Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford - Human Anatomy Prize

What the Human Anatomy Prize gives you

You win the chance to exhibit your work in the Ruskin library. You choose some of the pieces you made during your year of anatomy study, and they go on display there. This is an academic honour from the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford. There is no cash prize; the recognition and the library show are the reward.

Who can apply

• Where you study: You study at the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford.
• Level: You are in the first year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA).
• The exam: You sit the Preliminary Examination in Fine Art, which is the first-year BFA exam.
• Subject: You do outstanding work in Human Anatomy within that exam.

How to apply

You do not send in a separate application. The examiners pick the winner from how you perform in the exam. In some years two students share the prize, and in some years no prize is given if no one stands out.

How realistic are your chances?

This prize is cut very narrowly. Only first-year Ruskin BFA students who take the anatomy exam can win it, so the field is tiny. You cannot lobby for it, because the examiners decide from your exam work alone. Your best route is to do excellent anatomy work during the year.