About the Prize

An award of £500 will be made to an Early Career Researcher to contribute towards travel costs incurred on a short trip to one or multiple French-speaking countries.

Deadline

14^th July 2026

Terms and Conditions

Applicants must be members of the Association and may apply up to six years post viva.

Early Career Researchers – applying for the award should complete the application form, outlining their research project, the aims of their research trip and the anticipated budget for the proposed trip. Submissions should be made electronically to the Prizes Officer, Dr Jamie Steele, via the form below.

A subcommittee convened to adjudicate the prize will look for evidence that the trip has been well planned and that the researcher has attempted to maximize the benefits to be drawn from the time in France.

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.

The winner of the prize will be announced at the ASMCF Annual Conference.

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Click on the names of previous winners below to read their reports:

2024: Julia Ribeiro S C Thomaz (School of Advanced Study – London)

2023:

2022: Elizabeth Benjamin (University of Coventry)

2021: Lida Amiri (University of Liverpool)

2020: Benjamin Dalton (King's College London)

2019: Ashley Scott-Harris (Queen's University Belfast)

2018: Barry Nevin (Dublin Institute of Technology)

2017: Joanne Brueton (University College London)

Early Career Award