(2) An alphabetical list of the prizes is given below, followed by a classified list.
(3) This list includes notices published in the Hilary Term and Trinity Term 1997 Scholarships and Prizes Supplements. (Revised: April 1997.)
Arthur Lenman Memorial Prize (Egypt)
Chancellor's English Essay Prize
Charles Oldham Shakespeare Prize
Arnold Modern Historical Essay Prize
Gladstone Memorial Essay Prize
Arnold Ancient Historical Essay Prize
Hertford and de Paravicini Prizes
Harold Lister Sunderland Prizes
Radcliffe Prizes (Clinical Medicine, Pharmacology)
Beddington Modern Languages Prize
Susan Mary Rouse Memorial Prize
Ellerton Theological Essay Prize
St Catherine of Alexandria Prize
English Poem on a Sacred Subject Prize
For full regulations governing awards candidates should consult the current edition of the Statutes, Decrees, and Regulations of the University of Oxford.
All communications about Scholarships, Prizes, etc., should be clearly marked on the envelope with the name of the Scholarship, Prize, etc., concerned.
Provided that the provisions of this decree shall not apply to the following: Boden Scholarship, Dean Ireland's Scholarships, Matthew Arnold Memorial Prize, Newdigate Prize. (Ch. IX, Sect. ii, Statutes, 1996, p. 683.)
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(a) members of the University who have completed the examinations necessary for the Degree of BA of this University;
(b) graduates of other universities reading for the Degrees of B.Phil., M.Litt., M.Phil., or D.Phil.; provided that on the date appointed for sending in essays such candidates shall have completed not less than three and not more than six terms from the date of (i) completing the second public examination or (ii) matriculation respectively.
Candidates are permitted to choose any subject in Greek or Roman History or Historiography in the period 1500 BC to AD 500. Parts of theses in preparation will not be excluded, but candidates will be required to certify that their entry has not been, or is not concurrently being, submitted for any other prize. The subject proposed must be notified to the Chairman of the Sub-faculty of Ancient History, c/o the Classics Office, 41 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF (Ref. HAN/1), not later than Friday, 21 February 1997.
Essays, which must be typewritten and must not exceed 20,000 words, should be sent to the Chairman of the Sub-faculty of Ancient History, the Classics Office, 41 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF, not later than Friday, 30 May 1997.
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Essays, which must be typewritten and which must not exceed 15,000 words in length, are to be sent under a sealed cover to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Friday, 24 January 1997. Authors are required to conceal their name and distinguish their composition by a motto, sending at the same time their name, college, and date of matriculation in a separate sealed envelope, with the same motto inscribed upon it. They must also certify that their entry has not been, or is not concurrently being, submitted for any other prize.
Although competitors are free to choose their own subject, they are warned that they must secure the prior approval of the examiners for the subject of their essay; the examiners will not approve any subject unless the candidate's letter seeking approval is endorsed by his or her tutor to the effect that the proposed title is suitable. Candidates must send the proposed title to the Secretary to the Arnold Historical Essay Trustees, at the University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, for the attention of the examiners, not later than Friday, 15 November 1996.
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`A poet or poem may count to us historically, they may count to on grounds personal to ourselves, and they may count to us really.'The prize, the value of which is £750, is open to members of the University who on the closing date for receipt of essays have qualified by examination for the Degree of BA and have not exceeded seven years from matriculation or have qualified by examination for any other degree of the University and have not exceeded four years from matriculation or, not being graduates of the University, are pursuing a course of study leading to a postgraduate degree of the University and have not exceeded three years from their matriculation. An additional prize, of £350, may be awarded.
Essays should be submitted, under a sealed cover marked `The Matthew Arnold Prize', to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than 1 March 1997. Authors should conceal their names and identify their essays by a motto. The name, college, and date of matriculation should be submitted at the same time in a separate envelope with the same motto inscribed upon it. Essays are not expected to exceed 5,000 words, though no maximum length has been prescribed.
The prize will not be awarded twice to the same person.
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The prizes are open to all members of the University who on the closing date for entries have not exceeded twelve years from their matriculation, and who have not previously been awarded either prize. The value of the Beit Prize is £250 and the value of the Robert Herbert Memorial Prize is £200. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Secretary to the Board of Management of the Beit Fund, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD (telephone: (2)70761). The closing date for receipt of entries is 1 December 1996.
Essays submitted for the prizes may be submitted also as theses for relevant Honour Schools in accordance with faculty boards' regulations, but will be expected to contain a substantial element of Imperial or Commonwealth History. Unreconstructed chapters of an M.Litt., M.Phil., or D.Phil. thesis are not acceptable.
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The prize (which will be one of up to £600) is open to all members of the University who have not exceeded twenty-one terms from their matriculation. Preference will be given to candidates whose travel plans are not related to their academic discipline. It will be awarded to enable the prize winner to travel to Asia, the Far East, or another area outside Europe to extend knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts. The holder of the prize will be expected to submit a report on the travels after return.
