Undergraduate Awards

John J. Kennedy Prize for the Best Essay on Latin America

Each year, LASP awards the John J. Kennedy Prize for the best senior essay on Latin America. The award is named after a Notre Dame Political Science Department professor who did much to develop Latin American studies on this campus. It carries a monetary value of $300 and recognizes the recipient’s high quality work at Notre Dame. To qualify for this competition, papers must be submitted to the director of LASP. A faculty committee will review the essays and make the award. Winners will be recognized in the graduation program and during Senior Week ceremonies.

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The George Monteiro Prize

Each year, the Program in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and the Kellogg Institute award The George Monteiro Prize for the best two essays, written in Portuguese by undergraduate students on a subject related to the Lusophone world. Papers must have been submitted as a requirement of one of the courses offered at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Each award carries a monetary value of $500 and the recipients are recognized at the Kellogg Senior Awards Reception and at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures' Reception during Commencement week.

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The Considine Award for Outstanding Student Contributions to the Study of or Service to the Catholic Church in Latin America

LASP and the Kellogg Institute bestow this annual award, comprising a certificate and a $500 cash prize, during commencement activities in the spring. Established in 2002-03 to commemorate the late Rev. John Considine, a Maryknoll Missioner who made pioneering contributions to the building of strong ties between the US Catholic Church and the Catholic Church in Latin America, the award recognizes a student whose activities and studies reflect Rev. Considine’s aspirations and lifework.

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