Courses and awards
The Camões Centre offers prizes, scholarships and dedicated support for students applying for national prizes. Students’ linguistic journey is even more rewarding at Leeds!
Camões Centre Prize for best first-year student
The Camões Centre at the University of Leeds awards a first-year student a prize for most outstanding performance during their first year studying Portuguese Language. Previous winners include:
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2023 – Liala Awad
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2022 - Imogen Mohsin
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2021 – Lydia Black and Lucy Robinson
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2020 - Rebecca Willerton
Camões Centre Prize for best Intermediate student
The Camões Centre awards a first-year student a prize for most outstanding performance in Intermediate Portuguese during their first year studying at the University of Leeds. Previous winners include:
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2023 – Emily Rose Bickers
Camões Centre Prize for best final-year student
The Camões Centre at the University of Leeds awards a final-year student a prize for most outstanding performance during their undergraduate studies. Previous winners include:
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2023 – Joshua Wright
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2022 – Elsio Peixoto
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2021 - Thomas Cunild
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2020 - Thomas Kynaston
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2017 - James Sparrow
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2016 - Sean Callaghan
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2015 - Evelyn Flynn
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2014 - Guia Bianchi
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2013 - Ruairi Garvey
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2012 - Mark Burden
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2009 - Natasha Pizzey-Siegert
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2008 - Sarah Benson
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2007 - Emily Baron
Camões Centre Annual Scholarship
The Camões Centre at the University of Leeds awards an outstanding first-year student a scholarship of €550 for a Portuguese language summer course at a university in Portugal. Previous winners include:
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2017 - Josephine Irving
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2016 - Darren D’ Souza
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2015 - Harriet Mitchell
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2014 - Anneliese Whipp
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2013 - Ramona Tudosă
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2012 - Kirsty Jeffs
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2011 - Guia Bianchi
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2009 - Maryke Walraven
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2008 - Gemma Steel
Literary Book Day Contest
The literary book day contest awards the best-unpublished short-story written in Portuguese by students of the University. The awards are presented on International Book Day.
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2016 - Darren D’Souza
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2013 - Ramona Tudosă (Later published here: A menina do fato amarelo)
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2012 - Jessica Whitfield
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2011 - David Smith
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2010 - Ruari Garvey
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2009 - Yancy Jensen