- Year prizes for academic distinction (prize amount £250)
- Foundation (the Extraordinary Prize) – For an outstanding distinction in examination by a Foundation student.
- The Hughes Prize – For an outstanding distinction in examinations by a first-year undergraduate.
- The Joshua King Prize – For an outstanding distinction in examinations by a third or final-year undergraduate.
- The Ruth Hendry Prize – For an outstanding distinction in examinations by a fourth-year undergraduate.
- The Venn Prize – For an outstanding distinction in examinations by a first-year undergraduate.
- Arts Prizes (prize amount £100)
- Archaeology – The President’s Prize – For distinction in Archaeology
- Architecture – The President’s Prize – For distinction in Architecture
- AMES – The Chris Hills Memorial Prize – For distinction in Oriental Studies.
- AMES – The Harold Bailey Prize – For distinction in Asian Studies.
- AMES – The President’s Prize – Awarded to a final-year undergraduate
- ASNC – The President’s Prize – For distinction in Anglo Saxon, Norse and Celtic
- Classics – The James Diggle Prize (est 2019) – Normally awarded for the top performance or distinction in Greek or Latin Composition or Textual Criticism (£150)
- Classics – The J.Leslie Firth Prize – Awarded to a Classicist with a preference for Part IB, who performs exceptionally well in Tripos exams.
- Economics – The M.J. Milgate Prize – Awarded to a second-year student who, having obtained a First Class Honours (or equivalent) in the second year, attains the highest aggregate mark from among all Queens’ candidates for that examination.
- Economics – The Northam Memorial Prize – For the best First in Part II Economics
- Economics – The R.A.Ingram Prize – Awarded to a first-year student who, having obtained a First Class Honours (or equivalent) in Part I of the Tripos, attains the highest aggregate mark from among all Queens’ candidates for that examination.
- Economics – The Susan Hamilton Thomas Prize – Awarded to a Queens’ MPhil student who, having obtained a distinction in the examinations for the MPhil in Economics, attains the highest aggregate mark from among all Queens’ candidates for that examination.
- Education – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Education.
- English – The Lucy Caldwell Prize – For excellence in the subject at the undergraduate level (normally for the top performance or distinction for Part IA/B or Part II).
- English – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in English.
- Foundation Year – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in the Foundation Year.
- History – The Mathias Prize – Awarded to a Historian with a preference for Part II who performs exceptionally well in Tripos exams.
- History – The Phillips Prize – For a distinction in History.
- History – The William Stanley Morgan Prize – For a distinction in History.
- History of Art – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in History of Art.
- History with Modern Languages – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in History with Modern Languages.
- History with Politics – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in History with Politics.
- HSPS – The Gamble-Scott Prize – Awarded to a first-year for academic excellence in Human, Social and Political Sciences.
- Land Economy – The Emily Webster Prize – The Prize was endowed in memory of Dr Emily Webster, a Fellow of Queens’, who sadly passed away in 2023.
- Land Economy – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Land Economy.
- Law – The Lucas-Smith Memorial Prize – Awarded to the best student of the current academic year in Law.
- Law – The Redress Solutions Prize – Awarded for excellence in exams or for overall academic excellence throughout the courses. Prize can be awarded to undergraduates, LLM and MCL students (£300).
- Linguistics – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Linguistics.
- Management Studies – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Management Studies.
- MBA and Master of Finance – The Dimitrios and Aikaterini Tsougkos Prize – For top marks for the MBA group project and/or the Master of Finance individual essay (£150)
- Modern Languages/History/English – The AB Cook Prize – For a distinction in Modern Languages, History or English.
- Modern Languages – The Kenneth Waghone Prize – For academic excellence in Modern Languages.
- Music – The Michael Williamson Scholarship Prize – A post-matriculation award to support a Queens’ student requiring financial help to pursue a high-level music performance.
- Music – The Dushkin Prize – Exceptional academic performance in music
- Philosophy – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Philosophy
- Theology – The Clayton Prize – For a distinction in Theology and Religious Studies
- Science Prizes (prize amount £100)
- Anatomy – The Max Bull Prize – For a distinction in Anatomy
- Biochemistry – The Grant Prize – For a distinction in undergraduate Biological Natural Sciences (£150)
- Biology – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Biology
- Chemical Engineering – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Chemical Engineering.
