L'ORÉAL UNESCO Fellowships for Women in Science - Turkey National Fellowships Program

The National Fellowships Program initiated in 2003 is continuing to promote women in scientific research on a global scale.

4 (four) Fellowships will be awarded in 2024.

• L`ORÉAL – UNESCO National Fellowship for Women in Science programme honors four young scientist each year. Two awards are given in Life & Environmental Sciences and two awards are given in Physical Sciences Category. Proposed research projects should focus on the specific areas listed below under Life & Environmental and Physical sciences heading:
• Life & Environmental Sciences: Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics and Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Ecology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Bioinformatics including Health Informatics, Neurobiology, Biomedical and Artificial Intelligence studies in Biology.
• Physical Sciences: Basic Sciences (except for life sciences) and Engineering, Particulate Materials, Polymers, Glasses and Ceramics, Composites, Biomaterials, Nanomaterials, Specially Designed Surfaces, Photonic Crystals; Condensed Matter Physics and Statistical Physics.
• Each candidate must complete her doctoral degree program and hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) or medical doctorate equivalent to Ph.D. before the application deadline to apply to the fellowship program.
• Each Fellow is granted 200.000 TL. The fellowship program is open to scientists (citizens of Turkey) with a doctoral (Ph.D.) or a post-doctoral degree under 40 years of age at the date of 1st January 2024.
• The recipients of the fellowships shall be publicly announced in an official ceremony (the venue and date thereof to be determined separately).

Key dates

• JANUARY 31, 2024: Start of the call for application/nomination
• MAY 15, 2024: Beginning of evaluation of applications
• AUGUST 30, 2024: Candidates' final selection