More than four dozen academic prizes are available for Smith College students. Undergraduate students in all classes, and in some cases alumnae, can compete for these prizes by submitting application materials to the department responsible. These are monetary prizes, not scholarships, and the amounts vary.
Here are a few of this year’s internationally-themed prizes. For a full list of available prizes, visit www.smith.edu/doc/prizes.php.
The Alice Hubbard Derby Prize, is awarded to a member of the junior or senior class for excellence in the translation of Greek at sight and to a member of the junior or senior class for excellence in the study of Greek literature in the year in which the award is made. The examination is to be held April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Caverno Room, Neilson Library. Interested students should contact Justina Gregory, Department of Classical Languages and Literatures.
The Mary Maples Dunn Prize, is awarded for an essay written within the current or the three preceding semesters in a regular course in the Program in East Asian Studies. Essays originally submitted in seminars, for special studies or as honors theses are not eligible. If an essay was written in response to a specific question or problem posed by an instructor, the stated assignment should be submitted along with the essay. All essays should indicate for which course and in which semester they were originally written and should be submitted to Kathy Gauger, Seelye 210, by Friday, April 19, and clearly identified as submissions for the Dunn Prize. Students may submit only one essay for the competition per year.
The Voltaire Prize is awarded to a first-year student or a sophomore at Smith College for an essay or other project in French that shows originality and engagement with her subject. Applicants should contact the director of honors and prizes in the Department of French Studies for further information on how to submit their work. Submissions for prizes must be presented in person to Jennifer Blackburn in the French Studies office, Wright 102, no later than the last day of the spring semester examination period. Entries submitted should be the version of the work bearing the professor’s comments and final grade, unless the paper has not yet been returned to the student. Submissions will be judged anonymously.
The Anacleta C. Vezzetti Prize is awarded to a senior for the best piece of writing in Italian on any aspect of the culture of Italy. Entries must be submitted by Friday, May 10, at noon, to Michelle Finley, foreign language office, Hatfield Hall.
The S. Mona Ghosh Sinha Prize is awarded annually for the best academic paper written by a Smith undergraduate on a subject that concerns South Asia. Papers from any academic discipline are welcome. A student should submit her paper under an assumed name, along with a cover sheet containing her assumed name, real name, email address and phone number. One need not be a South Asia concentrator to be eligible for the prize. Papers should be submitted to Phoebe McKinnell, administrator for the South Asia Concentration, Green Street Annex, no later than the last day of classes.
Questions concerning prizes should be addressed to the department responsible for the prize. Prize winners are announced at the Ivy Day Awards Convocation in May.
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