Funding and Prizes
Initiative Fund
The Association's Initiative Fund provides small grants to individuals or institutions who are members of the Association to help defray the costs of day schools, seminars etc., and support for postgraduate activities and travel (in addition to specific funding for postgraduate conferences/day schools). The Association is particularly keen to encourage and support regionally based collaborative initiatives on the part of its members.
Please download and complete the Initiative Fund form and return it to: Steve Wharton, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY. The next deadlines for applications are: Wednesday 26 August 2009; 20 November 2009; 26 February 2010, 03 September 2010.
Initiative Funding 2009-2010
Nina Sutherland University of Leeds.
Framing narratives of the Second World War and Occupation in France 1939-2009, University of Leeds, 14-16 September 2009.
It was agreed to support this bid with a grant of £300.
Kathryn Batchelor University of Nottingham.
‘Traduire la pensée’, 25-26 March 2009.
It was agreed to support this bid with a grant of £250.
Peter Morris Memorial Postgraduate Travel Prize
In memory of the late Peter Morris, an award of £250 will be made to a postgraduate student to contribute towards travel costs incurred on a short trip to France.
The terms and conditions of the prize are as follows:
Postgraduates applying for the award should send an outline of their research project and the aims of their research trip electronically to the Association's Hon. Secretary, Dr S. Wharton. The deadline for applications is 1 July of the year in question. Applications should be submitted in advance of the trip, which may take place at any time during the the twelve months following the deadline for applications.
A subcommittee convened to adjudicate the prize will look for evidence that the trip has been well planned and that the student has attempted to maximize the benefits to be drawn from the time in France.
Each student shall be required to provide a letter of support from his or her supervisor. Bids to other funding bodies either pending or known should be disclosed.
The person to whom the prize has been awarded should provide a brief report on the trip, including details of expenses, no later than three months after return to the UK.
Submissions should be made electronically by 1 July of the year in question to the Hon Secretary of the Association Dr S. Wharton.
2009 Peter Morris Prize
The 2009 Peter Morris Prize was awarded to Greg Tinker, University of Reading, for a visit to France in respect of his PhD work on language, memory and memorialisation.
Brian Darling Memorial Prize
The Brian Darling Memorial Prize was established in memory of the late Brian Darling, the founding Secretary of the Association.
The prize, to the value of £250, is awarded for an undergraduate essay or dissertation of distinction, which may treat any theme relevant to the Association's concerns, including aspects of modern French history, politics, society and culture, as well as the relations between France and other countries, including those in the French-speaking world. The work may be written in either French or English and should not normally exceed five thousand words.
Essays or dissertations must be accompanied by a supporting statement from a member of the Association at a UK or other university. Submissions should be made electronically by 1 July of the year in question to the Hon Secretary of the Association Dr S. Wharton.
A three-person sub-committee of the Executive will be invited to serve by the Secretary to consider the submissions and determine the award of the prize. Prize-winners shall be notified directly and their names announced on the web-site and at the Association's AGM.
2009 Brian Darling Prize
The 2009 Brian Darling Prize was awarded to Benjamin Lasry, KCL, for his essay, ‘An analysis and discussion of the representation of Europeans in Algeria with reference to Djebar's La Disparition de la langue française and Nulle part dans la maison de mon père, and Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers.’
Douglas Johnson Memorial Essay Prize
The Douglas Johnson Memorial Essay Prize was recently established in memory of the late Douglas Johnson, the first Honorary President of the Association.
The prize, to the value of £250, is awarded for an undergraduate essay or dissertation which may treat a theme relevant to the Association's concerns, in aspects of Modern French history, politics, society and culture, as well as the relationships between France and other countries, including those in the French-speaking world. The work may be written in either French or English, should be over five thousand words, but not exceed ten thousand words. Essays or dissertations must be accompanied by a supporting statement from a member of the Association at a UK or other university. Submissions should be made electronically by 3 July 2009 to the Hon Secretary of the Association Dr S. Wharton.
2009 Douglas Johnson Prize
The 2009 Douglas Johnson Prize was awarded to Nicholas Roberts, University of Newcastle, for his essay, ‘Image, Discourse and the Media in Contemporary French Politics: A Case Study of François Bayrou's 2007 Presidential Election Campaign.’