The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is pleased to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Albert Bildner, Yale Class of 1937, Prizes in Latin American Languages and Literatures for undergraduates in Yale College. Four prizes of $500 will be awarded for high achievement in the Spanish and Portuguese languages and in Latin American Literature.
1. In honor of Professor José Juan Arrom (Yale, ‘37), Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature at Yale from 1945 to 1975. For an outstanding essay to be written in acceptable Spanish on any subject in Latin American Literature and/or culture; it will be judged mainly for the originality and importance of the ideas presented therein. All undergraduates studying Spanish at Yale are eligible to compete. The deadline for submitting appropriate projects is Friday, April 17, 2020. For more information or to submit your project, please contact Professor Noël Valis (DUS, Spanish).
2. In memory of Patricia Bildner. For an outstanding essay written in Portuguese on any subject in Brazilian literature and/or culture. The paper is to be written in acceptable Portuguese; however, it will be judged mainly for the originality and importance of the ideas presented therein. All undergraduates studying Portuguese are eligible to compete. The deadline for submitting appropriate projects is Friday, April 17, 2020. For more information or to submit your project, please contact Professor K. David Jackson (DUS, Portuguese).
3. To that graduating senior who has achieved a high academic average in Spanish courses, and has also demonstrated the greatest development in his or her knowledge of the Spanish language and Hispanic literature since beginning the study of Spanish at Yale. The student must have taken a satisfactory number of courses in Spanish language and Hispanic literature. For more information, please contact Prof. Noël Valis (DUS, Spanish).
4. In honor of Prof. K. David Jackson, the Brazil prize is awarded to a graduating senior who has achieved a high academic average in Portuguese courses and has also demonstrated the greatest development in his or her knowledge of the Portuguese language and Luso-Brazilian literature at Yale. The student must have taken a satisfactory number of courses in Portuguese language and in Luso-Brazilian literature. For more information, please contact Prof. K. David Jackson (DUS, Portuguese).
The Albert Bildner Travel prize of $500 to $900, administered by the Council of Latin American and Iberian Studies (CLAIS), Yale Center for International and Area Studies. Open to third year undergraduate students only, the Bildner Prize supports travel to Latin America or the Caribbean for summer research related to the undergraduate senior essay. The project proposal must be written in both English and Spanish or Portuguese. For details, please contact CLAIS, MacMillan Hall, Room 342, at 203-432-3422.