Available Prizes for History

Available Prizes for History

Best Early Modern History Dissertation Prize

This is an annual award of £30 to the student with the highest mark in a history dissertation on any subject in the early modern period (where the bulk of the topic of the dissertation falls within the general period 1450-1800). The dissertation must have attained a First Class mark and the student must have, overall, earned a First Class degree.

Value of Prize
£30
Budget Code
RO10035-10
Student Record Code
100

Bishop Elphinstone Award for the Best Performance in History

Awarded for best overall performance in History (HI/HS/CU/HA) assessments by a Single Honours History student at Level 3, by GPA

Value of Prize
Recorded on transcript. No monetary value
Budget Code
N/A
Student Record Code
103

Bishop Elphinstone Award for the Best Performance in History (Joint Honours)

Awarded for best overall performance in History (HI/HS/CU/HA) assessments by a Joint Honours History student at Level 3, by GPA

Value of Prize
Recorded on transcript. No monetary value
Budget Code
N/A
Student Record Code
104

Caithness Prize in History

Awarded to the student who attains the highest place in the examination for History Honours.

Value of Prize
£50
Budget Code
(EN) EP10016-11
Student Record Code
118

Catherine Gavin Prize created in 2001

Awarded to a History Student who achieves a 1 st Overall in American History.

Value of Prize
£50
Budget Code
Administered by Development Trust
Student Record Code
136

Dictionary of Aberdonian Biography Presentation Prize

Awarded to the student(s) deemed by the external panel to have given the best presentation in the Dictionary of Aberdonian Biography exercise, connected with HI353W.

Value of Prize
£10
Budget Code
RO10035-10
Student Record Code
249

Forbes Medal in History

The medal is awarded annually to the student graduating in Honours in History, or in an Honours group of which History forms part, who shall be held by the examiners in History to be most proficient in the compulsory History subjects prescribed for the degree, provided always that the medal shall not be awarded unless the candidate has attained the standard of First Class Honours in the History part of the examination.

Value of Prize
£80
Budget Code
(EN) EP10044-11
Student Record Code
312

Hector Boece Award for the Best Performance in History

Awarded for best overall performance in History (HI/HS/CU/HA) assessments by a Single Honours History student at Level 2, by GPA

Value of Prize
Recorded on transcript. No monetary value
Budget Code
N/A
Student Record Code
365

Hector Boece Award for the Best Performance in History (Joint Honours)

Awarded for best overall performance in History (HI/HS/CU/HA) assessments by a Joint Honours History student at Level 2, by GPA

Value of Prize
Recorded on transcript. No monetary value
Budget Code
N/A
Student Record Code
366

Hector Boece Award for the Best Performance in Single Honours History

Awarded for best overall performance in History (HI) assessments by a Single Honours History in their overall Honours performance.

Value of Prize
£300
Budget Code
Administered by Development Trust
Student Record Code
405

John N Milne Prize in Economic History

Awarded annually to the best student in the Ordinary Class in Economic and Social History, provided a satisfactory standard attained by the candidate

Value of Prize
£15
Budget Code
(EN) EP10090-11
Student Record Code
586

Judith Hook Prize in Cultural History

Awarded annually to the student who submits the best essay in any field of Cultural History in any level 1 course offered by the Board of Studies in Arts and Social Sciences. These should be submitted by 1 st May.

Value of Prize
£50
Budget Code
(EN)EP10198-11
Student Record Code
384

Kathleen Edwards Prize in Medieval History

Awarded annually to students registered in the discipline who show meritorious performance in the field of Medieval History.

Value of Prize
£100
Budget Code
(EN) 204 EP10150-11
Student Record Code
286

Marischal Award for the Best Performance in History

Awarded for best performance by a Single Honours History student in the compulsory History assessments at Level 1, by GPA

Value of Prize
Recorded on transcript. No monetary value
Budget Code
N/A
Student Record Code
528

Marischal Award for the Best Performance in History (Joint Honours)

Awarded for best performance by a Joint Honours History student in the compulsory History assessments at Level 1, by GPA

Value of Prize
No monetary value
Budget Code
N/A
Student Record Code
529

Peter McCaffery Cultural History Prize

The University of Aberdeen ran an MA course in Cultural History for 25 years until 2011. The first director of Cultural History was the late Joan Pittock Wesson (d. 2012). Cultural history is now taught within the History MA. The Cultural History Prize recalls the university's pioneering role in Cultural History, and is awarded annually for the best cultural history essay or dissertation by a University of Aberdeen student. The prize is supported by the Cultural History Prize fund established in 2007.

Value of Prize
£50
Budget Code
Administered by Development Trust
Student Record Code
210

Robert Kemp Memorial Prize

Awarded annually for an essay or other original piece of work concerning the history of Scotland . Candidates are expected to have worked on contemporary sources, whether published or unpublished.

Value of Prize
£10
Budget Code
RO10035-10
Student Record Code
468

Sybil Magee Prize in History

Awarded to the most deserving student in the Joint Honours year studying for an Honours degree, which includes either History or Economic History.

Value of Prize
£30
Budget Code
(EN) EP10227-11
Student Record Code
548

The University of Aberdeen History Dissertation Prize

Awarded to the student who submits the best dissertation in History, provided it is awarded a first class mark

Value of Prize
Recorded on transcript. No monetary value
Budget Code
RO10035-10
Student Record Code
829