FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND PRIZES SPONSORED BY THE SOCIETY FOR FRENCH HISTORICAL STUDIES (2007-2008)

THE DAVID H. PINKNEY PRIZE

The Society for French Historical Studies announces the David H. Pinkney Prize competition for the best book in French history published in 2007 by a citizen of the United States or Canada or an author with a full-time appointment at a U.S. 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 31 December 2007. The winner, who receives $1,500, will be announced at the annual meeting of the society. Publishers should send one copy of each submission to each member of the committee: Chair: Rebecca Spang, Dept of History, Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47405, rlspang@indiana.edu. The other committee members are Felice Lifshitz, Dept of History, Florida International University, University Park, Miami FL 33199, lifshitz@fiu.edu; Jonathan Dewald, Dept. of History, 546 Park Hall, SUNY-Buffalo, Buffalo NY 14260-4130, jdewald@buffalo.edu; and Daniel Sherman, Center for 21st Century Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, dsherman@uwm.edu.

THE GILBERT CHINARD PRIZE

The Gilbert Chinard Prize is awarded jointly by the Society for French Historical Studies and the Institut Français de Washington for distinguished scholarly books published in North America in 2007 in the history of themes shared by France and North, Central, and South America. Histori-cal studies of any area or period are acceptable. The prize of $1,000 is awarded annually for a book or manuscript in page proof. The winner will be announced at the annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies. The deadline for submissions is 15 December 2007. Please direct inquiries to the chair of the prize committee, Professor Christopher Endy, Califor-nia State University at Los Angeles, CA 90032-8223, cendy@calstatela.edu. The other commit-tee members are Allan Greer, Dept of History, Univ. of Toronto, Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George St., Toronto ONT M5S 3G3 Canada, agreer@chass.utoronto.ca; and Suzanne Desan, Dept. of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3211 Mosse Humanities Bldg., 455 N. Park St., Madison WI 53706-148307, smdesan@wisc.edu. Publishers should send one copy of the submission to each committee member.

THE WILLIAM KOREN, JR. PRIZE

This prize of $1,000 is awarded to the outstanding journal article published on any era of French history by a North American scholar in an American, European, or Canadian journal during 2007. The committee will seek out the entries and announce the recipient of the award at the an-nual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies. The chair of the 2007 committee is Hilary Bernstein 05, bernstein@history.ucsb.edu, Dept of History, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA 93106. The other committee members are Bruce Venarde, Dept of History, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260, bvenarde@pitt.edu; Sophia Rosenfeld, Dept of History, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA 22904, sar5d@virginia.edu; and Helen Chenut, Dept of History, UC-Irvine, Irvine CA 92697, hchenut@benfranklin.hnet.edu.

RESEARCH TRAVEL AWARD

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 2003 for the 2008 award) for the purpose of preparing 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 three copies of the proposal and a curriculum vitae and must send or have sent two confidential letters or recommendation supporting the proposal. The deadline is 1 February 2008. The winner will be announced at the annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies. All application materials should be sent to the chair of the 2008 prize committee, Joshua Cole, Dept of History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109 joshco@umich.edu. The other committee members are Katherine Crawford, Dept of History, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN 37235, katherine.b.crawford@vanderbilt.edu; and Steven Vincent, Dept. of History, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695, steven_vincent@ncsu.edu.

JOHN B. AND THETA H. WOLF TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP

The John B. and Theta H. Wolf Travel Fellowship is a memorial to John B. Wolf, distinguished historian and teacher and onetime president of the Society for French Historical Studies, and to his wife, Theta H. Wolf, professor of psychology and author of the well-received biography of Alfred Binet, a French pioneer in the development of IQ tests. Fully as significant as their scholarly achievements were the warm hospitality, advice, and encouragement the Wolfs provided to countless graduate students over the course of five decades. Their generous bequest makes possible an award of $2,000 to be given annually to a doctoral student in history at a U.S. or Canadian university for dissertation research in French history (of any period) that reflects the Wolfs' interest in and contribution to the study of European history. The award is administered by the Society for French Historical Studies and the Western Society for French History, and the winner is announced at the annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies.

The application must include the following: (1) a cover page with contact information for the period January to March, including postal address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address, if available; (2) a description, not to exceed five double-spaced pages, of the project's purpose and significance, its contribution to the scholarly literature, and the places where and dates when it will be carried out; (3) the applicant's curriculum vitae, including educational background (schools and degrees), publications, and honors and awards; (4) a one-page, double-spaced statement outlining the applicant's career plans and explaining how the project will contribute to their fulfillment; (5) two confidential letters of recommendation, one from the applicant's doctoral adviser and the other from a person who knows the applicant and is familiar with the proposed project, both to be sent by the applicant in sealed envelopes and signed by the recommenders across the seals; and (6) transcripts of the applicant's graduate work. Three copies of items 1-4 and one copy of items 5-6 must be submitted by 1 January 2008. All application materials should be sent to the chair of the prize committee, Joshua Cole, Dept of History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109 joshco@umich.edu. The other committee members are Katherine Crawford, Dept of History, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN 37235, katherine.b.crawford@vanderbilt.edu; and Steven Vincent, Dept. of History, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695, steven_vincent@ncsu.edu.

MARJORIE M. FARRAR MEMORIAL AWARD

This award honors Marjorie Farrar, esteemed historian of modern France, author of Conflict and Compromise: The Strategy, Politics, and Diplomacy of the French Blockade, 1914-18 (1974) and Principled Pragmatist: The Political Career of Alexandre Millerand (1991). The generous bequest of the family makes possible an award of $2,750 to a doctoral student in French history at a North American university to support work on an outstanding dissertation in progress. The prize is administered by the Society for French Historical Studies and will be announced at the society's annual meeting.

The application must include the following: (1) a cover page with contact information for the period January to March, including postal address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address, if available; (2) a description, not to exceed five double-spaced pages, of the project's purpose and significance, its contribution to the scholarly literature, and the places where and dates when it will be carried out; (3) the applicant's curriculum vitae, including educational background (schools and degrees), publications, and honors and awards; (4) a one-page, double-spaced statement outlining the applicant's career plans and explaining how the project will contribute to their fulfillment; (5) two confidential letters of recommendation, one from the applicant's doctoral adviser and the other from a person who knows the applicant and is familiar with the proposed project, both to be sent by the applicant in sealed envelopes and signed by the recommenders across the seals; and (6) transcripts of the applicant's graduate work. Three copies of items 1-4 and one copy of items 5-6 must be submitted by 1 January 2008 to the committee chair, Joshua Cole, Dept of History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109 joshco@umich.edu. The other members of the committee are Katherine Crawford, Dept of History, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN 37235, katherine.b.crawford@vanderbilt.edu; and Steven Vincent, Dept. of History, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695, steven_vincent@ncsu.edu.

The recipient of the Farrar Award is ineligible for the John B. and Theta T. Wolf Travel Award.