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This list of student awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given to students.

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General

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Country Award Sponsor Description
International RIBA President's Medals Royal Institute of British Architects Established in 1836 when the first RIBA Silver Medal was awarded, these are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards in architectural education in the world.[1]
United States ACM Student Research Competition Association for Computing Machinery Slide presentation at ACM conference. Undergraduate and graduate categories based on knowledge, contribution, and quality of presentation[2]
United States Bridge Medal San Francisco Public Schools Silver medal that was awarded to the top male graduates of San Francisco grammar schools. Sister prize to the Denman Medal. Awarded from 1879 to 1915.
United States Denman Medal San Francisco Public Schools Silver medal that was awarded to the top graduates of the all-female Denman Grammar School. Sister prize to the Bridge Medal. Awarded from 1865 to 1915.
United States, Canada Advanced Placement Awards College Board Students who have performed exceptionally well on AP examinations[3]
Australia Australian Student Prize Government of Australia National recognition to academic excellence and achievement in secondary education[4][5] The prize is no longer awarded as of 2015.[6]
Australia Beazley Medal School Curriculum and Standards Authority Top Tertiary Entrance Exam student and top vocational education and training (VET) student[7]
Mongolia Best Student of Mongolia award Ministry of Education Culture and Science of Mongolia etc. Best Student of the year[8][9]
United Kingdom Carpenter Medal University of London Thesis of exceptional distinction in statistical, genetic, comparative or experimental psychology[10]
United Kingdom Curriers' Company London History Essay Prize Worshipful Company of Curriers Postgraduate essay prize on the history of London[11]
Canada CHL Scholastic Player of the Year Canadian Hockey League Canadian Hockey League player who best combines success on the ice with success in school[12]
United States and Canada Critics and Awards Program for High School Students local schools For high school theater and journalism students and teenage playwrights. Reviews that are later published by area newspapers[13][14]
United Kingdom Guardian Student Media Award The Guardian Best student articles in various categories
Hong Kong Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards Youth Arch Foundation About ten secondary school students from local and international schools in Hong Kong
United States Hotchkiss Scholar Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated commitment to the spirit of excellence
Japan Japan Academy Prize (academics) Japan Academy Academic theses, books, and achievements
United States Machtey Award Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science Author(s) of the best student paper(s)
United States Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize Progressive Librarians Guild Best graduate student paper about some aspect of the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship
United States Morgan Prize American Mathematical Society et al. Undergraduate student in the US, Canada, or Mexico who demonstrates superior mathematics research[15]
United States National Pacemaker Awards National Scholastic Press Association, Associated Collegiate Press Excellence in American student journalism[16][17]
United Kingdom National Student Journalism Awards National Union of Students Students send their best three articles from the past academic year to be critiqued by a panel of senior national journalists.[18][19][20]
Ireland National Student Media Awards Oxygen.ie website Annual All-Ireland student journalism competition[21][22] The awards have been labelled "Ireland's premier student awards".[23][24]
United States NCAA Sportsmanship Award National Collegiate Athletic Association Men and women in the NCAA who have demonstrated one or more of the ideals of sportsmanship, including fairness, civility, honesty, respect and responsibility.[25]
United States Wayne B. Nottingham Prize Physical Electronics Conference Best student paper[26]
United States Presidential Scholars Program United States Department of Education Graduating seniors for their accomplishments in academic success, leadership, and service to school and community[27]
Prudential Spirit of Community Award
Royal College, Colombo#Awards
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards
The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards
Selma Jeanne Cohen Award
Silver Anniversary Awards
South Australian Scholarship
Student Academy Awards
Student Peace Prize
Student Peace Prize Secretariat
Sub auspiciis Praesidentis
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
The Undergraduate Awards
Van Amringe Mathematical Prize
William C. Carter Award
Young American Award

University of Cambridge

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Main article: Awards and prizes of the University of Cambridge

University of Oxford

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The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in the city of Oxford, England, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

Award Named for Description
Boden Scholarship Lt-Col. Joseph Boden (1763–1811) For the encouragement of the study of, and proficiency in, the Sanskrit Language and Literature[28]
Bodley Medal Thomas Bodley (1545–1613) Outstanding contributions ... to the worlds of communications and literature[29]
Clarendon Fund Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609–1674) University graduates from around the world and from across all subject areas, who demonstrate academic excellence and potential[30]
Conington Prize John Conington (1825–1869) Cash prize for a dissertation on ancient history, religion, art, and archaeology, or ancient philosophy and ideas, or classical literature, textual criticism, and philology[31]
Eldon Law Scholarship John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751–1838) Students from the University of Oxford who wish to study for the English Bar[32]
Gaisford Prize Thomas Gaisford (1779–1855) For classical Greek verse and prose[33]
Henry Fellowship Sir Charles Henry (1860–1919) Two post-graduate students from any British university are funded to study in the US (one at Harvard and one at Yale), and two American post-graduate students from Harvard and Yale are funded to study at Cambridge and Oxford.[34][35][36]
Hetherington Prize Mark G. Hetherington Best doctoral thesis presentation in the Department of Materials[37][38][39]
Humanitas Programme Visiting professorships at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge to address major themes in the arts, social sciences, and humanities[40]
Jardine Scholarship Jardine Matheson Develop future leaders, who would give back to the societies in which [Jardine Matheson] operates
Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship Neda Agha-Soltan (1983–2009) Post-graduate philosophy students at The Queen's College, Oxford, with preference given to students of Iranian citizenship or heritage
Newdigate Prize Sir Roger Newdigate (1719–1806) Best composition in English verse by an undergraduate
Norway Scholarship Awarded in Norway. Norway Scholars receive funding for one or two years of study and research at Oxford.
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize George, Baron Weidenfeld (1919–2016) Any book-length translation into English from any other living European language
Rhodes Scholarship Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902) International postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford
Snell Exhibition Sir John Snell (1629–1679) Students of the University of Glasgow to allow them to undertake postgraduate study at Balliol College, Oxford
Stanhope essay prize Philip, 5th Earl Stanhope (1805–1875) Undergraduate history essay prize created at Balliol College
Vinerian Scholarship Charles Viner (1678–1756) To the University of Oxford student who gives the best performance in the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law
Weldon Memorial Prize Raphael Weldon (1860–1906) To the person who has published the most noteworthy contribution to the development of mathematical or statistical methods applied to problems in Biology
Zaharoff Travelling Scholarship Sir Basil Zaharoff (1849–1936) Prize for Oxford Modern Languages graduates in French

