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Prize Scholars

Merton is very proud of the achievements of all of its graduate members. It is no easy task for the College’s Graduate Committee to select four research students in the later years of their degrees as Prize Scholars. This award is reserved for those of the highest academic distinction and brings the right to dine free of charge on High Table each week and a cash sum of £500.

2026/27 Prize Scholars


Merton’s Prize Scholars for 2026-27 are:

Past prize scholars:

2025/26 Prize Scholars

2024/25 Prize Scholars


2023/24

2022/23

  • Sophia Buck

2021/22

2020/21

2019/20

2018/19

2017/18

  • Archie Bott
  • Emma Bardsley
  • Ruggero Sciuto
  • Mark van Loon

2016/17

  • Tom Cahill

2015/16


2014/15

2013/14

  • Matthew Cliffe
  • Christopher Lilyblad
  • Jason Sanders
  • Eleanor Watkins

2012/13

  • Henry Hope
  • Yihan Li
  • Chiara Marletto
  • Anna Rydzik

2011/12

  • Peter Auger
  • Anjali Gupta Hinch
  • Mandeep Singh
  • Lutz Warnke

2010/11

  • Joshua Billings
  • Deepak Chandrasekharan
  • Eesvan Krishnan
  • Rui Ma

2009/10

  • Daniel King
  • Cedric Callens
  • Eric So
  • Joseph Suttie

2008/09

  • Adam Stearns
  • Harriet Teare
  • Inês Sousa
  • Catherine Frieman
  • Christoph Loenarz
  • Hendrik Coldenstrot-Ronge

The Competition

18 competitions have been held to elect Prize Scholars from 2008 to 2025. These elected 84 Scholars. This 84 is made up of:


Gender

  • 48 males (60%)
  • 34 females (40%)

Type of Degree

  • 82 DPhil students (98%)
  • 2 2BM students (2%)

Year of study

  • 2 students in their 1st year (2%)
  • 26 students in their 2nd year (31%)
  • 51 students in their 3rd year (61%)
  • 5 students in their 4th year (6%)

Division

  • 27 Humanities (32%)
  • 19 Medical Sciences (23%)
  • 29 MPLS (34%)
  • 9 Social Sciences (11%)