The Sidney Prize and Other Awards
The Sydney Prize honors individuals who strive for excellence and social justice, dating back to 1950 when it first launched as an award. Since then, it has become an internationally acclaimed recognition. Individuals from science and business fields alike have received it; its winner was recently Nazanin Boniadi for her tireless efforts in championing human rights in Iran – helping convert outrage into actionful solutions.
The Hillman Foundation recognizes journalists, writers and public figures who use investigative journalism and policy advocacy for the common good. Established in 1950 in memory of Sidney Hillman – founder and first President of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America which later evolved into Workers United SEIU – every month the Hillman Foundation selects one winning submission based on merit from among submissions in American magazines, newspapers, blogs or online publications and can cover any topic; its selection committee comprises esteemed scholars across the nation.
Since 1986, the Sydney Taylor Book Award has honored outstanding contributions to scholarship in the history of technology broadly defined. Notably, in 2023 an Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award was added with a cash prize of $7,000.
Professor Sidney Cox had an enormously transformative effect on hundreds of Dartmouth students both inside and outside his classes, so this competition recognizes undergraduate writing that best embodies his high standards for originality and integrity in both writing style and teaching style. A committee of distinguished alumnae will select a winner who will then be featured in Overland magazine.
Since 1968, the Hillman Prize program has awarded and supported journalists from the daily, periodical, labor press as well as authors and broadcasters for their tireless dedication in reporting social and economic injustice and advocating peace, justice, and nonviolence. Previous honorees include Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, Joseph Stiglitz Patrick Dodson and Naomi Klein; your donation helps continue their important work for a more just world.
As part of its annual awarding of prizes, the Hillman Prize Foundation also presents the Neilma Sydney Prize contest to Overland magazine subscribers and readers; judges review this blind contest to select one winner who receives both an honorarium of $5,000 as well as their piece being featured in Overland magazine.
Foundation also administers the annual SEIU Hillman Prize for Reporting on Racial and Economic Justice, welcoming applications from interested parties who wish to pursue reporting on these topics. More information can be found on its page, with submission deadlines for each month due by the last day. Applications will then be evaluated by an esteemed selection committee composed of prominent scholars and activists.