Awards and prizes of the University of Cambridge
List of awards and prizes
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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.
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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 .