Katherine Moss Prizes in English Literature [F1973] 

1. There are two Katherine Moss Prizes in English Literature, each consisting of half the annual income from an original capital sum of £750 ($1500) presented to the University in 1937 by the late Hon. M. L. Moss in memory of his wife, Katherine, who was a member of the University's first Senate.

2. The prizes are awarded each year by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Katherine Moss Prize Committee which comprises:

(a) the Chair of the English, Communications and Cultural Studies discipline group, as chair; and

(b) two senior academic staff in English appointed by the Faculty, having regard to the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies.

3. The prizes are awarded to the two students who, in the opinion of the prize committee, have submitted the best dissertations on subjects connected with English literature.

4. Those eligible for the prizes are:

(a) all students enrolled for the year concerned; and

(b) all graduates of no more than two years' standing.

5.(1) Subject to (2), entrants must submit their dissertations to the Faculty by 5 p.m. on the last University working day in November.

(2) Dissertations submitted through the School of Social and Cultural Studies for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English are automatically considered as entries.

(3) To be considered for the prizes, dissertations must not exceed 15,000 words.