But the Fay prize is different.
"In the case of the Fay prize, only one person gets it because of whatever criteria are spelled out in terms [of the original gift]," Connors said.
Dunn said Radcliffe willingly handed over responsibility for its undergraduate prizes to the College, but wanted to maintain control over the Fay.
Last year, the Institute submitted the prize to the General Counsel.
"We submitted the prize to [the lawyers and they] responded that they thought the prize should not be gender specific," Dunn said.
"We said fine, it's never been an issue to us," she continued. "We were a bit disappointed maybe, but now we're part of the University."
"It's not just our prize to give," she continued. "They don't let any old body come in and give prizes to undergraduates. You have to seek approval of the dean [of the Faculty]."
She said the Institute may award two prizes next year, after a selection process has been established.
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