Outstanding work at postgraduate level is being recognized by the establishment of two new MA prizes in the 2017-18 academic year. These prizes are named in honour of influential Renaissance historians at Warwick: the Sir John Hale Prize (for best dissertation) and the Martin Lowry Prize (for highest overall achievement). These were first awarded at the Examination Board of November 2018, the winners of these awards in their inaugural year, were able to secure full funding for their chosen PhD programmes. Ellie Webb at the University of Pennsylvania and Brett Mottram at the University of East Anglia).

At the Exam Board in 2019, Joshua Rushton,was the designated recipient of both prizes. He was also lucky enough to have the prizes presented to him at the January graduation ceremony by Sheila Hale, wife of Sir John, and Sarah Lowry, daughter of Martin. Joshua also secured full funding (AHRC) for his PhD study at the University of Leeds, through the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH).

At the Exam Board in November 2020, Karin Sprang was awarded with the Martin Lowry Prize for highest overall achievement and Vendy Hoppe was awarded the Sir John Hale Prize for best dissertation. Vendy decided to carry on with her studies into 'Velvets in Renaissance Europe: Making Consumerist Cultures, ca 1400-1700', and is now a PhD candidate at the University of Manchester.

At the exam board in November 2021, Tatty Culley was awarded both the Martin Lowry Prize for highest overall achievement and the Sir John Hale Prize for best dissertation.

At the exam board in November 2022, D Saxelby (pictured right with the Centre's Director, David Lines), was awarded both the Martin Lowry Prize for highest overall achievement and the Sir John Hale Prize for best dissertation.