The Bowdoin Prizes are prestigious awards given annually to
Harvard University undergraduate and graduate students.[1] From the income of the bequest of Governor
James Bowdoin, AB 1745, prizes are offered to students at the university in graduate and undergraduate categories for work in the English language, in the natural sciences, in Greek and in Latin.[2] Each winner of a Bowdoin Prize receives, in addition to a sum of money, a medal, a certificate and their name printed in the commencement program.[3]
Notable recipients
The award was established in 1791,[4] and past winners include (with year of award and professional highlights):
Jared Sparks, 1815, historian and president of Harvard
Mark Greif, 1997, Marshall Scholar, academic and literary critic
Joe Roman, 2000, author and conservation biologist
Manda Clair Jost, 2001 and 2002 (consecutive years), Fulbright Scholar, evolutionary biologist, artist
Vivek Ramaswamy, 2007, entrepreneur in the healthcare and technology sectors, political commentator, a New York Times bestselling author, and
US presidential candidate