Candidates should apply in writing to the Secretary to the Committee for the History of Art, History Faculty Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BD, not later than Friday, 31 January 1997. Applications must include, in addition to any testimonials which the applicant may wish to submit,
(a) the applicant's name, college, and date of matriculation;
(b) summary of academic career since matriculation, and of any relevant attainments, qualifications, or interests;
(c) the object of the travel to be undertaken, and proposed itinerary;
(d) the names of two referees, who should be tutors or others in a position to judge of the applicant's ability to profit from the travel proposed.
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The prize is of the value of £50 and is open to any undergraduate member of the University.
Candidates must send their names to the Secretary, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, before 12 noon on Friday, 24 October 1997. The examination will be held during Michaelmas Term.
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The prize is open to clinical students working in Oxford for the Second Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and is awarded annually (provided that candidates of sufficient merit present themselves) for an essay on a topic relating to Cardiology. Essays shall be submitted to the Medical School Office under a nom-de-plume. If the judges are unable to distinguish between the merits of two or more candidates the prize shall be divided accordingly. No person may be awarded the prize more than once.
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The prize money is to be spent on travel, attendance at a conference, or some other purpose connected with the study of geology to be approved by the Professor of Geology.
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Subject: `1989'.
The length of the poem is not to exceed 300 lines. The metre is not restricted to heroic couplets; but dramatic form of composition is not allowed. (See also the general regulations below.)
Entries must be submitted, in accordance with the general regulations below, to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Thursday, 27 March 1997.
The length of the essay should not exceed 30–5 printed pages, allowing about 360 words to each such printed page. (See also the general regulations below.)
Entries must be submitted, in accordance with the general regulations below, to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Thursday, 27 March 1997.
For Latin Prose: Dryden, Life of Plutarch, from the beginning to `this great Philosopher and Historian.'
For Latin Verse:
either for
Elegiacs: Goldsmith,
The Deserted Village, 366-384, `Good Heaven! ... in
sorrow
doubly dear.'
or for Hexameters: Pope, Translation of the Iliad, Book xxiv, 646-71, `Satiate at length ... both of earth and heaven.'
Candidates are not restricted to the use of hexameters, but are at liberty to use any metre which they think suitable to their subject. Both in prose and in verse the lines should be numbered. (See also the general regulations below.)
Photocopies of the above passages may be obtained from the Secretary, Classics Office, 37 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF.
Entries for the Latin Prizes must be submitted, in accordance with the general regulations below, to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Friday, 2 May 1997.
In every case the time is computed by calendar, not academical, years, and strictly from the day of matriculation to the day of entry without reference to any intervening circumstances whatever.
No person who has already obtained a prize will be entitled to a second prize of the same description.
No entry can be accepted which does not comply with the following special regulations:
1. Three typed copies of the exercise must be sent, and the words `Three typed copies enclosed' must appear on the envelope together with the name of the prize concerned.
2. Each composition must be distinguished by a motto, and authors are required to conceal their names.
3. In a separate sealed envelope, with the same motto inscribed upon it, the name, college, and date of matriculation must be enclosed.
Manuscript corrections, if any such are necessary, should not be in the candidate's handwriting.
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The winning entry each year will be exhibited in the Divinity School during the week of the Encaenia.
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(i) a prize of £50 to be awarded for performance in the Comparative Philology paper in Honour Moderations in Classics;
(ii) a prize of £100 for performance in the Philology and Linguistics paper in the Honour Schools of Literae Humaniores, and Classics and Modern Languages.
No special application is required.
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Applications for permission to offer an intended subject should be sent to the Secretary to the Board of the Faculty of Literae Humaniores, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, as early as possible but in any case by Friday, 13 December 1996. In case of doubt the Board will determine whether a subject falls within the above field.
The dissertations must reach the Secretary to the Board on or before Friday, 17 January 1997. They may be written either in English or Latin, at the option of the writer. Three typed copies must be submitted.
The prize is open to all members of the University who, on the day appointed for sending in the dissertations, are (i) qualified by examination for a degree of the University and (ii) have completed six years, and have not exceeded fifteen years, from their matriculation, except that graduates whose first degrees are from other universities shall have completed two years, and not exceeded eleven years, from their matriculation. The prize may not be awarded twice to the same person, but a previously unsuccessful competitor may resubmit his dissertation, or an amended version of it, within the same field only on not more than two occasions.
The judges may determine not to award the prize in any year if no dissertation of sufficient merit is submitted.
The prize is offered annually in three fields in rotation. The cycle will continue as follows:
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The winner will be announced by the Chairman of the Examiners at the same time as the Honour School results are published.
No special application is required.
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The prize, which is of the value of about £650, is open to all members of the University who on the day appointed for sending in the essays have not exceeded fifteen terms from their matriculation. It cannot be awarded a second time to the same person. A second prize may be awarded for an essay of sufficient merit.
The essays (which should not exceed the limit of 12,500 words and need not reach that length, and to which a bibliography should be attached) must be sent under a sealed cover to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, before 31 January 1999. Authors are required to conceal their names and to distinguish their compositions by what mottoes they please, sending at the same time their names, colleges, and dates of matriculation in separately sealed envelopes with the same mottoes inscribed upon them.
