This annual prize of £100 is awarded for distinguished performance in the Year 1 Assessment.

This annual prize of £100 is awarded for distinguished performance in the Year 2 Assessment.

This annual prize of £100 is awarded for the best BA dissertation.

This annual prize of £100 is awarded for the best MA dissertation.

This annual prize of £100 is awarded for the best performance over the academic year of any international MA student in the School.

The annual Access and Achievement Foundation Malcolm McFarland Prize, worth £500, is awarded for the best performance in the final assessment of an undergraduate student studying a degree which includes social or cultural studies as a major subject.

The Practical Politics Prize has been generously funded by a former politics student, to help students gain practical experience of political life to aid their professional and academic development.

Prize purpose and value

• The Prize is available in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communications Studies to final year undergraduate students studying any course in the Political, Social and International Studies subjects.

• The value of the Prize is £150.

• The Prize will be available in autumn 2016 and autumn 2017.

• The Prize is awarded to assist the recipients with the costs of gaining practical political experience in the UK or abroad. This may include, but is not limited to: travel to work experience opportunities, interviews with political professionals, internships or voluntary opportunities. The prize may be sought to assist with the associated costs of dissertation research. 

Application process

• Applications are now being invited and students eligible to apply should have received an email with further details. If you believe you are eligible and have not yet received information about this prize, please contact Sarah Sheldrake at s.sheldrake@uea.ac.uk. 

• Applicants will be required to submit an application (max 500 words) outlining how they would make use of the award for furthering their political experience, academic studies or employability.

Selection process

• Applications will be considered by a Selection Committee. The Committee will consider applications on the basis of the:

  1. Creativity and imagination demonstrated

  2. Eligibility and viability of the proposal

  3. Academic record of the candidate

• If two or more candidates are judged to be of equal merit, the Committee may choose to divide the Prize as they see appropriate.

• If in any year no applications are judged to be of sufficient merit, the Prize will not be awarded. It may be offered in a subsequent year.

The annual Thomas Paine Prize in Politics, worth £100, is awarded for distinguished performance in politics in the final assessment.

Rules

1. There shall be a prize awarded annually by the School to be known as the Thomas Paine Prize in Politics.
2. The value of the prize shall be £100.
3. The prize shall be awarded at the discretion of the Board of Examiners for distinguished performance in politics in the Final Assessment.
4. If no candidate is judged to be of sufficient merit the prize shall not be awarded. If two or more candidates are judged to be of equal merit the prize may be divided.

1996/97 winner - Maureen Cook

1997/98 winner - Andrew Furlow

2009/10 winner - Marie Schulz

2010/11 winner - Kate Maguire

2011/12 winner - Daniel Youmans

2012/13 winner - Isabell Dahms

2013/14 winners - Robert Goodman and Sophie Hill

2014/15 winner- Joshua Gray

2015/16 winner- William Temple

The annual Third Year Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Student Engagement in Politics, worth £500, is awarded to a third year student for outstanding contribution to student engagement in politics, as demonstrated by their Dissertation. It is supported by UEA alumnus Marc Hanson.

Rules

1. There shall be a Prize to be awarded annually to be known as the Third Year Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Student Engagement in Politics.

2. The value of the Prize is £500.

3. The Prize shall be awarded on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners for outstanding contribution to student engagement in politics, as demonstrated by their Dissertation.

4. If two or more students are judged to be of equal and sufficient merit, the prize may be equally divided.

The annual Timothy O’Hagan Prize for Best Second Year Performance in the BA Philosophy and Politics, worth £500, is awarded to a second year student for best performance in the second year of the BA Philosophy and Politics. It is awarded in honour of Emeritus Professor Tim O’Hagan and is supported by UEA alumnus Marc Hanson.

Rules

1. There shall be a Prize to be awarded annually to be known as the Timothy O’Hagan Prize for Best Second Year Performance in the BA Philosophy and Politics.

2. The value of the Prize is £500.

3. The Prize shall be awarded on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners for best performance in the second year of the BA Philosophy and Politics .

4. If two or more students are judged to be of equal and sufficient merit, the prize may be equally divided.