15 UNESCO L’Oreal International Fellowships for Women in Life Sciences (2013)

Call for applications for the 2013 cycle of the UNESCO-L’ORÉAL For Women in Science International Fellowships (application for UK & Ireland Fellowships is closed).

• International Fellowships of up to US$40,000 each open for application
• For doctoral or post-doctoral research in the Life Sciences
• Women scientists who are UK citizens to submit applications through the UK National Commission for UNESCO.

The Fellowships are jointly offered by UNESCO and L’ORÉAL, as part of the For Women In Science Programme, to support and promote women in scientific research all over the world.

The international Fellowships are awarded to promising young women scientists, at the doctoral or postdoctoral level, to undertake a research project in the life sciences which has been accepted by a reputable institution outside their home country.

15 international Fellowships are awarded each year. Each Fellowship is worth a maximum of US$40,000 to cover a research period of up to 24 months.

The international Fellowships aspire to support the scientific vocations of young women, to give them the opportunity to build international networks in the scientific community, and to gain crucial experience that they can bring back and share with others in their home countries.
The Fellowship beneficiaries are geographically spread, three Fellows being selected from each of the following regions: Africa; Arab States; Asia & the Pacific; Europe & North America; and Latin America & the Caribbean.