Essays submitted for the prize may be submitted also as theses for the Honour Schools of Modern History or of Modern History and Modern Languages or of Modern History and Economics or of Oriental Studies in accordance with the faculty board's regulations.
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The prize is open to all members of the University who, on the day fixed for the submission of essays, shall not have exceeded thirty terms from their matriculation, provided that candidates holding a degree of another university at the time of their matriculation shall not have exceeded twenty-one terms from their matriculation. Previous Ellerton prize-winners may not offer themselves as candidates. The value of the prize is £150.
Essays (which should not exceed 10,000 words in length) should be sent to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, before Monday, 28 April 1997. Candidates must submit titles for approval by the judges through the Secretary to the Board of the Faculty of Theology, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Friday, 8 November 1996. Candidates for the Honour Schools of Theology or Philosophy and Theology who are eligible to compete for the prize and who are submitting extended essays as part of the final honour school in the year for which the prize is offered can submit for the prize, subject to confirmation (which should be sought from the judges by the above date) that the subject of that honour school essay falls within the rubric for the prize.
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`Body and Soul'.
The poem must consist of not less than sixty or more than 300 lines. It may be blank verse or in any form of verse rhymed in couplets or stanzas. There is a tradition which discourages dramatic form of composition for this prize.
Candidates for the prize (value of about £2,500) must either have qualified by examination for a degree of the University or hold the Degree of Master of Arts by Incorporation or by decree or special resolution or hold the status of Master of Arts at the time the subject was announced (9 October 1996). The judges may, at their discretion, also make an award to the proxime accessit. Should no such award be made the value of the main prize will be increased.
Poems (three copies) are to be sent under a sealed cover to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before 1 December 1997. Each author is required to conceal his or her name and to distinguish his or her composition by a motto, sending at the same time his or her name, college, and address in a separate envelope with the same motto inscribed upon it.
The prize may not be awarded more than twice to the same person.
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Candidates should submit their essay, of not more than 5,000 words, under a nom-de-plume and marked `John Freind Prize in Medical History', to the Medical School Offices, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, on or before Friday, 8 November 1997. Each candidate should put his or her name in a separate envelope with the nom-de-plume on the front.
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Two copies of the dissertations, which must be typewritten, should be sent to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Friday, 16 May 1997. Candidates are asked to distinguish their dissertations by a mottor or pseudonym, not by their own name; and to attach a sealed envelope, with the same motto or pseudonym written on it, containing a separate note of their name, college, and date of matriculation.
The prize is open to members of the University who are reading for an Honour School in the University. The prize may not be awarded twice to the same person.
Entries, perferably typewritten, must be sent to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Friday, 25 April 1997. Candidates are asked to distinguish their essays by a motto or pseudonym, not by their own name; and to attach a sealed envelope, with the same motto or pseudonym written on it, containing a separate note of their name, college, and date of matriculation.
The passages set for translation may be obtained from the Secretary, Classics Office, 37 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF.
Entries for the prizes should be sent to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Friday, 2 May 1997. Candidates should submit three copies of their composition, preferably typewritten. They are asked to distinguish their compositions by a motto or pseudonym, not by their own name; and to attach a sealed envelope, with the same motto or pseudonym written on it, containing a separate note of their name, college, and date of matriculation.
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Candidates for prizes other than that in Law must be members of the University who, at the time of taking the public examination on which the prizes are awarded, have not exceeded the twelfth term from their matriculation. Candidates for the prize in Law must be members of the University who, at the beginning of the examination have not exceeded their twelfth term from matriculation, and are reading for a final Honour School.
The prize in Chemistry will be awarded on the results of the examination for Chemistry Part I in the Honour School of Natural Science in Trinity Term 1997. The prize in Biochemistry will be awarded on the combined results of the examinations for Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Parts I and II in the Honour School of Natural Science in Trinity Term 1997. The prize in Zoology will be awarded on the results of the examination in Biological Sciences in the Honour School of Natural Science in Trinity Term 1997. The prize in Geography will be awarded on the results of the examination for the Honour School of Geography in Trinity Term 1997. The prize in Modern History will be awarded on the results of the examinations for the Honour School of Modern History and associated joint Honour Schools in Trinity Term 1997.
The Gibbs Prize in each of these subjects is £450. The examiners in these subjects have the power to make proxime accessit awards of £250 for meritorious work, and additional b ook prizes of £100.
The Gibbs Prize in Politics will be awarded on the basis of Politics written papers only in the examination for the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in Trinity Term 1997. The Gibbs Thesis Prize in Politics will be awarded for the best Politics thesis submitted in the examination for the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in Trinity Term 1997, if such a thesis be deemed worthy of a prize. The value of each of these prizes is £225 and the examiners have the power to make proxime accessit awards of £125 for meritorious work, and additional book prizes of £50.
Candidates are not required to make special application for Prizes awarded on the results of honour schools.
The prize in Law will be awarded by Special Examination, to be held in the Examination Schools, on Monday, 6 October 1997. The value of the prize is £450 and the examiners have the power to make a proxime accessit award of £250 for meritorious work, and additional book prizes of £100. The examination will consist of a paper on Land Law, and a paper on Common Law (Contract and Tort). Candidates for the special examination must send in their names on an entry form, which may be obtained at the University Offices, to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Friday, 27 June 1997.
