The Sydney Prize is awarded monthly to a piece of journalism published the previous month. Nominations are open to all and submissions are judged by their originality, integrity and attention to detail. The winner is announced each second Wednesday of the month and receives a $500 honorarium, a plaque designed by New York Times cartoonist Edward Sorel and a publication endorsement on our website.

The University of Sydney offers a number of prizes designed to acknowledge and promote student academic excellence in particular subjects or programs of study. Most do not require application, but will be recorded on your transcript. Others, like the Sydney Taylor Book Award, are based on scholarship or creative writing and require an application.

For 2022 the total prize money on offer at the ATP Sydney Tennis Classic is $521,000 with the champion walking away with $87,370 thanks to it being an ATP 500 event. The ATP Sydney Tennis Classic has been held annually since 2000 and is the second biggest event on the Australian tennis calendar after the Melbourne Grand Slam.

In 2024 the University of Sydney has taken four prestigious Eureka Prizes, Australia’s ‘Science Oscars’. The team led by Professor Kate Jolliffe from the School of Physics was awarded for its work to improve melanoma detection and diagnosis, as well as the impact this research has on society.

Other winners included Horizon Fellow Dr Mengyu Li for his work on beguiling imagery; the ACRF Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis for its pioneering effort to build a national targeted melanoma screening program; and the Sensory Conservation team led by Professor Peter Banks from the School of Biological Sciences, which won the Science in Society Prize. The University also won a joint prize for its work to promote science engagement, as well as the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Prize for Sustainability Research.

The Sidney Prize is named after the eponymous playwright and critic who died in 1939 at age forty-eight. The prize was established by his friends to honour his loyalty to high ideals. The Committee is seeking additional contributions to establish the prize fund on a more solid basis. Contributions are welcomed from friends of Sidney Cox who have not previously been approached, and from those interested in supporting the arts at Dartmouth. Donations should be made to the Committee by cheque, payable to Dartmouth College. To download a contribution form, click here.