece in The Straits Times. “The famous American social scientist Benedict Anderson said that nations are ‘imagined communities’ and a shared imagination, especially in history, is a critical glue holding societies today,” he explained then.

It was won by Professor John Miksic for his book Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800. The archaeologist first came to the island in 1984 to do test excavations of Fort Canning, and then returned in 1998 for a more extensive study at Empress Place and Old Parliament House. He was inspired to write his book after seeing the ‘delicate and sophisticated’ preservation of artefacts from ancient Singapore.

Prof Miksic’s work also reveals that Singapore’s history is not just about a nation building its modern infrastructure. He argues that it also has to do with preserving and sharing stories about ordinary people. “We often focus on the great men and women of history, but it’s important to know about the lives of ordinary people,” he says.

The judging process is conducted by an independent, international panel of judges that includes industry leaders and academics from universities around the world. Winners are announced at a ceremony in Singapore and receive a prize of S$100,000 to support their next ventures. Runner-ups receive S$25,000 and the opportunity to collaborate with our partners on the following year’s programme.