2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.: Land Law
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No person is eligible for the prize who on 31 December 1996 shall have exceeded twenty-five years of age.
Candidates for the prize must send their names to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Friday, 10 January 1997, together with memoirs of their research.
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A prize of £100 will be awarded for performance in a Classical Art or Archaeology paper in the Honour Schools of Literae Humaniores or Ancient and Modern History. No special application is required.
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The subject for examination for the Canon Hall Junior Prize (£200) will be the Synoptic Gospels, St John's Gospel, and the Acts of the Apostles in the original Greek in respect of translation, criticism, and interpretation. The examination will consist of two papers.
The subject for examination for the Canon Hall Senior Prize (£300) will be the New Testament in the original Greek in respect of the translation, criticism, interpretation, inspiration, and authority. The examination will consist of three papers.
The subject for examination for the Hall-Houghton Senior Prize (£300) will the Septuagint version of the Old Testament (three papers will be set); and for the Junior Prize (£200) such book or books of the Septuagint version of the Old Testament as shall have been previously named by the trustees (two papers will be set). Both examinations will be concerned with the two-fold aspect of the Septuagint, retrospectively as regards the Hebrew Bible, and prospectively as regards the Greek Testament.
The subject for examination for the Houghton Syriac Version Prize (£300) will be the ancient versions of the Holy Scriptures in Syriac in respect of translation, criticism, and interpretation, with special reference to such books as shall have been previously named by the trustees. The examination will consist of two papers.
Candidates for the Canon Hall Junior Prize, and for the Hall-Houghton Junior Prize, must be members of the University who are reading for a Final Honour School, or are at the time of the examination for the prizes within one term of having sat a Final Honour School.
Candidates for the Canon Hall Senior Prize, and for the Hall-Houghton Senior Prize, must be members of the University of not more than twenty-four terms' standing.
Candidates for the Houghton Syriac Version Prize must be members of the University of not more than twenty-one terms' standing.
No prize can be awarded twice to the same person.
Candidates must send in their names to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Friday, 9 May 1997.
The prescribed text for the Septuagint Prizes is in the edition of Rahlfs (for Samuel) and the Göttingen edition (for Isaiah).
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The prize shall be of the value of £100 and shall be awarded for a dissertation or essay, whether published or otherwise, on a subject concerned with Ancient Numismatics not later than the beginning of the fifth century ad.
The prize shall be open to all members of the University who, on the day appointed for sending in essays, shall not have exceeded twenty-one terms from their matriculation.
Essays must be sent in to the Secretary, Committee for Archaeology, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than 1 March 1997. The committee interprets the terms of the regulations as covering essays which deal with the historic or artistic relations of ancient coins as well as those which are purely numismatic.
The prize may not be awarded twice to the same person.
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The value of each prize will normally be £300, save that in exceptional circumstances the examiners may rank the prizewinners, in which case the value of the prizes will be £350, £300, and £250.
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(1) One prize is open to members of the University who are reading for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts or Master of Physics and who, in the term in which the prize is awarded, have not exceeded the seventh term from their matriculation.
(2) The other prize is open to graduates of this or another university who are registered for a research or other graduate degree at Oxford and who, in the term in which the prize is awarded, have not completed four terms of such work.
Entries must reach the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Monday, 13 October 1997, and must be accompanied by a statement of approval signed by one of the persons listed above. The essays should generally be between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length. Neither prize shall be awarded twice to the same person.
Candidates should consult one of the three above-named persons before beginning work on the essays.
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Candidates should submit their essay, under a nom-de-plume and marked `Brian Johnson Prize in Pathology', to the Medical School Offices, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, on or before Monday, 4 November 1996. Each candidate should put his or her name in a separate envelope with the nom-de-plume on the front.
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Examination in Philosophy and Modern Languages in the same term, or in the Preliminary Examination in European and Middle Eastern Languages in the same term, or in part 1 of the Preliminary Examination in English and Modern Languages in the same term, or in part 1 of the Preliminary Examination in Modern History and Modern Languages in the same term, whose performance in Spanish they judge to be the best. No special application is required.
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The junior prize is open to all undergraduate members of the University who have not exceeded twelve terms from their matriculation at the time of seeking approval of the subject. It may not be awarded twice to the same person.
The Senior prize is open to all graduate members of the University who are reading for the degrees of M.Sc., M.Litt., M.St., M.Phil. or D.Phil.; it may not be awarded twice to the same person.
Candidates are invited to submit an essay of the order of 10,000 to 15,000 words, on a topic concerning the history of science or technology, proposed by the candidate, and approved by the committee. The history of science will be taken in this instance to include the history of medicine.
Candidates are advised to state the principal sources whence their information has been obtained.
The subject of any such essay must be approved by the end of Trinity Term 1997. Applications for approval of a subject should be sent to the Chairman of the Committee for the History of Science and Technology, Modern History Faculty, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BD by Friday, 9 May 1997.
The prize money shall be spent on books, unless the express consent of the General Board be given to the contrary.
