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The Josephine Baker Undergraduate Honors Thesis Prize

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Prize
The France-Stanford Center seeks nominations from faculty of outstanding undergraduate honors theses. Prizes may be awarded in an area related to French or francophone history and culture.
Nominations for AY 2024-25 are now open. Deadline: May 20, 2025.
Eligibility
- Stanford undergraduate students
Nomination process
Nominations from Stanford faculty should include the following:
- Nominating letter (up to 500 words) from a faculty member. Letter should include a description of the student’s honors thesis and its relevance to French or francophone history and culture
- Student’s honors thesis
- Nomineeʼs C.V., preferably in .pdf format
- Current nominee’s unofficial transcript (download from AXESS)
Prize amount
- $500
Application process
- Send materials to Isabelle Collignon, Program Manager, isabelle [at] stanford.edu (isabelle[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Questions
- Isabelle Collignon, Program Manager, isabelle [at] stanford.edu (isabelle[at]stanford[dot]edu) or Fiona Griffiths, Director, fgriffit [at] stanford.edu (fgriffit[at]stanford[dot]edu)