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The Society for French Historical Studies announces the David H. Pinkney Prize competition for the best book in French history published in 2015 by a citizen of the United States or Canada or by an author with a full-time appointment at a US or Canadian college or university. Books on any aspect and period of French history will be considered. Submissions in advance of publication are not eligible, nor are edited works. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2016. The winner, who receives $1,500, will be announced at the annual meeting of the society. Publishers should send one copy of each book submitted to each member of the committee, whose addresses will be available at the society's website: www.societyforfrenchhistoricalstudies.net/prizes.html.The Gilbert Chinard Prize is awarded jointly by the Society for French Historical Studies and the Institut Français d'Amérique for a distinguished scholarly book published in North America in 2015 on the history of themes shared by France and North, Central, or South America. Historical studies of any area or period are acceptable. The winner, who receives $1,000, will be announced at the annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2016. Publishers should send one copy of each book submitted to each member of the committee, whose addresses will be available at the society's website: www.societyforfrenchhistoricalstudies.net/prizes.html.This prize of $1,000 is awarded for the outstanding journal article published on any era of French history by a North American scholar in an American, European, or Canadian journal during 2016. The committee will seek out the entries and announce the recipient of the award at the annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies.The Society for French Historical Studies and the Western Society for French History offer an annual award of $2,000 for research conducted outside North America on any aspect of the history of France. This award is intended to help an outstanding American or Canadian scholar who has received a doctorate in history in the five-year period prior to the award (since January 2012 for the 2017 award) prepare work for publication. The award must be spent no more than one year after it is awarded. In no more than two single-spaced pages, the applicant should outline the nature and scope of the project and the archives and libraries to be consulted. The applicant must submit this proposal and a curriculum vitae and have two confidential letters of recommendation supporting the proposal sent electronically to the committee chair. The winner will be announced at the annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies. Send applications and inquiries to the chair of the committee, whose address will be available at the society's website: www.societyforfrenchhistoricalstudies.net/prizes.html.Marjorie M. Farrar, esteemed historian of modern France, was the author of books on the political career of Alexandre Millerand and on the strategy, politics, and diplomacy of the French blockade, 1914–1918. Lancelot L. Farrar, esteemed historian of modern Europe, was the author of books on the foreign and domestic policies of Germany and other European nations during World War I. Generous donations by the Farrars' family, friends, and colleagues make possible two awards of $2,500 each for doctoral students in French history at North American universities to support work on outstanding dissertation projects in progress. In selecting the winner of one of the two awards, the committee will give strong preference to studies that relate the history of France to that of another European country or part of the world. The awards are administered by the Society for French Historical Studies and announced at the society's annual meeting. Send applications and inquiries to the chair of the Research Travel Award committee, whose address will be available at the society's website: www.societyforfrenchhistoricalstudies.net/prizes.html.The Society for French Historical Studies awards the Natalie Zemon Davis Graduate Student Award for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the society's annual meeting. The next meeting will be in Washington, DC, April 20–23, 2017.Applicants must (1) be enrolled as a graduate student; (2) attend the annual meeting of the society and present a paper; (3) be a member of the society; and (4) submit a paper with a word count of no more than 3,500 words, including the scholarly apparatus. The deadline for submitting a paper is May 15, 2017. Send the paper as an e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word to the Research Travel Award committee members, whose addresses will be available at the society's website: www.societyforfrenchhistoricalstudies.net/prizes.html.

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