Essays, which should be typewritten, must be received by the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Monday, 27 October 1997. A copy of each winning entry is to be deposited in the library of the Museum of the History of Science.
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The value of the prize will be £500. The examiners have power to award the sum of at least £200 to the proxime accessit if, and only if, they would have judged him or her worthy of the prize had there not been a better candidate.
The examination will be open to members of the University who either:
(a) have passed all the examinations requisite for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts of the University, provided that they may not take the examination later than the tenth term from that in which they completed the said examinations; or
(b) are working for, or have obtained, postgraduate degrees of the University, but are not included under (a), except that they may not take the examination later than the tenth term from their matriculation.
The prize may not be awarded twice to the same person.
The following papers will be set:
1. Philosophical questions, including questions in logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of psychology
2. Essay
Candidates must send in their names by letter to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Monday, 27 October 1997.
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Candidates must either have passed all the examinations for the Degree of BA, or be D.Phil., M.Phil., or M.Sc. Students admitted not later than the preceding Michaelmas Term. They must not have attained twenty-five years of age on the first day of the Trinity Full Term in which entries are received.
Prizes may be awarded to candidates who present dissertations on any subject of Pure or Applied Mathematics selected by the candidates themselves, provided that a prize shall not be awarded twice to the same person, and that if dissertations of sufficient merit are not sent in, the awards may be withheld. The candidate who presents the dissertation of the greatest merit shall be the Senior University Mathematical Prizeman, shall be called the `Johnson University Prizeman', and shall receive the emoluments from Dr Johnson's bequest (approximately £400) in addition to his or her other emoluments. A dissertation which has been used before in competition for any prize or scholarship, other than a college senior scholarship or fellowship or the Senior Mathematical Prize, may not be presented.
Candidates must send in their dissertations under their own names to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, by Friday, 9 May 1997, and must state in writing what portions, if any, of their dissertations they claim as original, and give references to writings which they have studied in connection with the subjects of their dissertations. They must at the same time state their age and their academic status (see paragraph two).
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The prize is open to all undergraduate members of the University who are reading for an Honour School.
Candidates for the award must in the first place apply to the Secretary of Faculties, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Friday, 20 June 1997, stating the subject on which they propose to write. The application must be accompanied by a statement from the head or a tutor of the candidate's society certifying that the candidate is reading for an Honour School. The Secretary of Faculties will submit the subject to the examiners for approval on behalf of the board and will inform the candidate of the result.
Essays (on approved subjects) must be sent under a sealed cover marked `George Webb Medley Essay Prize' to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, before Friday, 31 October 1997. Candidates must conceal their names and distinguish their essays by a motto. The name and college of the candidate should be sent at the same time in a separate sealed envelope with the same motto inscribed upon it. Candidates are also required to certify, when submitting their essays, that they have not already been submitted in whole or in part, for any other prize and have not been submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a degree in this or any other university.
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The Junior Prizes are open to members of the University who, at the time of the examination, are reading for an Honour School. Candidates for the Junior Prizes will be examined in two papers on Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. There will also be an essay on an economic subject.
The papers will be set in the following order: (i) Micro-economics; (ii) Macroeconomics; (iii) an essay on an economic subject. Candidates will be recommended to answer three questions in each of the first two papers; alternative subjects will be set for the third paper.
The Examiners give notice that they will not be able to furnish reports on the work done by candidates or to give lists or marks. Candidates must send in their names to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Friday, 12 September 1997, together with a statement from a tutor that they are reading for an Honour School.
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The essay topic for 1997 is: `Discuss the proposition that the greater takeover threat in recent years has significantly increased the constraints on growth maximising managements.'
The essay should be presented in a format appropriate for publication and dissemination to academic and business audiences. The ideal length of the essay is 4,000 words (maximum length 5,000 words). Entries must be in English. A style-sheet and further details may be obtained from the MBA Office, the School of Management Studies, the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE.
The competition is restricted to students studying for the degree of Master of Business Administration of Oxford University. Two copies of the essay must be submitted. All entries must be accompanied by a completed form signed by the author. Joint authorship is not allowed.
The last date for submission is Friday, 7 February 1997. An announcement declaring the winner will be made in Hilary Term 1997.
The judges reserve the right not to award the prize.
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The prize is open to members of the University who will not have exceeded eighteen terms from matriculation by the end of Trinity Term 1997.
A candidate must in the first place apply to the Secretary of Faculties, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, by Friday, 7 March 1997, stating the subject on which he or she proposes to write. The Secretary of Faculties will submit the subject to the judges for approval on behalf of the board and will inform the candidate of the result.
Essays (on approved subjects) must be sent under a sealed cover marked `Sara Norton Prize' to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, before Friday, 30 May 1997. Authors must conceal their names and distinguish their essays by a motto. The name, college, and date of matriculation must be sent at the same time in a sealed envelope with the same motto inscribed upon it.
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Candidates for the prize shall be members of the University who have not exceeded twenty-one terms from the date of matriculation. No person is eligible for the prize whose vernacular language is Armenian.
