The ACLA awards nine annual prizes:
The A. Owen Aldridge Prize
An annual paper competition for graduate students.
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The Charles Bernheimer Prize
An annual prize awarded for an outstanding dissertation in comparative literature.
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The Horst Frenz Prize
Awarded for an outstanding paper by a graduate student at the ACLA Annual Meeting.
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The Harry Levin Prize
Annually awarded to the best first book in comparative literature.
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The René Wellek Prize
Annually awarded to the best book overall in comparative literature.
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The Presidential Master's & Undergraduate Prizes
In support of its mission to promote the discipline of comparative literature, the American Comparative Literature Association has established two new prizes recognizing student accomplishment in comparative literary study. The President's Awards for Best Master's Thesis and for Best Undergraduate Essay on a Comparative Topic together honor comparative work broadly construed at these important stages of educational achievement. Work will be judged based on theoretical rigor, comparative breadth, and lucidity of exposition. Though not a formal requirement, especially for the Undergraduate essay prize, work that engages in comparison across linguistic boundaries will be especially valued by the committee.
Presidential Undergraduate Prize
The Helen Tartar First Book Subvention Award
Awarded to ACLA-member authors who require subventions to ensure publication of their first books.