Prizes and Scholarships

The Faculty has a whole awards prizes to the top students in each of the first and second years of the B.A. programme. In addition, the department has its own awards and prizes for outstanding performance by students majoring in French and Spanish.

Spanish

The Paul Davis Memorial Prize (Mona only), commemorates a First Class (Hons.) graduate of the Department who died in 1977 while he was a Teaching Assistant in Spanish. It is awarded to the student with the best performance in Spanish Language AND/OR Linguistics in Years 2 and 3 with a minimum B+ Average.

The Gabriel Coulthard Prize (Mona only), commemorates a former professor in the Department, who made a significant contribution to the development of Latin American Studies, and who died in 1974. This is a Second Year Prize awarded to the student with the best performance in 2 Spanish American Literature Courses with a minimum B+ Average.

The Kemlin Laurence Prize (available to students at all 3 Campuses), commemorates a former Lecturer who first served in this Department from 1960 to 1972, and then at UWI, St. Augustine, until her death in 1982. This Prize is awarded to the student with the highest aggregate mark in Spanish Language and Literature at Levels II and III with a minimum aggregate mark B 5.

The Spanish Embassy donates annually the following prizes:

• Premio Calderón de la Barca (Level 1)
• Premio Miguel de Unamuno (Level II)
• Premio Pío Baroja (Level III)
• Premio Miguel de Cervantes (Best Performance in all Levels)
• Premio Club de Español (Most deserving student)
• Premio Miguel Hernández (Criteria: Merit and Need)

Latin American Women’s Club Bursaries are awarded to 2 Spanish majors based on financial need and good academic performance and provide partial funding for study in a Spanish-speaking country.

Study Abroad

UWI/Colombia Exchange
Spanish students can participate in the 6-week summer exchange programme between UWI Campuses and Universities in Colombia. This exchange will normally take place between June and July.

Annual Spanish Literary Competition

The following prizes are awarded to the winners of this competition:

Short Story :
Premio Cuento Ricardo Palma (Peru).

Essay :
The Ortega y Gasset Trophy (Spain)

Poetry :
Premio Andrés Bello (Venezuela)

French

Prix Jambec: This prize was instituted by an anonymous donor to encourage proficiency in spoken French. An annual award of one or two prizes is available to students in French Language II for the best performance in spoken French.

French Embassy Prize: This prize is awarded for the best performance in Years 1, 2, and 3 by a graduating French major.

Gertrud Buscher Prize: This prize was instituted in recognition of Dr. Buscher’s services to the department in 1960-1979. It is awarded to the most outstanding student in French Language at Mona.

William Mailer Prize: This prize was instituted in recognition of Mr. Mailer’s outstanding services to the Department. It is jointly sponsored by the French Embassy and the Department and awarded to the best First Year student in French.

William Mailer Scholarship: This is open to Final Year students majoring in French. It is valued at $35,000. Selection will be made annually on the basis of Second Year results.

Bridget Jones Memorial Award: This award, named in honour of Dr. Bridget Jones, former Senior Lecturer in the French Department, is designed to provide assistance to French students at the Mona Campus