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The Fondation Napoléon History Prizes and Grand Prix
As part of its mission to encourage research and public interest in the history of the two empires, every year an independent jury composed of some of the best First and Second Empire historians awards in the name of the Fondation Napoléon three history prizes.
These prizes, each of 5,000 Euros, are awarded respectively to:
- a work in French on the
history of France's First Empire
- a work in French on the
history of France's Second Empire
- a work in a language which is
not French on the history of France's First or Second
Empires, or a literary or artistic work or action related to the history of France's First or Second Empires. In particular, this prize can be awarded to a historian, academic, writer, artist, curator or manager of a Napoleonic establishment "for their career".
Of these three prize-winners, the jury will then choose the overall winner, the "Grand Prix de la Fondation Napoléon",
awarding a further 5,000 Euros. The Jury may decide not to award a prize in a specific category.
Eligible works must have been published or performed for the first time between the 1st October
in year 'n minus one' and 30th September in year 'n' (for example, in 2005, between 1st October 2004 and 30th September, 2005).
To compete for a History Prize, all you have to do is:
- For a book: send 15 copies of
the work to the Fondation Napoléon (and NOT directly
to the members of the jury) who will then send them on
to the jury.
- For audio-visual or musical works: send in the same way fifteen copies of the work, with accompanying presentation dossier.
- For the complete rules (in French) click here.
History prize address:
Fondation Napoléon
148, bld Haussmann
75008 Paris
As of 2 July 2012, the Fondation Napoléon will be located in its new offices at:
7 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
75005 Paris
France
For further information about the History Prizes:
Thierry Lentz, email: lentz(at)napoleon(dot)org
The jury for the Fondation Napoléon History Prizes, Grands Prix and Research Grants
- President:
V.-A. Masséna, Prince d'Essling
President of the Fondation Napoléon
- Secretary general:
Jean-Claude Lachnitt
- Members of the jury:

Professor Jacques-Olivier Boudon
Prince Gabriel de Broglie, Chancelier of the Institut, member of the Académie française
Jean Favier, of the Institut
Professor Bruno Foucart
Jacques Jourquin
Dr Jean-François Lemaire
Anne Muratori-Philip
Jean-Marie Rouart, of the Académie française
Laurent Theis, historian and publisher
Professor Jean Tulard, of the Institut
 THE FONDATION NAPOLéON HISTORY PRIZES
THE 2012 HISTORY PRIZES
The Fondation Napoléon History
Prizes 2012 for books on the two French empires were
this year awarded to:
Previous winners of the Fondation Napoléon History Prizes and Grands Prix
To see the previous winners, click here.
 Award ceremony
The Fondation Napoléon History Prizes and Research Grants are awarded at a ceremony in the presence of HIH the Princess Napoléon.
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