The Sidney Prize is an award that honors outstanding journalism that exposes social injustice and advances public interest, presented annually by the Hillman Foundation. Winners are acknowledged across both America and Canada. It aims to recognise discernment of an important news story, resourcefulness in reporting it, skill in relaying it and impact of coverage; its competition is open to journalists from any media platform and media source. It should be noted that there may be slight distinctions between American and Canadian versions; American is more focused on investigative reporting while Canadian’s focus more on public interest promotion and investigative reporting respectively.
The Sidney Prize, established to recognize exceptional journalism that exposes social injustice or promotes public interest, is awarded monthly. Nominations from the public are welcomed and must be submitted before the end of each month for selection by a panel of judges; Sidney Hillman himself would have chosen one entry each time; usually longform reports providing in-depth analyses that raise awareness while prompting discussion; either traditional media outlets or new platforms are welcome and it can cover any topic imaginable.
Established in 2007, the University of Sydney Academic Merit Awards seek to both recognise and foster academic excellence among student. Winners receive $1000 with their achievement recorded on their transcript. In addition, other prizes exist which honor student achievements across different fields – some require applications while most do not; please see below for a list.
Yusef Komunyakaa, Global Distinguished Professor of English at New York University has won the 2015 Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature awarded by Mercer University’s Center for Southern Studies in Macon Georgia. This prize honors writers who have made notable contributions to Southern literature.
SHOT annually awards its Sidney Edelstein Book Prize to an exceptional scholarly book on the history of technology that meets certain criteria: it should be accessible to both specialist readers and non-specialist readers while contributing significantly to wider scholarship on this field.
Overland Magazine of Australia recently unveiled The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize 2024, open to undergraduate students of any nationality majoring or not in English at any university in Australia. This prize seeks to reward writing that most closely meets Sidney Cox’s high standards for originality and integrity when setting teaching methods or writing books such as Indirections for Those Who Want to Write; imaginative, creative and literary interpretations are encouraged! The winning story will be published by Overland and two runners-up will each receive an AUD$500 cash prize! Submission deadline set at 30 April 2024