The Dr Greg Wells Essay Prize. The Dr Greg Wells prize will be awarded for the two best University of Warwick undergraduate essays or dissertations in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Tutors and examiners will be invited to nominate candidates who have written first-class essays or dissertations for relevant undergraduate modules in the field of Medieval and Renaissance Studies (broadly defined, but normally concerning primary sources from the pre-1650 period). Awards will be announced and given out at a suitable function during the Summer Graduation ceremony period. Next year's deadline tbc (but typically mid-June). Full terms & conditions here.

The Curriers' Company London History Essay Prize - essays must fall within the scope of The London Journal; they may be on any aspect of the history of London, from the Romans to the present day, reflect any relevant approach or disciplinary perspective, and can consider London alone or in comparison with other cities. Open to postgraduate students registered at UK universities, and to early career scholars based in the UK; essays must be based on original research, and should not have been previously published. Maximum award: £1,000.

SHARP - The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing - The editors of Book History annually award a graduate student essay prize consisting of $400 and publication in the journal to the author of the best article submitted on any aspect of book history. The deadline for submission for each editorial year is 31 August. More details

The Royal Institute of Philosophy and Cambridge University Press annual Philosophy essay prize

International Society for Intellectual History (Charles Schmitt Prize).

The British Society for the History of Philosophy Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize.

The Society for Italian Studies (Rooke Prize) - postgraduate essay prize

The Association for Low Countries Studies in Great Britain and Ireland - PG essay prize

Prizes for scholarly research - other institutions award prizes which may include postgraduate entries of eminent quality:

• The Society for Renaissance Studies offers an Annual Prize for the best article published in Renaissance Studies
• The Renaissance Society of America offers the William Nelson Prize for the best article published in Renaissance Quarterly

• The Morris D. Forkosch Prize ($2000) is awarded for the best first book in intellectual history each year. Annual submission deadline 31 December. For details see the Journal of the History of Ideas

• The History of Education Society awards an annual essay prize and book prize
• The British Society for the History of Science (especially the Singer Prize)
• The European Society for the Study of Science and TheologyLink opens in a new window offers postgraduate and doctoral prizes for research contributions on the interaction between science and theology.