Deadline:
May 24, 2024
Location(s)
Romania
Overview
The L'Oréal Romania For Women In Science Endowments program was launched in 2009 and is run in partnership with the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO. This year, 5 awards of 50,000 LEI are offered to support outstanding doctoral and postdoctoral female researchers under the age of 40, in the areas of Life Sciences, Exact Sciences, and Computer Science. The endowments are ment to support the winners in their research work conducted in Romania.
Details
What is For Women In Science (FWIS)?
For Women in Science is an award given to talented young women researchers who dedicate their careers to developing scientific innovations and contributing to sustainable development and the advancement of society. Since 2004 this program has been implemented in Indonesia in collaboration with the support of the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Education and Culture with the aim of recognizing, encouraging and support women in science.
Why FWIS?
Although many female scientists have led ground-breaking research in the field of science, science is still dominated by men. Women make up only 29% of researchers worldwide, and their work rarely gets the recognition it deserves. Only 3% of novels for science were ever awarded to women.
Why should I register for FWIS?
Not only receiving research funding of Rp. 100 million, FWIS awardees from year to year get a wide and high-quality network, not only with researchers who have received FWIS awards in previous years, but also with leading researchers who are FWIS judges. In addition, awardees can also be promoted to the annual FWIS International competition for research funds of €40,000 each for 15 selected people.
Each year the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National and Regional programs represent:
- Over 9,500 applications,
- 275 talented young women scientists granted Fellowships to pursue promising research projects,
- 48 programs covering 115 countries,
- 44 prestigious partners among the highest scientific authorities in their countries.
- Over 350 international scientists participated in selecting the National and Regional fellows.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Main eligibility criteria
For PHD participants:
- Must be no older than 40 years old by the start date of the program: 28.06.2023
- Must be enrolled in a doctoral school, research institute, or laboratory in Romania, and is undergoing her research on Romanian territory, in one of the domains listed in Annex 1 of the program's participation guidelines document
- Minimum second PHD year
- Must have no criminal record and is not currently undergoing criminal investigation
For post-PHD participants:
- Must be no older than 40 years old by the start date of the program: 28.06.2023
- Must have obtained the scientific title of "Doctor" in one of the scientific domains mentioned in Annex 1 of the program's participation guidelines document, and is part of a post-academic preparatory program within a research and development institution certified by the Romanian Government.
- OR has obtained the scientific title of "Doctor" in one of the scientific domains mentioned in Annex 1 of the program's participation guidelines document, and is undergoing her research on Romanian territory, in one of the aforementioned domains.
- Must have started her post-doctoral research before the start date of the program's call for applications, 28.06.2023
- Must have no criminal record and is not currently undergoing criminal investigation
Candidates who have already obtained a bursary during previous editions of the program are automatically ineligible to participate.
Selection criteria
- Quality of the aplication
- Candidate's scientific excellence in research
- Capacity of the project to bring important innovations in the respective fields
Dates
Deadline: May 24, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Amount per endowment
- 2 endowments of 50,000 RON each, offered to female researchers in the areas of Life Sciences.
- 2 endowments of 50,000 RON each, offered to female researchers in the areas of Exact Sciences.
- 1 endowment of 50,000 RON offered to a female researcher in the area of Computer Science.
Un-save Opportunity
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