L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards in Life and Environmental Sciences (€100,000 prize) 2024

The 2024 International Awards will designate 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 tremendous contribution to scientific advancement and will receive their Awards in June 2024 in Paris.

Since 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program has recognized and celebrated eminent women in science throughout the world. To date, the L’Oréal-UNESCO partnership has distinguished 127 eminent women at the height of their scientific careers and supported more than 4000 promising young women scientists from more than 110 countries at doctoral and postdoctoral levels. The International Awards are given out in alternate years to women researchers either in life sciences or in physical sciences, mathematics and computer science.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards
• Aim and Benefits of L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards
• Requirements for L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. I... continue reading

L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards

Aim and Benefits of L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards

• Each of the Laureates will receive €100,000.

Requirements for L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards Qualification

• 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.

Interview date, Process and Venue for L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards

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.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The nomination files must be submitted by June 28, 2023 (France GMT/UTC + 2h). Only completed nominations received through the platform by this deadline will be considered.

Click here to nominate.

For more details,visit UNESCO website