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The Sidney Prize is an award granted by the Hillman Foundation each month to honor journalists for outstanding socially conscious reporting that fosters economic justice. The prize is named for Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America president Sidney Hillman, who fought for a better American life through the union movement. It has been awarded since 1950. Past winners have included Jane Mayer for her work on the abuses of the Bush administration and Bill Moyers for his series on corporations that have manipulated the environment. The Hertz Fellows whose service has helped build the Hertz community also are eligible for the Sidney Prize.

The University of Sydney offers an array of prizes to students in a number of disciplines. Most of these require the submission of an essay, poem or short story in a specific category. In most cases the entries are judged by a panel and the winner is announced at an awards ceremony or in a published journal. Most of the prizes have a history that stretches back to bequests received in the early part of the 20th century. The University of Sydney literary prizes are given in the name of people who have made significant contributions to society and the arts.

One of the most prestigious writing prizes in Australia is the Overland Prize for travel literature, which has been awarded annually since 2001 and is supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation. The prize is open to all writers, nationally and internationally, at any stage of their career. Submissions must be between 1000 and 3000 words in length, and should be themed around the notion of ‘travel’. The winner receives a first prize of $5000, and the two runners-up each receive $750. The winning entry will be published in the Overland magazine online.

In recognition of the important contribution to Jewish Studies by Dr Ivan Cher, a memorial fund has been established for this prize, with an annual donation from the Trustees of Mandelbaum House and the Sydney Jewish Museum. The prize is to be awarded on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies to the student who obtains the highest mark in 12 junior units of Jewish Civilisation, Thought & Culture, provided that their thesis is of sufficient merit.

The Lucy Firth Honours Thesis Prize was established in 1997 by donations from friends and family of the late Professor Lucy Firth, and is awarded on the recommendation of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences to the student who completes a honours thesis in Philosophy, and whose thesis demonstrates that they have been affected by extenuating circumstances during their time at the University.

The MAK Halliday Postgraduate Research Prize is an annual prize awarded by the staff of the Department of Linguistics to a postgraduate student who shows the greatest proficiency in third or fourth year Linguistics units of study, and who has a track record of conference presentations or publication.