Mme la Marquise de Laplace donated a new annual prize, the Laplace Prize, to be given to the student who was ranked top in his year at the École Polytechnique. Delaunay had graduated before the prize was instituted but Mme de Laplace requested that he become the first recipient of the prize which consisted of the complete works of Laplace .
Mme la makwis de Laplace naibigay ng isang bagong taunang premyo, ang Laplace Prize, na ibinigay sa mga mag-aaral na nakalagay sa itaas ang kanyang mga taon sa École Polytechnique. Delaunay ay nagtapos bago ang premyo ay instituted ngunit Mme de Laplace hiniling na maging siya ang unang tumatanggap ng mga premyo na consisted ng kumpletong gumagana ng Laplace.