Prizes

The Department of Religious Studies offers a number of prizes to stimulate excellent student research, such as the Ibn Sina Prize, the Israel Goldstein Prize, the Merle Saunders Schaff Memorial Prize, and the Ann Matter Prize.

Perry World House (PWH), the University of Pennsylvania’s hub for global policy research, offers an annual Undergraduate Essay Prize of $1,000 in recognition of outstanding student writing on how policy can be used to tackle global policy challenges.

The Dr. Rosane Rocher Prize for Best Undergraduate Essay in Asian American Studies is offered every year for papers submitted from an ASAM course taken during the prior calendar year.

Annual award for the best undergraduate essay on any topic related to South Asia.

The José Miguel Oviedo Undergraduate Student Paper Award is given annually to the best paper in Latin American and Latino Studies written by an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.

This annual prize recognizes an outstanding thesis or research paper in the field of Jewish Studies.

Annual award for a superior senior thesis paper in the field of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies.

Annual award for a senior thesis or seminar/course paper in the field of LGBTQ Studies.

The Yardley Prize is awarded to the best thesis on political economy written by a member of the senior class in any undergraduate school at Penn.