Passages for translation into English will be set from the Classical Armenian text of the Gospel according to St Matthew, chapter 28, the Gospel according to St Mark, chapters 2 and 14, Eznik of Kolb, Against the Sects (De Deo), Book 4, ch. 1 and P`awstos Buzand, History, IV 54. These texts are contained in A. Meillet, Altarmenisches Elementarbuch, Heidelberg, 1913, pp. 144–64. The passage from Eznik also forms para. 358 in the edition by Mariès and Mercier, Patrologia Orientalis, tome XXVIII, fasc. 3, Paris, 1959, pp. 514–17. Questions to test grammatical knowledge will be set and, at the discretion of the examiners, a short unseen text. Candidates will be allowed three hours in which to answer the questions set.
Applications should be sent to the Secretary, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, on or before Friday, 14 March 1997.
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The prize is open to members of the University who have entered on the fourth term from matriculation, provided that:
(a) graduates of other universities (including Senior Students) may compete during the term in which they are matriculated, or the first or second term thereafter;
(b) no person may compete after exceeding (i) the sixth term from either (1) qualifying by examination for one of the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Art or (2) registration as a graduate student of the University, or (ii) the fifteenth term from matriculation, whichever is the earliest;
(c) no person may compete more than four times.
The prize may not be awarded twice to the same person.
The examination will consist of three papers as follows:
(i) a paper on Shakespearian scholarship and criticism (including textual criticism);
(ii) a general paper on Shakespeare (including the poems) and the theatre of his age; and
(iii) a paper of questions on individual Shakespeare plays.
Candidates must write entering their names by Friday, 6 December 1996, to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD.
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Entries should be sent to reach the Secretary of the Board of the Faculty of Music, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, before 1 May 1997.
The value shall be determined by the Board of the Faculty of Music in the light of the report of the judges; a sum in excess of £500 is available. The prize is open to all members of the University who on the closing date for entries have completed one year and have not exceeded nine years from their matriculation. It may not be awarded twice to the same person.
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The Dasturzada Dr Jal Pavry Memorial Prize (£500) is for a thesis on a subject in the area of international peace and understanding.
The Bapsybanoo Marchioness of Winchester Prize (£500) is for a thesis on international relations, with particular reference to the area of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Candidates should apply in writing to the Secretary to the Managers of the Cyril Foster and Related Funds, Centre for International Studies, Social Studies Faculty Centre, George Street, Oxford OX1 2RL , not later than 12 noon on Friday, 25 July 1997. Applications must include a copy of the thesis, together with a short abstract, and a letter supplying (a) the candidate's name, college and degree; (b) the names of the candidate's examiners and supervisor(s) (not applicable to M.Phil. candidates); (c) a clear indication for which one of the two prizes the candidate is submitting the thesis; (d) an address for communication should the candidate not be returning to the University in Michaelmas Term.
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The prize will be awarded for an essay on a clinical neurosurgical, neurological, or neuropathological topic. The primary purpose of the prize will be the promotion of sound use of English and clarity of expression in medical writing. No person shall be awarded the prize more than once.
Candidates should submit their essay, under a nom-de-plume and marked `John Potter Essay Prize', to the Medical School Offices, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, on or before Friday, 30 May 1997. Each candidate should put his/her name in a separate envelope with the nom-de-plume on the front. Any submission for the prize must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the author stating that the essay is an original essay not previously submitted for a prize or degree, and written during the clinical course.
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The Prize shall be open to any member of the University who is placed on the Class List in the Honour School of Natural Science (Physiological Sciences) having offered Paper 10 (Pharmacology). The Prize shall not be awarded to the recipient of the Martin Wronker Prize in Pharmacology.
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The prize is open to clinical students working in Oxford for the Second Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and is awarded annually (provided that candidates of sufficient merit present themselves) for an essay on a topic relating to Dermatology. Essays shall be submitted to the Medical School Offices, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, under a nom-de-plume. If the judges are unable to distinguish between the merits of two or more candidates the prize shall be divided accordingly. If no prize is awarded in any year, the surplus funds shall be reserved for making additional awards in any subsequent year. No person may be awarded the prize more than once.
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Candidates are free to choose their own subject but they must, not later than Friday, 6 December 1996, submit the title of their proposed essay, together with a brief statement of how they envisage treating the subject (on A4 size paper and preferably typewritten), to the Secretary of the Taylor Institution, 37 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF, for the approval of the judges.
The essays, which should be typewritten and in stiff folders, are to be sent under a sealed cover marked `Sir John Rhys Prize' to the Secretary of the Taylor Institution, 37 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF, not later than Friday, 14 March 1997. Authors are required to conceal their names and distinguish their compositions by a motto. The name, college, and date of matriculation must be sent at the same time in a separate sealed envelope with the same motto inscribed upon it.
The judges have power to recommend to the trustees that presents of books may be made to unsuccessful candidates whose essays have shown special excellence.
The judges have power to recommend to the trustees that grants be made out of the Rhy^s Fund towards the expenses of printing the whole, or parts, of any essay and/or to enable the successful candidate, or candidates, to carry on the work which has been the subject of the essay.
The prize may not be awarded twice to the same person.
