The Hugot Foundation of Collège de France is a foundation established in 1979 thanks to a bequest made by Hélène and Jean-Pierre Hugot to the Collège de France. Recognized as an autonomous public-benefit organization by a decree of the Council of State dated June 7, 1979, its mission—to quote the donors’ will—is to promote “the convergence of the various disciplines that contribute to knowledge, education, and human fulfillment” by helping to bring together “the finest minds united by this same concern.”
The Hugot Foundation supports the activities of the Collège de France by awarding prizes, granting subsidies for conferences, cultural events, and publications, organizing research seminars and film shoots on its premises, and hosting foreign professors invited by the Assembly.
In 2001, the board of directors of the Hugot Foundation, which is chaired by the Chairman of the Collège de France, decided to create the Hugot Foundation Award of the Collège de France. The two laureates are selected from among researchers applying for renewal of their positions as assistant professors (ATER) or associate lecturers at the Collège de France. The disciplines recognized thus vary from year to year. Each prize is worth 3,000 euros, paid by the Hugot Foundation, and is accompanied by a bronze medal from the Collège de France.
