Upon nomination by the Faculty, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese awards the following prizes to distinguished students:

• Premio Ángel Rama
  For excellence by a first-year student or sophomore in advanced Spanish courses.
• Prêmio Machado de Assis
  For excellence in advanced undergraduate Portuguese courses.
• Premio María Zambrano
  For an outstanding Junior Paper in the Department.
• Premio Ángel G. Loureiro
  For significant international research and experience for a junior or senior.
• Ronald Surtz Prize
  For best independent work on Early Modern studies by a junior or senior major.
• Vicente Llorens Castillo Senior Prize in Spanish
  For overall academic excellence by a graduating senior.
• Ricardo Piglia Best Senior Thesis Prize

Other Prizes for Senior Theses

There are additional thesis prizes for which faculty can nominate majors, including:

• Stanley J. Stein Prize in Latin American Studies
• Kenneth Maxwell Senior Prize for the best senior thesis related to Brazil
• Carolyn Drucker Prize in Jewish Studies
• Center for Human Values Senior Thesis Prize
• J. Wells Henderson '43 Senior Thesis Prize in Law and Public Affairs