Awards and prizes of the University of Cambridge

List of awards and prizes

The University of Cambridge (formally The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge) is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university.^[1] The history and influence of the University of Cambridge has made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.^[2] Numerous scholarships, prizes, honors, and awards specific to the university are awarded to prospective or current students.

List of awards

Adam Smith Prize: awarded for best performance in the Part IIB Economics Tripos examinations and dissertation
Adams Prize: awarded for distinguished research in the Mathematical Sciences
Browne Medal: awarded for annual competitions in Latin and Greek poetry
Carus Greek Testament Prizes awarded to candidates who are given a passage in Greek from the New Testament and asked to translate and interpret it.
Chancellor's Gold Medal: awarded for achievements in poetry
Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship: scholarships available to Indian students for graduate and undergraduate study at Cambridge
Gates Cambridge Scholarship: scholarships available to outstanding graduate students to enable study at Cambridge
Humanitas Programme: visiting professorship granted in cooperation with the University of Oxford
John Stewart of Rannoch Scholarship: scholarships available for studies of Hebrew, Latin and Greek, and sacred music
Pitt Scholarship: scholarship awarded for the study of classics
Porson Prize: awarded for Greek verse composition
Raymond Horton-Smith Prize: awarded for the best thesis presented for MD degree during the academic year
Rollo Davidson Prize: awarded annually to early-career probabilists
Seatonian Prize: awarded for the best English-language poem on a sacred subject
Smith's Prize: two prizes awarded annually to two research students in mathematics and theoretical physics
Thirlwall Prize: awarded for the best essay about British history or literature for a subject with original research
Thomas Bond Sprague Prize: awarded to the student or students showing the greatest distinction in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos examinations
Tyson Medal: awarded for the best performance in subjects relating to astronomy
Winchester Reading Prize: awarded for the public reading of specific passages of literature
Wooden spoon at the University of Cambridge: now-defunct booby prize given to the student who achieved the lowest passing exam marks
Wrangler: a student who gains first-class honours in the third year of the university's undergraduate degree in mathematics.
Yorke Prize: awarded for an essay on a legal subject which substantially contributes to the field

References

^ Sager, Peter (2005). Oxford and Cambridge: An Uncommon History.
^ "World's most prestigious universities 2016". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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Arts and Humanities	English Anglo-Saxon Norse and Celtic Architecture CRASSH Existential Risk Classics Divinity Music Philosophy
Biological sciences	Genetics Gurdon Institute Physiology, Development and Neuroscience Plant Sciences Botanic Garden Sainsbury Laboratory Stem Cell Institute
Clinical Medicine	Autism Research Centre Cancer Unit Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Mitochondrial Biology Unit Oncology Brain Imaging Centre
Humanities and Social sciences	Economics Education History History and Philosophy of Science Human, Social, and Political Science Archaeological Research Politics and International Studies Law Criminology
Physical sciences	Astronomy Chemistry Earth Sciences Palaeoclimate Research Geography Scott Polar Research Institute Mathematical Sciences Mathematics Theoretical Cosmology Materials Science and Metallurgy Physics
Technology	Business School Alternative Finance Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Computer Science and Technology Engineering Manufacturing
Others	ADC Theatre Institute of Continuing Education Library Press (journals)