Undergraduate Prizes

Montaigne Prize:

The Montaigne Prize (a substantial cash amount) is given,to Yale students of French, for proficiency in speaking and writing French. It is awarded on the basis of a brief written and oral examination.

It is restricted to Juniors and Seniors whose French has not been chiefly acquired abroad, and who have not spent more than one academic year in France or another francophone country or region . Previous recipients are ineligible.

Scott Prize:

The Scott Prize (books) is awarded to the best essay in French (limited to students enrolled in French 160 or higher) in the fall or spring semester. Submissions are made by instructors only.

Montaigne Prize in 2007-08:

1. Geoffrey Moseley '10

2. Heather Stoller '09, Priscilla Adipa '08, and Samantha Xiao '08

Scott Prize in 2007-08

Upper division essays

1. Liam Andrew '08 , "'L'art des bruits' et la musique futuriste"

2. Emily Bala '08 , "La surprise de  Chansons grises:  Une explication d'une conclusion inattendue au cycle  de Paul Verlaine et Reynaldo Hahn"

3. Lei (Lisa) Sun '10 , "Le simultanéisme de Blaise Cendrars et le conceptualisme de Marcel Duchamp: La séparation absolue de l'événement et de l'objet"

Introductory level essays

1. Jonathan Berken '10, "Dans le ventre de l'éléphant"  

2. Scott Griffen '10, "Une odyssée moderne"