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CountryAwardSponsorDescription
InternationalRIBA President's MedalsRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsEstablished 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 SchoolsSilver 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 SchoolsSilver 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 schoolsFor 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 FoundationAbout 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 websiteAnnual 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 ConferenceBest 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 communityref> "U.S, Presidential Scholars Program". U.S. Department of Education. 3 January 2022.</ref>
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

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University of Oxford

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AwardNamed forDescription
Boden Scholarship Lt-Col. Joseph Boden (1763–1811)For the encouragement of the study of, and proficiency in, the Sanskrit Language and Literature [27]
Bodley Medal Thomas Bodley (1545–1613)Outstanding contributions ... to the worlds of communications and literature [28]
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 [29]
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 [30]
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 [31]
Gaisford Prize Thomas Gaisford (1779–1855)For classical Greek verse and prose [32]
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. [33] [34] [35]
Hetherington Prize Mark G. HetheringtonBest doctoral thesis presentation in the Department of Materials [36] [37] [38]
Humanitas Programme Visiting professorships at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge to address major themes in the arts, social sciences, and humanities [39]
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

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