The L'Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents of the Maghreb for Women in Science program is committed to supporting the involvement of young women in scientific research. This program identifies and recognizes outstanding young female researchers in the life and environmental sciences, materials sciences, mathematics, computer and information sciences, and engineering and technology. To date, more than 60 grants have been awarded to young female doctoral and postdoctoral students from the Maghreb region—for their academic excellence, the originality of their scientific projects, and their desire to share their passion with younger generations.
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The L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents of the Maghreb for Women in Science program aims to promote and support the involvement of young women in scientific research. This program identifies and recognizes talented young female researchers in the life and environmental sciences, materials sciences, mathematics, computer and information sciences, and engineering and technology.
Since its inception, more than 60 awards have been presented to young female researchers for the quality of their research.
For this 17th edition, 5 grants will be awarded to encourage young female researchers currently pursuing a Ph.D. or postdoctoral studies to continue a brilliant scientific career.
• The winning doctoral students will each receive a grant of €10,000. Doctoral candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral program and in a research laboratory in one of the following countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, or Libya, and must have begun their doctoral studies no later than December 2021 (i.e., be enrolled in at least their second year of the program) and not yet have defended their thesis as of the opening date of the call for applications,
in February 2023.
• The selected postdoctoral researchers will each receive a grant of €10,000 as well. They must be working in a laboratory or research institute in the same countries listed above, have defended their thesis after January 2018, and have begun their postdoctoral research before the opening date of the call for applications in February 2023.
The grants from the L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents Maghreb for Women in Science program will be awarded by the L’Oréal Foundation as part of a partnership with UNESCO.
UNESCO
10,000 euros each
5 prizes in total
10 000 euros