French Language Legacy Prize

The French Language Legacy Prize is a scholarship established in 2024 to support undergraduate and honours students enrolled at The University of Queensland who are majoring in French or French Advanced. The prize provides funding of at least $1,000 to students who have identified an opportunity that will enhance their studies of French and that commences within 12 months. Established through an endowment originating from a bequest from Dorothy Marsden, a French Teacher at Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, the prize also received significant donations from the family and friends of the late Emily John, former Honours student; from the French Teachers Branch of the Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland; and further donors who acknowledged family, classmates, students, teachers and colleagues in French. The prize recognizes academic achievement in French-coded courses and awards students based on their personal statement outlining personal and leadership qualities, and the value of the proposed experience to their academic and professional development. One award is offered annually, with applications opening in March 2026.