THE 2026 MAYOUX-DAURIAC PRIZE WINNERS

THE MAYOUX-DAURIAC PRIZE: AN AWARD FOR MASTERY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE

Created in accordance with the last will and testament of Maurice Mayoux, an Arts et Métiers engineer Arts et Métiers Cluny class of 1920) and his wife Jeanne Dauriac, the Mayoux Prize rewards mastery of the French language.

This prize, worth €1,000, is intended for students in the Grande École Program in their second year at each of the eight Arts et Métiers campuses Arts et Métiers is organized by the campus representatives of the Société des Ingénieurs Arts et Métiers SOCE).

With one prize per Arts et Métiers campus, it recognizes the student who, in both written and oral work, and in terms of both form and content, uses the French language with the greatest eloquence, finesse, and meaning.  

THE 2026 MAYOUX AWARD WINNERS

Aix-en-Provence Campus

Names of the winners: Lou-Anne BUCHET & Maéva BALDI

"Taking part in this contest was a real personal challenge for me: to prove that, despite my dysorthography and dyslexia, I could compete and have just as much of a chance as the other participants." — Lou-Anne

"I am immensely proud and overjoyed. This proves that literary sensibility and scientific rigor are not incompatible, but complementary. This award highlights my profile as an engineer who is curious and open to the world." — Maéva

Angers Campus

Winner's Name: Enzo MARILLER

"No need for a paintbrush or a harmonious lyre, for in every word, I find my own melody." - Enzo

Bordeaux-Talence Campus

Winners' names: Tom BUTTIGNOL & Méline SERRET

Châlons-en-Champagne campus

Winner's Name: Kenza MENAGE

" This experience—both challenging and cathartic—has shown me that words are tools just as powerful as science when it comes to turning our struggles into victories. " —Kenza

Cluny Campus

Winner's Name: Guillaume DURY

Lille campus

Winner's Name: Raphaël DE BROSSES

Metz Campus 

Winner's Name: Margaux FURLANETTO

Paris Campus

Winner's Name: Henri MIGINIAC