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "President's Medals History". www.presidentsmedals.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  2. ^ "About the Student Research Competition". ACM Student Research Competition. Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. ^ "AP Scholar Awards". College Board. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-01. "AP Scholar Awards". College Board. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  4. ^ "Ryan Electorate: Education". openaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Nation's top students recognised". ourkidz.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. ^ Government, Department of Education and Training, Australian. "Australian Student Prize | Department of Education and Training, Australian Government". www.education.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Beazley Medals to top TEE Student and top Vocational Student". 4 January 2002. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  8. ^ MOF in Mongolian
  9. ^ MNB in Mongolian
  10. ^ "Universities and Colleges". The British Medical Journal. 1 (3190): 293. 18 February 1922. PMC 2415650.
  11. ^ https://www.history.ac.uk/join-ihr/fellowships/awards-bursaries-and-prizes/curriers-company-london-history-essay-prize www.history.ac.uk
  12. ^ "CHL Awards". chl.ca. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  13. ^ Adam Campbell and Victoria Hays, "How the Cappies Got Started: An Interview with a Co-Founder"
  14. ^ [1]. Accessed at 07:40 UTC, January 31, 2006.
  15. ^ Churchill student receives prestigious Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics, Churchill College, Cambridge, 17 March 2015, retrieved 2020-03-01
  16. ^ "Washington Square News wins Pacemaker". The Villager. Vol. 74, no. 27. November 10–16, 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-07-30. Considered "the Pulitzer for college journalism," the prize was awarded last weekend by the Associated Collegiate Press and is considered the highest honor in college journalism.
  17. ^ "SFSU Student News Web Site Awarded 'Pulitzer Prize' Of College Journalism" (Press release). San Francisco State University. 2005-12-02. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2009-07-30. The Pacemaker is the highest honor for collegiate journalism given annually by ACP to college newspapers, magazines and Web sites. [...] The awards are regarded as the Pulitzer Prizes of college journalism.
  18. ^ "Journalism jobs and news from Holdthefrontpage.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  19. ^ Student Journalist 'Oscars' - Mirror.Co.Uk
  20. ^ "Journalism Training Video Skills". Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  21. ^ "About the Awards". National Student Media Awards. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Smedias Winners 2017". Oxygen.ie. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Smedias 2010 - The National Student Media Awards". Oxygen.ie. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
  24. ^ "Smedias 2009 (17 Apr 2009)". Oxygen.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
  25. ^ "NCAA Sportsmanship Award". NCAA. August 13, 2009. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  26. ^ Bernasek, Steven (2006). "66th Annual Physical Electronics Conference – Prize Winners: The Nottingham Prize". www.princeton.edu. Princeton University Department of Chemistry.
  27. ^ "U.S, Presidential Scholars Program". U.S. Department of Education. 3 January 2022.
  28. ^ Chichester, H. M.; Carter, Philip (May 2005). "Boden, Joseph (d. 1811)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2753. Retrieved 9 May 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  29. ^ Reg Carr (November 13, 2003). "Speech of welcome at the Bodleian Library's San Francisco dinner". Oxford University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  30. ^ "Clarendon Fund". University of Oxford.
  31. ^ "Oxford University Gazette". ox.ac.uk. University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2006.
  32. ^ "Eldon Law Scholarship" (PDF). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  33. ^ Urban, Sylvanus, The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XLIV (July to December 1855) page 100 online at books.google.co.uk, accessed 14 August 2008
  34. ^ "UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE: Henry and Procter Fellowships 2013-14 | Imperial News | Imperial College London". 19 December 2012.
  35. ^ "Fellowships and Grants". PMLA. 69 (4): 173–179. 1954. doi:10.1632/S0030812900035379. ISSN 0030-8129. JSTOR 2699073. S2CID 251025265.
  36. ^ "UK Fellowships | Fellowships and Funding | Yale University". funding.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  37. ^ "Oxford University, Department of Materials Science". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  38. ^ "Google Scholar Citations". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  39. ^ "Materials for Fusion & Fission Power". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  40. ^ Leadership Programme Overview, Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust, retrieved 2020-03-01
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