The Department of French and Italian is delighted to announce two new research funds to support undergraduate research and creative work in, around and about French: the Antoni Kosinski and Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski Endowed Research Fund in French Studies and the Sustainability in France Research Fund.
A leading specialist in the field of medieval studies, Dr. Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski retired from Pitt, where she taught the popular “Women’s Voices in French Literature” course for undergraduates and mentored generations of graduate and undergraduate students in French. From holy women to the politics of translation, Dr. Blumenfeld-Kosinski’s research has shaped French and medieval studies. With her husband Antoni Kosinski, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rutgers University, Dr. Blumenfeld-Kosinski is supporting and inspiring research for new generations of undergraduates at Pitt through the Antoni Kosinski and Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski Endowed Research Fund in French Studies.
Thanks to the generosity of the community of donors who support us, the Department of French and Italian is also offering awards to support original undergraduate research in topics related to sustainability and French, French-speaking world regions, or France. From the Paris Accords to nuclear energy, from food sustainability to sustainable tourism, from eco-technologies to eco-art, we invite undergraduates to explore, research and create around intersections of “Green” and “France” or “francophone” through the Sustainability in France Research Fund.
Applications for both undergraduate research awards are due on January 25, 2025.