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French & Italian
Scholarships & Awards
The Jane L. Drushal Memorial Scholarship, established in memory of a graduate of our Department, is a cash award given annually to a student or students accepted for study at Vanderbilt-in-France for the spring, summer, or fall semester. The amount of the award ranges from $300 to $500. Deadlines November 15 and April 15 Application
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The Franklin Brooks Memorial Award, established in 1994 in memory of a much-loved faculty member and Director of Vanderbilt-in-France, is a cash award given annually to a student accepted for study at Vanderbilt-in-France for the spring, summer, or fall semester. The amount of the award ranges from $300 to $500. Deadlines November 15 and April 15. Application
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The Claude and Vincenette Pichois Scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate French major who plans to spend a year studying in France through the Vanderbilt-in-France program. This award is also available to graduate students who want to do dissertation research in France or a Francophone country during the summer. The amount of the award varies from $500 to $5,000. A committee of the Department makes the award.. Deadline April 15. Application
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The Jaqueline Wachs Essay Prize, established in 1999 by the Department of French and Italian in memory of Jaqueline Wachs, who taught French from 1966 - 1994. The prize is a cash award for the best essay submitted by an undergraduate. Deadline Friday, March 30, 2008.
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The Gardner Prize, endowed in 1980 by Grace Gardner in memory of her husband, treasurer emeritus of Vanderbilt. The award is a cash award given to a graduating senior for excellence in French. This award is made by the faculty and has no formal application procedure.
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The C. Maxwell Lancaster Award, endowed in 1991 with a gift from Professor Luigi Monga to honor the memory of C. Maxwell Lancaster, professor of French and Italian from 1939 - 1976. It is a medal awarded to a graduating senior for excellence in Italian. This award is made by the faculty and has no formal application procedure.
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Pi Delta Phi, the National French Honor Society. Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and a French GPA of 3.5 who have taken at least 6 classes at the 200 level or above may apply for membership in the spring. This year's induction date will be Thursday, April 17, 2007.
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