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The next award will be made in Trinity Term 1997 for original research in Anthropology, Physiology, and Pathology.
No candidate will be eligible:
(a) who has not either passed the examination for the BA Degree or the BM Degree at Oxford, or for the BA Degree or the MB Degree at Cambridge, or been admitted as a Student for the Degree of M.Litt. or M.Sc. or D.Phil. at Oxford, or as a Research Student for the Degree of M.Litt. or M.Sc. or Ph.D. at Cambridge;
(b) who has exceeded a period of six years from attaining one or other of these qualifications, or from attaining the first of such qualifications, if he or she has attained more than one;
(c) who has exceeded ten years from matriculation.
Candidates wishing to compete must forward their memoirs, together with a statement of (a) their present status, (b) where the work was done, and (c) the supervision, if any, which they had, to the Secretary to Rolleston Memorial Prize Trustees, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than 1 May 1997.
The memoirs may be printed, typewritten, or in manuscript; should be inscribed `Rolleston Memorial Essay'; and should bear the name and address of the author. Memoirs may take the form of an essay, or a dissertation, or published work.
The prize may not be awarded twice to the same person.
¶ No account will be taken of any research which has been prosecuted by the candidate before his or her matriculation.
1. The prize shall be offered each year for original research. The subject shall be (a) Animal and Vegetable Morphology and Anthropology and (b) Physiology and Pathology, as defined below, in alternate years.
2. Animal and Vegetable Morphology shall be interpreted to include Genetics; Anthropology shall be restricted to Physical Anthropology; and the subjects included under these heads shall be defined as those covered by the Royal Society's Sectional Committees, 6, 7, and 11 (i.e. plant anatomy and physiology, mycology, plant pathology, plant ecology and palaeo-botany, vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, and palaeozoology; human and comparative anatomy (including physical anthropology), entomology, parasitology, marine and freshwater zoology, animal ecology).
3. Physiology and Pathology shall be interpreted to include Biochemistry; and the subjects included under these heads shall be defined as those covered by the Royal Society's Sectional Committees 8, 9, and 10, excluding clinical subjects, medical statistics, and demography (i.e. animal and human physiology, pharmacology, endocrinology, and reproduction; bacteriology, virology and general microbiology, immunology, pathology, and radiobiology).
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All candidates must apply, through the Secretary of the Taylor Institution, 37 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF for approval of their intended essay subjects. In addition to other subjects, the judges are also willing to consider proposals which involve the use of material intended for theses, extended essays, etc., in Final Honour School examinations. Essays must be typed or word-processed in double spacing on one side only of A4 paper, and must be submitted to the Secretary of the Taylor Institution not later than Wednesday, 31 March 1997.
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The prize, value about £100, will be awarded for the best essay on the following subject:
`Shakespeare and Censorship'.
The essays (which should consist of about 5,000 words) are to be sent under sealed cover to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, to reach him on or before 1 March 1997. Candidates are required to conceal their names and distinguish their essays by a motto. The name and college of the candidate should be sent at the same time in a separate sealed envelope with the same motto inscribed upon it. Candidates must also submit a statement by the Head or Senior Tutor of their College that they have not been a member of any university other than Oxford for more than one year.
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The prize will be awarded (provided that candidates of sufficient merit present themselves) for an essay on biochemistry as related to pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of disease in man. Intending candidates should first submit to the Medical School Offices, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, with a nom-de-plume, the title of their proposed essay together with a brief statement (10–20 lines) of how they envisage treating the subject for prior approval by the judges.
The closing date for submitting the proposed title is Friday, 26 November 1996. The closing date for submitting the essay is Friday, 2 May 1997.
The value of the prize is about £280.
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(a) the works of Dante;
(b) Old French Language and Literature;
(c) Old Provençal Language and Literature.
If there is no candidate of sufficient merit for the award of a junior prize in any of the fields, the examiners may at their discretion award an additional junior prize or prizes in any other of the fields in which there are candidates of sufficient merit, provided that no junior prize will exceed £400 in value and that the total value of all the junior prizes awarded in 1997 will not exceed £1,200.
The examination for each candidate will consist of a single three-hour paper in the field he or she is offering. The paper will consist of two parts: A, a passage or passages for textual analysis and/or commentary; and B, a wide range of questions of a literary, linguistic, or historical character. Candidates will be required to answer Part A and not more than two questions from Part B.
The prizes are open to all matriculated members of the University who at the time of examination (i) are of not more than fifteen terms' standing, and (ii) are certified by the Head or a Tutor of their Society at Oxford to be reading for a First or Second Public Examination of the University. A Junior Paget Toynbee Prize cannot be awarded to a previous winner of any Paget Toynbee Prize.
Candidates should write to the Secretary of the Taylor Institution, 37 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF, by Friday, 22 November 1996, stating the field in which they wish to be examined and should send at the same time the certificate referred to in the previous paragraph and permission from their tutor to enter for the prize.
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(a) the works of Dante;
(b) Old French Language and Literature;
(c) Old Provençal Language and Literature.