- Chemical Engineering/Biotechnology – The Robert Barnes Prize – Preferably awarded to a graduate student who, having obtained a distinction in the examinations, attains the highest aggregate mark from among all Queens’ candidate for that examination, in either subject. May also be awarded to an undergraduate.
- Chemistry – The Paul W Davies Prize – Awarded to an undergraduate in any year for a distinction in Chemistry.
- Chemistry – The Wheatley Prize – Awarded to a first-year undergraduate for a distinction in Chemistry.
- Computer Science – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Computer Science.
- Computer Science – The President’s Prize – Awarded to a fourth-year undergraduate for a distinction in Computer Science.
- Construction Engineering – Masters Prize – The President’s Prize for the best performance in Construction Engineering.
- Engineering – The Alumni Prize – For a distinction in Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering
- Engineering – The Chris Hills Memorial Prize – For a distinction in Engineering.
- Engineering – The James and Jean Bennett Prize – For a distinction in Engineering. Only final-year undergraduate students are eligible.
- Engineering – The Lawrence Peel Prize – Awarded to a first-year Engineering undergraduate for academic distinction and an all-round contribution to College life
- Engineering – The Prigmore Prize – For a distinction in Engineering.
- Geography – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Geography.
- Manufacturing Engineering – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Manufacturing Engineering.
- Mathematics – The Braithwaite Prize – For a distinction in any Tripos in which Mathematics is examined.
- Mathematics – The Colton Prize – For a distinction in Mathematics.
- Mathematics – The Openshaw Prize – Awarded for general excellence with preferance to a second-year undergraduate studying Mathematics, either in the Mathematical Tripos or another Tripos.
- Mathematics – The President’s Prize – Awarded to a fourth-year undergraduate for a distinction in Mathematics.
- Medicine – The Melsome Prize – Awarded to a graduating Medical student.
- Natural Sciences – The Alison Roper Prize – All-round award for excellence in Natural Sciences awarded to a student in any year.
- Natural Sciences – The Colin Butler Prize (est 2018) – Awarded to a first, second, or third year student who, having obtained a First Class Honours in Part I or Part II of the NST Tripos to include: Part IA Evolution and Behaviour, Part IB Animal Biology, Part IB Ecology, Part IB Plant and Microbial Sciences, Part II Zoology, Part II Plant Sciences.
- Natural Sciences – The President’s Prize – Awarded to a fourth-year undergraduate for a distinction in Natural Sciences.
- Physics – The Chalmers Prize – For the best first of the current academic year in Physics.
- Physics – The David Ward Prize – Awarded to a first-year student for academic excellence.
- Physiology, Biochemistry or Applied Biology – The Henry Mosseri Prize – For a distinction in the Physiology, Biochemistry or Applied Biology.
- Pre-Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine – The Brian Callingham Prize (est in 2019) – For a distinction in Pharmacology, Physiology, Pathology, Biochemistry or Applied Biology for pre-clinical and veterinary medicine students.
- Psychological and Behavioural Sciences – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Psychological and Behavioural Sciences.
- Veterinary Medicine – The Max Bull Prize (est in 2019) – For a distinction in Veterinary Medicine (£200).
- Veterinary Medicine – The President’s Prize – For a distinction in Veterinary Medicine.
- Special Prizes (prize amount £100)
- The Abyngdon Prize for Musical Composition – Awarded to any undergraduate or postgraduate for musical composition (£150).
- The Beament Prize for Music – For outstanding musical performance.
- The Chase Prize – For Greek Testament.
- The Cyril Bibby Prize – Awarded to an undergraduate or undergraduates who have made an outstanding contribution to either the welfare of the College Library, or to the general communal life of the College.
- The Dajani Prize – For academic distinction in any field wherein the student’s studies have been relevant to the promotion of a better understanding and awareness of the historical, cultural and economic relationships between Great Britain and the Arab world.
- The Dushkin Prize for Music – For excellence in the subject at undergraduate level.
- The Henry Frederick Farr Poetry Prize – Awarded to a graduate or undergraduate student.
- The Richard Hickox Memorial Prize – Awarded to a Queens’ member who displays outstanding contribution to music through leadership or performance. In memory of Richard Hickox CBE.
- The Ryle Reading Prize – For reading in College chapel.
- The Sam Hadfield Poetry Prize – Awarded to an undergraduate student.
- The Tryo Music Prize – Awarded to the best or most improved musician amongst the graduate or undergraduate students at Queens’ who take part in the Lent Term Competition.
