The following prizes are awarded to students in the Faculty of Social Sciences each year:
A First Year Faculty prize of books is awarded to the Level I student with the best academic performance.
A Second Year Faculty prize of books is awarded to the Level II student with the best academic performance.
A Silver Gilt medal is awarded to the Level III (Final) year student with the best academic performance.
Three prizes of books are awarded to students obtaining the highest marks at the Level I Social Sciences examinations on each Campus.
Charles M. Kennedy Prize
One cash prize is awarded to the student with the highest marks in the B.Sc. (Economics) degree in all courses taken at the Levels II and III examinations.
Hugh Springer Prize
One prize, half the value of which is for books, is awarded to the most distinguished Final Year student in the Faculty of Humanities and Education and the Faculty of Social Sciences who has completed Levels II and III examinations.
George Wadinambiaratchi Prize
This prize consists of a plaque and cash and is awarded to the student graduating at the top of the class in the B.Sc. Management Studies special programme.