Sidney prize honors undergraduate writing that meets Sir Sidney Cox’s high standards of originality and integrity. Winners of this prize are listed on their transcript and are honored with a certificate at an annual celebration. This award is funded by the generosity of William C. Wentworth, a former president of the University of Sydney.

Each year the Sydney Peace Prize honours a nominee who promotes “peace with justice”, human rights and non-violence. This year, the prize was awarded to Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi for their leadership of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize invites entries that are imaginative and creative, yet based on real-world events or experiences. The winners of this prize receive $5000 and their short stories appear in Overland. Subscribers receive an additional discount to enter the contest and are eligible for the prize. The competition is open to all writers, nationally and internationally, at any stage of their career.

Established in 2011 by the Project on Private Law, this prize is given annually to the best student paper on a subject of private law or a related topic. The winning paper is selected by a jury of distinguished scholars and practitioners. The prize is named in honor of the late Sidney R. Edelstein, a leading scholar of the history of the dye industry and founder of the Dexter Chemical Corporation.

In a remarkable piece that highlighted the deep impact of state income taxes on low-income taxpayers, reporters Maya Srikrishnan and Ashley Clarke won the Sidney prize for their work on “Dead Behind: State Income Taxes in America.” Over the course of a year, they doggedly sought new avenues to tell the story of how states use fees and collections practices to punish people who cannot pay their bills. Their final report was picked up by Grist, The New York Times and other outlets.

This prize is named in honor of the late Professor Yong K. Kim A.B. ’92, J.D. ’95, through the generosity of his family and friends at Harvard Law School and beyond. The prize encourages Yong’s interests and passions in the field of East Asian Legal Studies, as well as his commitment to advancing U.S.-East Asian relations.

The Irving Hillman Foundation created this prize in memory of its founder, who was deeply concerned about the responsibilities and importance of a free press. In 2025, this prize will be administered in conjunction with the SEIU Hillman Prize for Investigative Reporting on Racial and Economic Justice. For complete program guidelines, application instructions and information about previous winners, please visit the Hillman Foundation website.