Deadline: 2-Dec-22
The L’Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland For Women in Science Rising Talent Programme offers awards to promote, enhance and encourage the contribution of women pursuing their research careers in the UK or 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. The programme is run in partnership between L’Oréal UK and Ireland, the UK National Commission for UNESCO and the Irish National Commission for UNESCO, with the support of the Royal Society.
Categories
- Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Engineering
- Sustainable Development
Award Details
- Award(s) of the prize: 5 endowments
- Amount per endowment: £15,000 (equivalent € for candidates in Ireland)
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must identify as female postdoctoral level researchers who have already been awarded their research doctorate in the fields of life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and computer science, engineering or sustainable development.
- Candidates must have no more than 10 years’ active full-time equivalent postdoctoral experience at the time that their application is submitted.
- Candidates must not currently hold a permanent academic post, or have ever held a permanent academic post in the past, or have received, before the start date of the award, the promise of a permanent academic post.
- Candidates must be undertaking research in the fields of life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and computer science, engineering or sustainable development.
- Psychology, science education and social sciences are not eligible for this Award.
- Candidates must be conducting their research at a UK or Irish university or research institute.
- Candidates can be a citizen of any country, but must already have a confirmed position at a university or institute within the UK or Ireland. This contract must cover the 12-month period of the award, starting from when the grant is awarded.
- Candidates must be residing within the UK or Ireland at the time of application. Applications are welcome from candidates who wish to establish/re-establish themselves after a career break or other period of absence from active research or where the candidate is establishing a research career as a mature entrant or after experience in other fields.
- Candidates who have been unsuccessful in previous years may apply again.
For more information, visit https://www.forwomeninscience.com/challenge/show/58
