At the April 22 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Institute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to receive certificates for grants, scholarships, paper prizes and graduating with a minor from an affiliated center. Please scroll down for a complete list of award winners from the Center for Folklore Studies.

Spring 2024 Graduate Student Travel Grants

Zahra Abedi, Comparative Studies

Daisy Ahlstone, Comparative Studies

Nicholas Booker, Musicology

Dan Barnes Undergraduate Paper Prize

Luke Ponesse, Philosophy: “’We Were Best Friends After That:’ An Analysis of Pranks and Prank Stories”

Pat Mullens Graduate Paper Prize

(no entry in 2025)