Student Award for Excellence

Awarded annually, this prize is presented to outstanding students in Global Languages who best reflect the unit’s goals for achievement of proficiency in language and cultural understanding, and enthusiasm in language learning. Application information and past winners

German Studies Excellence Award

Sponsored by Global Languages and MISTI-Germany, this award was started in 1997 to honor students of German who have exhibited exemplary skill and effort in the study of German language and cultures at MIT. Application information and past winners

Miyagawa Japanese Prize

Initiated in 2019, this prize is awarded annually to students who demonstrate excellence in Global Languages Japanese classes. The award is named in honor of Professor Shigeru Miyagawa. Application information and past winners

Jing Wang Memorial Prize

Initiated in 2022, this prize recognizes students who have excelled in their study of Chinese and encourages MIT students to study Chinese language and culture. The award is named in honor of the late Professor Jing Wang.   Application information and past winners

Isabelle De Courtivron Writing Prize

This award is made annually to recognize high-quality undergraduate writing (creative or expository) on topics related to immigrant, diaspora, bicultural, bilingual, and/or mixed-race experiences. The prize was established to honor Professor Emerita Isabelle de Courtivron on the occasion of her retirement in 2010. Application information and past winners