Call for Nominations: 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards

Deadline: July 04, 2025

Events

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Location(s)

  • Online

Overview

The 2026 International Awards will honour five outstanding researchers in Life and Environmental Sciences, each working in one of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States; Asia and the Pacific; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; North America. The five laureates will be selected by an international jury for their exceptional contribution to scientific advancement and will be awarded during the International Awards Ceremony, to be held in June 2026 in Paris (date tbc). Each of the Laureates will receive €100,000.

Details

About the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Program

Since 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Program has recognized and celebratedeminent women in science throughout the world. To date, the L’Oréal- UNESCO partnership has awarded 137 eminent women at the height of their scientific careers and supported more than 4500 promising young women scientists at doctoral and postdoctoral level in more than140 countries and territories.

The International Awards are presented in alternate years to women researchers either in life and environmental sciences or in physical sciences, mathematics and computer science.

Seven of our Laureates received a Nobel Prize in their fields of expertise: Christine Nusslein- Volhard, Elizabeth Blackburn and Katalin Kariko in Physiology or Medicine; Ada Yonath, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna in Chemistry; Anne L’Huillier in Physics.

We thank you for your active participation in nominating the world’s top female researchers to highlight their outstanding contributions to the world of tomorrow.

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

Description of Ideal Candidate

Eligibility Criteria

  • The candidate must be recognized for her scientific excellence by the international scientific community
  • Be actively involved in scientific research
  • Be involved in any field of Life and Environmental Sciences.
  • One candidate will be selected for each of the five regions, the determining factor being the place of work for at least 10 years, not the nationality of the candidate.

Selection Criteria

  • The candidate’s outstanding contribution to the advancement of science,

  • The impact of the candidate’s research work on the current state of her 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 commitment to education, teaching activities, mentoring and/or to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals more broadly.

Dates

Deadline: July 04, 2025

Cost/funding for participants

Each of the Laureates will receive €100,000.

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