Harvard prize book award 2015

Note that for prizes marked with an asterisk, no application is required. Harvard prize book, japan high school, lecture, public speaking. The harvard prize book is an award given to an outstanding student in many high schools. Sophomores awarded detur book prizes news the harvard. In large metro areas, many students receive the book. Tak huen chau, 2015 scholarship winner, sha tin methodist college, sha tin. There are far more harvard book award winners than there are slots for domestic students in the freshman class. Contact harvard book store 1256 massachusetts avenue cambridge, ma 028. Harvard prize book is an achievement award from the harvard alumni association awarded to the outstanding high school student in the nexttograduating class junior year who displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievements in other fields.

May 28, 2015 each year, several awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff at the harvard t. In san diego, for example, about 20 books are awarded. In its first years, a prize book was awarded at only a handful of schools in the new england area. Harvards oldest academic honor, the detur prize was awarded last month to 123 sophomores who received the highest grades in the group i academic group during their first year. Many current students at harvard received the harvard book award in high school which is usually given to the highest ranking member of the junior class. For further information about the prizes listed below, click the links. In some cases, the same award is given more than once in the same category, which is a result of more than one book receiving the same judging score.