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Fondation L’Oréal
L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Programme
Women scientists are leading ground-breaking research across the world, but despite their remarkable discoveries women still only represent one third of researchers globally, and their work rarely gains the recognition it deserves.
The L'Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland For Women in Science Rising Talent Programme offers awards form a partnership between L'Oréal-UNESCO UK & Ireland, the UK National Commission for UNESCO and the Irish National Commission for UNESCO, with the support of the Royal Society, to promote, enhance and encourage the contribution of women pursuing their scientific research careers in the UK or Ireland.
Each year, five women post-doctoral researchers are awarded a grant worth £15,000 (equivalent € in Ireland). The awards have been designed to provide flexible and practical financial support for winners to spend on scientific equipment, paying for childcare, travel costs or indeed whatever they need to continue their research.
Awards are dedicated to research in the fields of Physical Science; Engineering; Mathematics & Computing, and Life Science. A futher award has been provided to recognise outstanding scientific work promoting sustainable development. The aim of this award is to contribute to the strengthening of research and advancing of the achievement of the scientific evidence base within the interdisciplinary Sustainability Science.
The Rising Talent Awards are offered under the umbrella of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science Programme, which has promoted women in scientific research on a global scale since 1998.
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