Submit Nominations for Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2022

Deadline: 6-May-22

The Springer Nature is pleased to launch a call for nominations for the Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2022 to celebrate and support the achievement of women researchers and those supporting women and girls in STEM.

The aim of the awards, in partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies, is to celebrate and support the achievements of  women in science, and of all those who work to encourage girls and young women to engage with STEM subjects and who work to support women to stay in STEM careers around the world. STEM includes natural sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.

Categories

The Inspiring Women in Science Award is made up of the following categories:

• Science Outreach presented to a project, organisation or programme that supports girls and young women to study, engage with and enjoy STEM subjects, or that increases the retention of women in science careers. Initiatives across academia, education, NGOs, and corporate entities can be considered for the award.
• Scientific Achievement given to early-career researchers who self-identify as women, and who have made an exceptional contribution to scientific discovery and the literature, sometimes despite challenges relating to resources, location or language skills.

Benefits

• The winners of the Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science will receive:
  • A prize of US$50,000
  • An invitation to the award ceremony in London, with accommodation and travel expenses paid by the organiser. In the event that it is not possible or advisable to hold such a ceremony, an alternative virtual presentation or acknowledgement will be arranged.
  • Coverage on nature.com
  • An invitation to present their work or initiative to the scientists at The Estée Lauder Companies
  • Mentoring through The Estée Lauder Companies
• The shortlisted applicants will:
  • Be profiled on the Nature Research Award website
  • Have access to an exclusive mentoring and networking community site

Eligibility Criteria

• Science Outreach
  • Springer Nature accepts applications from organizations, departments, individuals (of any gender) or project teams. Please nominate one spokesperson who will be the point of contact and represent the winning entry at the award ceremony.
  • Springer Nature is looking for initiatives that have either:
    • encouraged  girls or young women to engage with and study natural sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine OR
    • increased retention of women in STEM careers, with a focus on providing tools to support women through their career progression in a STEM discipline.
  • Entries will have shown exceptional vision, insight and/or imagination and demonstrated that they encourage, support or promote the interest of girls and/or women in STEM. They also welcome applications that include an interdisciplinary component.
• Scientific Achievement
  • Applicants must self-identify as women. They use an inclusive definition of ‘woman’ and ‘women’. They welcome trans women, genderqueer and non-binary people.
  • Applicants must hold a PhD degree or a medical degree, or other type of doctorate by dissertation. A PhD or doctorate by dissertation is a globally recognized postgraduate academic degree awarded by a university or higher education institution to a person who has submitted a thesis or dissertation, based on extensive and original research in their chosen field.
  • Applicants must be within 10 years of completing their PhD degree or medical degree, or other type of doctorate by dissertation:
  • Completion of their PhD (or medical degree) is defined as the date the PhD (or medical degree) or doctorate by dissertation was approved by the institutional panel following submission of their dissertation and/or oral examination. It is not the date of their graduation.
  • 10 years will be extended by any maternity leave(s) or other relevant leaves of absence. Thus, the 10 years do not need to be continuous.
  • If applicants hold both a PhD and a medical degree, the graduation date of the most recently awarded will be used.
  • Applicants must hold a non-tenured position. This includes those who have non-permanent postdoctoral and/or non-permanent tenure-track positions (or equivalents such as proleptic lecturer positions). Those in a tenured position (or equivalents, such as  permanent lecturer position) are not eligible to apply.
  • They accept applications from those working in natural sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. They also welcome applications that include an interdisciplinary component.

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