The Sydney Prize honors outstanding investigative journalism that reveals social and economic injustice. It is awarded monthly to an individual or publication. The winner receives a cash prize of $500 and an elegant trophy designed by New York City artist Edward Sorel. Nominations are accepted online, and the deadline is the last day of each month.
The award is named in honor of Sidney Hillman, a labor leader who believed that a free press was the cornerstone of a fair society. The prize is a living legacy of his tireless efforts to build a better America. The winners illuminate the great issues of our time—from the search for a basis for lasting peace to the fight for civil liberties, democracy and equality.
Art history major Sophia Jactel won the 2023 Sidney Prize for her research paper “Domesticity and Diversions: Josef Israels’s The Smoker as a Symbol of Peasant Culture in Nineteenth-Century Holland.” Sophia also contributed to the exhibition Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life in the Syracuse University Art Galleries last Fall, under the guidance of art historian Sally Cornelison.
Established in 1984 by the Trustees of the Sidney Myer Fund, these awards recognise the most audacious, cutting-edge and courageous work in the Official Competition line-up at the Sydney Film Festival. The prizes are presented by a panel of independent judges comprising of esteemed filmmakers and industry professionals. The prizes are generously supported by Event Cinemas and Screen NSW.
The Sidney Hook Memorial Award honors an American philosopher in whose name Phi Beta Kappa annually confers a national prize to recognize distinction in scholarship, undergraduate teaching, and leadership in the cause of liberal arts education. The prize is announced at the Society’s Triennial Council Meeting and funded by a gift from the Roberts & Holland Foundation.
Anzac Memorial Trustees Military History Prize ($15,000) recognizes the best book published in the field of Australian and/or global military history during the previous calendar year. The book must demonstrate an advanced understanding of the involvement of Australia in wars, campaigns, battles or peacekeeping operations represented in the Anzac Memorial’s Hall of Service.
Overland Sidney Short Story Prize ($15,000) recognises an outstanding original piece of short fiction, themed loosely around the notion of ‘travel’. It is open to all writers, located anywhere in the world, and entries are judged blind. The judges (Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh) have selected an excellent shortlist of eight stories for this round, from which they will choose the winner and two runners-up.
This is an annual award given by the Society of Biblical Literature to the best unpublished essay on any topic in the field of biblical studies. The prize is named in memory of the distinguished scholar Sidney E. Mead. The essay will be considered for publication in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.
The Sidney Hillman Prize in Jewish Studies honors an outstanding work of Jewish Studies, either a book or article, published during the previous calendar year. The prize is awarded in honor of Sidney Hillman, founder and president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a leader of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.