This is the last call for the 2017 France on Campus Award launched by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.

The Award is intended to help student organizations eager to create or continue a major France-related project on campus by providing a unique package of funding, mentorship and networking. Projects can encompass all fields, including (but not limited to) visual arts, design, film, food, journalism, music, photography, performance, publishing, science, and technology.

Alumni of the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) are now eligible for a guaranteed $10,000 per year scholarship if admitted to Middlebury Institute of International Studies (Monterey, CA) graduate programs in recognition of their commitment to language and cross-cultural exchange. 

The success of dual language education in the United States reflects the fact that bilingualism is a priority for more and more families. The benefits of bilingual education are widely recognized. Beyond open-mindedness and superior cognitive and intellectual agility, bilingualism lends competencies that enhance the student’s attractiveness when applying to universities, and later supports their advancement in an increasingly international job market.

The Cultural Service of the French Embassy in Houston congratulates Eisenhower International School (Tulsa, OK) on receiving the LabelFrancEducation. Granted by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the LabelFrancEducation is a seal of quality for bilingual education in French and in another language.

In 2016, the FACE foundation, in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States, created a Fund for French Dual Language and Immersion Programs. We are pleased to announce that Mark White Elementary School in Houston (TX) and Eisenhower International School in Tulsa (OK) are among the applicants who will receive financial support in order to develop their bilingual programs.

The FACE Foundation is actively seeking funding from engaged individuals, foundation, and corporate partners to support the growing network of French dual-language programs across the United States. If you would like to donate to schools and programs in Texas or Oklahoma, please contact the Cultural Service in Houston.

Mark White Elementary School enrollment in the French bilingual program for PreK, Kindergarten and first grade is open for 2017-2018 school year.

If you have studied or interned in France, please join the France Alumni USA network and register on the platform via the link below!

France Alumni USA will give you access to many opportunities:
- job and internship offers in both the US and France
- special events organized throughout the US
- a directory of alumni who studied in France
- discussion groups

France Alumni USA also informs about French business, science, economic and cultural life in its magazine section and about how to improve or maintain your French language skills in the US.

Pap Ndiaye, historian, specializing in the social history of the United States with a focus on its minorities, gives a lecture at Rice University: The French Debate on Reparations for Slavery: A Pragmatic Approach. This program is organized with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.
Pap Ndiaye holds a doctorate from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) where he was a lecturer before being selected in 2012 as Professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po).

The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) is offering contests as part of National French Week:
- Video/Animation Contest for students in Grades 6-12.
- Essay Contest for students in Grades 3-16.
Submissions deadline: November 15, 2016.

The Department of Modern Languages at Texas State University presents two public lectures:
- The French Grandeur: Urban Spaces, Social Life and Celebration of Antiquity in 18th and 19th Century France by Dr. Angela Lombardi (UTSA). Dr. Lombardi's research focuses on management of historic built heritage and archaeology within contemporary urban landscapes in an international context.
- The Holocaust in France: insights from survivors' oral histories by Maël Le Noc. Mr. Le Noc is a PhD student at Texas State University focusing on historical GIS and the Geography of the Holocaust, with a focus on family separations.

Nov. 8: Luncheon with guest speakers including the French American Chamber of Commerce President and University of Texas at Arlington Study abroad representative and the Alliance Francaise representative on  "Why learn French? / Why study Abroad?"

Nov. 10, 7p.m: Film on campus at the NFAB theater: Haute Cuisine by Christian Vincent.

Nov. 11, 4p.m.: Early Years Monet exhibit at the Kimball Museum in Fort Worth

For more information, contact Elizabeth Arth