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SMA Dissertation Awards 2026
One of the highlights of our recent conference was the opportunity to award prizes for the best Undergraduate and Postgraduate dissertations. These annual awards celebrate outstanding student research, recognising exceptional originality, rigour and significant contributions to the field of medieval archaeology. Through these awards we aim to encourage and support the next generation of medieval
Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Prizes
Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society (LAHS) awards a number of annual prizes for dissertations at Undergraduate and Post-Graduate level, on the history, archaeology and heritage of Leicestershire and Rutland, or for comparative studies in which these counties feature in a major way. There are two prizes available for Archaeology students: best Undergraduate and best Post-Graduate
John Hurst Award
The Society for Medieval Archaeology awards the first John Hurst Award to the undergraduate dissertation that makes the most original contribution to medieval archaeology (from AD400 to 1500). Download an interview with one of the Society for Medieval Archaeology’s founding members from the Society of Antiquaries of London website. The interview with John Hurst is