The legacy to the RAIC of André Francou, a French industrialist, states its purpose is to assist graduates of the University of Montreal to go to France in order to study the characteristics of French Architecture. The award established in 1966 is a $2,000 scholarship ($1,800 advance and $200 when a final report is filed) and is administered each year to the graduating student as chosen by the faculty.
Recipients
| 2015 | Philémon Gravel | |
| 2013 | Catherine St-Pierre | |
| 2012 | Not offered | |
| 2011 | Not offered | |
| 2010 | Not offered | |
| 2009 | Martin Lévesque | (View report) |
| 2008 | Not offered | |
| 2007 | Céline-Coralie Mertenat | |
| 2006 | Sébastien-Paul Desparois | |
| 2005 | Catherine Szacka-Marier | (View report) |
| 2004 | Not offered | |
| 2003 | Véronique Hours | |
| 2002 | Philippe Nolet | |
| 2001 | Jean-Sébastien Bourdages | |
| 2000 | Laurent McComber | |
| 1999 | Steve Montpetit | |
| 1998 | Eric Trudel | |
| 1997 | Mikio Yamamoto | |
| 1996 | Daniel Castanguay | |
| 1995 | Jean Beaudoin | |
| 1994 | Eric Bourbeau | |
| 1993 | Ginette Dupuy | |
| 1992 | Sylvain Boucher | |
| 1991 | Eve Malepart | |
| 1990 | Kevin McCandless | |
| 1989 | François Plourde | |
| 1988 | Robert Derome | |
| 1987 | Dominique Derome | |
| 1986 |
Jacques Canac-Marquis Line Melançon |
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| 1985 | Not awarded | |
| 1984 | Not awarded | |
| 1983 | Hélène Ladouceur | |
| 1982 | Jacques Lachapelle | |
| 1981 | Michèle Giroux | |
| 1980 | Philip Bastien | |
| 1979 | Ginette Mondou | |
| 1978 | Guy Demers | |
| 1977 | Jean Raymond | |
| 1976 | Andre Fortin | |
| 1975 | Daniel Chagnon | |
| 1974 |
Nabil Macarios Serge Brosseau |
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| 1973 | Not awarded | |
| 1972 | Ginette Fontaine | |
| 1971 | Michel Dubuc | |
| 1970 | Josette Michaud | |
| 1969 | Pierre Campeau | |
| 1968 | Robert Blache | |
| 1967 | Pierre Beaupré | |
| 1966 | Mlle Michèle Bertrand | |
| 1965 | Jean-Guy Théoret |