Candidates must be matriculated members of the University who, on the closing date for the receipt of the essays, will be of not more than twenty-eight terms' standing. A senior prize cannot be awarded more than once to the same person.
All candidates must write to the Secretary of the Taylor Institution, 37 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF, stating the field in which they wish to offer an essay and must apply through him for approval of their intended essay subject. Essays must be submitted to him not later than Thursday, 3 April 1997.
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The examination will be open to members of the University who are citizens of one of the countries of the British Commonwealth, have not exceeded the ninth term from their matriculation, and are reading for the First or Second Public Examination. In awarding a prize, in addition to scholastic acquirements, the characters of the candidates will be taken into consideration so far as they can be judged from a viva-voce examination and also from their records at college, and a prize will not be awarded to anyone who, in the opinion of the examiners, does not show promise of becoming a loyal citizen of the British Commonwealth.
The examination (consisting of two papers on English Literature) will be held in the Schools on Thursday, 15 May 1997, at 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Viva-voce examinations will be held in the Schools on Thursday, 22 May, beginning at 9.30 a.m. The examiners intend to set two papers (each of three hours); one composed of general critical questions requiring no special preparation; the other composed of three sections, (1) fourteenth- and fifteenth-century poetry and drama, (2) drama 1580–1642, (3) Victorian poetry, of which candidates must limit themselves to answering questions in one section.
The prizes are of the value of £120 each. Each prize- winner will also receive a bronze medal having on one side a profile of Maude Violet Caroline Vaughan Morgan, and on the other side an engraved statement of the origin of the prizes.
Persons wishing to become candidates must apply to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, for a form of entry which will include a certificate (to be signed by the head or senior tutor of the candidate's college or society) stating that the candidate has not exceeded the ninth term from his matriculation, is reading for the First or Second Public Examination, and is a citizen of one of the countries of the British Commonwealth. The completed entry forms must be returned to the Head Clerk by Friday, 14 March 1997, and must be accompanied by a confidential letter of recommendation in a sealed envelope from each candidate's tutor.
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2 What is a resulting trust?
3 `[T]he law of tort is the general law, out of which the parties can, if they wish, contract'. Lord Goff in Henderson v. Merrett Syndicates Ltd. [1994] 3 All E R 506.
4 What are the aims and what are the likely results of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
The first prize is of £400, the second prize is of £200. Grants to a total of a £200 may be made to unsuccessful candidates who have done meritorious work. The prizes will be awarded only if entries of sufficient merit are received.
The essays (two typed copies) must be sent to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, by 30 September 1997. There is no entry form, but each essay must be accompanied by: (i) a statement from the candidate's college that he or she is, on 30 September 1997, an undergraduate member of the University who has not exceeded the tenth term from matriculation, and is reading for the Honour School of Jurisprudence; (ii) a declaration that the essay is entirely the candidate's own unaided work and that it has not been submitted to any other person for advice, assistance, or revision.
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Intending candidates should submit the title of their proposed essay, together with a brief statement (10–20 lines) of how they envisage treating the subject, for approval by the judges. The request for approval should be submitted to the Medical School Offices, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, under a nom-de-plume by 1 October in the academic year in which the prize is to be awarded. The closing date for the submission of the essay is 1 March in the same academic year.
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All candidates in the Honour School of Natural Science (Physiological Sciences) or who are offering Physiology in the Honour School of PPP will be regarded as candidates for the prize if their names are on the Register of University Medical Students. A testimonial from the head of their college or hall as to their character as well as to their academic attainment may later be required.
A Martin Wronker Prize in Pharmacology, worth £250, will also be offered in Trinity Term 1997, on the same conditions regarding eligibility as the Martin Wronker Prize in Medicine, for meritorious performance in Pharmacology in either of the above Honour Schools, provided that no person who has been awarded the prize in Medicine or a grant will be eligible for the prize in Pharmacology.
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For precise information candidates are advised to consult the Statutes, Decrees, and Regulations of the University of Oxford, but the rules may be summarised and augmented as follows. Candidates must be members of the University reading for a Final Honour School. The prize may not be awarded twice to the same person.
Essays, which must be typewritten and which must not exceed 15,000 words in length (including footnotes, appendices, and bibliographies), should be sent under sealed cover to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than 1 March 1997. The author shall conceal his name and distinguish his composition by what motto he pleases, sending at the same time his name sealed under another cover with the motto inscribed on it. Candidates are required to certify, when submitting their essays, that they have not already been submitted in whole or in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a degree of any other university.
Although competitors are free to choose their own subject, they are warned that they must secure the prior approval of the examiners for the subject of their essay: the examiners will not approve any subject unless the candidate's letter seeking approval is endorsed by his tutor to the effect that the proposed title is suitable. Candidates must send the proposed title to the Secretary, Board of the Faculty of Modern History, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Friday, 24 January 1997.
Essays may also be submitted as theses for the Honour Schools of Modern History, or of Modern History and Modern Languages, or of Modern History and Economics, or of Ancient and Modern History, in accordance with the faculty board's regulations. As the examiners may not have finished with the essays by the deadline for the submission of theses, candidates who wish to submit their work for the Final Honour School are advised to keep a separate copy of the essay.
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