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Brian Darling Memorial Prize

About the 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 explores any theme/s relevant to the Association’s remit (French history, politics, culture, society, literature, thought, film since 1789, as well as the relations between France and other countries, including those in the French-speaking world). 

Terms and Conditions

The work may be written in either French or English and should not normally exceed five thousand words. Essays or dissertations must be submitted by a member of academic staff (who should normally be a member of the Association) and accompanied with a current email address provided by the student. Submissions cannot be submitted by students.

Submissions should be made electronically by 15 July of the year in question to the Prizes Officer of the Association, Dr Jamie Steele, via the form below. 

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 website and at the Association’s AGM.

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Student Details

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2025: Winner: Sophie Starsmore (University of Leeds); Runner up: Maisy Hicks (University of Durham); Highly commended: Rebecca Pearson (University of Warwick)

2024: Will Steele (University of Warwick)

2023: Georgia Goble (University of Cambridge)

2022: Jodie Bradshaw (King’s College London)

2021: Megan Lloyd (King’s College London)

2020: Alexandra Wootton (University of Leeds)

2019: Araceli Irurzu (King’s College London)

2018: Jordan McCullough (Queen's University Belfast)

2017: Eilidh Ross

2016: Liam Innis (University of Newcastle)

2015: Julia Dobson (University of Warwick)

2014: Han Jie Chow (University of Bangor)

2013: H. Silver (University of Birmingham) 

2012: Sarah Roderick (University of Leeds)

2011: Charley Jarrett (University of Sussex)