Contests Sponsored by the AATF
Société Honoraire de Français Competitions
The SHF sponsors Creative Writing and Francophone Studies competitions each year.
- Click HERE for information on submission details, topic prompts, etc.
- 2024-2025 SHF Creative Writing Contest Submission Deadline : Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- 2024-2025 Francophone Studies Stipend Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The National French Contest ordering -- coming this fall!
Sponsored every year in March for students in Grades 1-12.
- Click here for more information
- Click here to navigate to the contest store
2025 Contest Dates are:
- Grades 1-6 (FLES): February 13 - March 7, 2025
- Deadline to order is March 5, 2025
- Grades 7-12 (levels 01-5): February 13 - April 7, 2025
- Deadline to order is April 3, 2025
If you are having issues with purchasing your contest materials, please watch some of the videos below first before contacting AATF National or National French Contest staff.
Since 2013, the AATF has sponsored a student media contest to promote connections to Francophone themes. Students create short videos or interactive media submissions based on the proposed theme. Click here for more information about the 2024 contest. Visit the contest site with to view the submission form, full contests details, and past student projects. The deadline for submissions is November 22, 2024.
Contest guidelines:
- There are two competition divisions: Intermediate (grades 6-8) and Secondary (grades 9-12)
- Videos must be between 30 seconds and 3 minutes in length.
- Videos must conform to all school rules and codes of conduct.
- Videos with references to alcohol, drugs, or violence will not be accepted.
- Background music: Please do not use copyrighted music in the video or as background music. While it does add to the appeal of the video, it is not acceptable use.
- No copyrighted figures (ie. Snoopy, Asterix, etc) accepted.
- Each entry must be the original work of current student(s) in French whose teacher is an AATF member for 2024.
- See the contest site for other specifications and restrictions.
The JAF sponsors a creative writing competition each year.
- Click HERE for information on submission details, topic prompts, etc.
- 2024-2025 Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Adjunct instructor needed to teach course in beginning-level French this fall 2024 Click title link above for information on this fun, easy-to-administer contest that is free for AATF members. Your students play in class using the online platform Kahoot! Questions are about the Francophone world and are in English. Students in grades 6-12 and undergraduate university students can play. The contest will take place between November 6-15.
Poster contest sponsored each spring by the AATF National Commission on FiES* for students in Grades K-8. Click here for 2024 information.
Created: October 19th, 2023
Last Update: August 4th, 2024