early career conference paper award

Members of Women in French whose paper has been accepted to the International WIF Conference and who are either graduate students or faculty in their first 5 years of teaching are encouraged to apply for the WIF Early Career Conference Paper Award. The Award carries a $250 prize.

Submissions must represent new, previously unpresented and unpublished work. Please note that the paper must be presented at that year's International WIF Conference to be considered for the Early Career Conference Paper Award.

The WIF Early Career Conference Paper Award Selection Committee is made up of six WIF Board members. Selection is based on the originality of research and contribution to scholarship in the field of study, as well as on the quality of the writing.

Submissions must be submitted electronically as two separate Microsoft Word documents or PDF files attached to the email:

• the submitted essay (12-pt./double-spaced/3,500 word limit)
• a separate cover sheet including: the author's name, address, academic affiliation and the essay's title. 

Please note that the essay's title must appear on both the separate cover sheet and on top of the essay itself. The name of the candidate must not appear on the essay.

The deadline for the 2026 conference is January 1, 2026.