Quincentenary Prizes

Winners of the 2011 Wilkinson Quincentenary Prizes have now been announced.

Thanks to the generosity of a donor, the College marked its Quincentenary in 2011 by creating two essay prizes, open to competition among school and college students in Year 12.    Additionally, prize-winners enjoy the opportunity to stay in College during the Long Vacation, while working in the Library (and, if this can be arranged, in relevant faculty and departmental libraries) on an identified project of their choice.  Accommodation will be provided free of charge, alongside a modest travel allowance.  The prize-winners also have the opportunity to talk to one or more Directors of Studies, either on this visit or at some other mutually convenient time.

The competition is open to all students in Year 12 (Lower Sixth form, or equivalent).  The length of a submitted essay should be between 2000 and 4000 words. For the 2011 competition, entrants were invited to write on one of the following themes: Global Warming, Economic Recovery, Centenaries.  Alternatively, they were able to enter a piece of original written work on a subject of their choice. 

Our prizes seek to give students in Year 12 or Lower Sixth a chance to write on a topic of personal interest, and to challenge themselves when developing analytical and presentational skills that will benefit them in the future.

It must be emphasized, however, that success in the Quincentenary Prize competition cannot guarantee success in a subsequent application to study at the College.  Equally, those who miss out on a Prize should not feel at all discouraged or deterred from applying.

Further details for the 2012 Wilkinson Quincentenary Prizes will be posted here.