Academic Prizes - Fitzwilliam College - University of Cambridge

All awards carry a value of £100 unless otherwise stated. At the end of the academic year, the Tutorial Committee identifies undergraduates meeting the criteria and awards them directly.

All Subjects

These prizes are awarded without restriction of subject.

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Ilsley Prize	Meritorious progress, in the opinion of the Master and Tutors Factors bearing on student's progress are considered 1 prize for any subject, 1 for History	See History section, below

Arts

These prizes are awarded to students studying Arts subjects.

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
R N Walters Prize	Progress shown in work deserving special recognition	Commemorating the late R N Walters, Tutor at Fitzwilliam House and Senior Tutor at Fitzwilliam College 1966-67.

Natural Sciences

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
William French Prize	Awarded to encourage, rather than for achievement Chemistry and Plant Sciences students eligible Physics and Mechanics students (where this is a focus) ineligible	Gift made in 1939 by William French (Natural Sciences, 1887-90).
Landy Prize for Progress	Most meritorious progress in Mathematics Part 1B	Established 2004 by a gift from Mr Barry Landy, a life Fellow of Fitzwilliam, to mark 31 years teaching Natural Sciences Part 1B Mathematics.

Theology

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Gibson Prizes	Show distinction in New Testament Greek	Gifts between 1889-96 by Dr Margaret D Gibson, Oriental and New Testament Scholar, and widow of Mr J Y Gibson (1826-86) who was a translator of Spanish.

History

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Ilsley Prize	Meritorious progress, in the opinion of the Master and Tutors Factors bearing on student's progress are considered 1 prize for History, 1 for any subject	Bequeathed by Mrs E W Ilsley in 1973, in memory of her son Major P E Ilsley (History, 1939-41), who served in the Army with distinction for 5 years, before returning to complete his degree. He died in 1948 at 26.

Modern and Medieval Languages

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Bourdeau-Rest Prize	Meritorious progress in French Literature Factors bearing on student's progress are considered	Gift made in 2001 by Mr P W Rest (Geography, Economics, 1946-49) in memory of his wife Jeanne-Marie Bourdeau-Rest.