L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards 2024 PHYSICAL SCIENCES – MATHEMATICS - COMPUTER SCIENCE

Research

What?

The call for nominations for the 2024 edition is open! 

Created in 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards identify and support eminent women in science throughout the world. Each year, five Laureates are recognized for their contributions to the advancement of science.

The 2024 edition of the Awards will designate five outstanding scientific researchers in the field of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, working in the following regions: 

- Africa & the Arab States
- Asia and the Pacific
- Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- North America

The Awards will be given to the five women selected by an international jury. Each Laureate will receive €100,000.

Who?

The candidate must:
- Be recognized for her personal scientific excellence among the international scientific community,
- Be actively involved in scientific research,
- Be involved in any field of the Sciences mentioned in appendix 1,
- Not be directly or personally involved in the For Women in Science Programme, as a jury member or otherwise, in any country.

For your information, there is no age limit for the candidate.
  

Application?

The candidates’ selection criteria are the following:
- The candidate’s outstanding contribution to the advancement of science,
- The impact of the candidate's research on the current state of the relevant scientific field
(number, quality and impact of publications, conference presentations, patents),
- The recognition of the candidate by peers within her discipline through publications,
- The recognition of the candidate’s commitments to education, teaching activities,
mentoring and/or to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals more broadly

The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards are non-renewable

Regulations?

Scientists around the world are invited to submit candidates for the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards.

To be considered eligible for an award, it is necessary to be nominated in writing by an eminent scientist. Self-nominations are not eligible, nor nominations from immediate family members. Teams are not eligible for nomination.

Qualified Nominators:
The right to submit candidatures for the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards shall, by statute, be enjoyed by:
- Heads of Universities or Scientific Institutions,
- Members of the Academy of Sciences or other National Scientific Institutions,
- Holders of research chairs,
- Permanent and assistant professors,
- Past For Women in Science Award Laureates,
- At a minimum, nominators must be holders of a Ph.D.

Nominations can only be submitted electronically through the online platform and have to be in English: www.forwomeninscience.com

More information?

You can find more information on the website.

Please contact research@uhasselt.be if you want to apply.
  

Deadline

01.07.2024

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail carine.ulenaers@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211268950