Call for nominations: 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards

The 2025 International Awards will honour five outstanding researchers in Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, 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 exceptional contribution to scientific advancement and will be awarded during the International Awards Ceremony, to be held in June 2025 in Paris (date to be confirmed).

Each of the Laureates will receive €100,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• 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 Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science.

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.

Multiple Nominations & Re-Nominations
You can nominate several candidates or re- nominate a candidate you presented in the past by updating the applications in the platform.

Submissions
In order to nominate a candidate, please follow the registration procedure on the For Women in Science platform accessible at: https://www.forwomeninscience.com/authority/international-awards.
From the website, you will be able to upload all the necessary documents in order to submit the nomination.

Deadline
The nomination files must be submitted by July 1st, 2024 (France GMT/UTC + 2h). Only completed nominations received through the platform by this deadline will be considered.

About the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programs

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 awarded 132 eminent women at the height of their scientific careers and supported more than 4300 promising young women scientists from more than 110 countries at doctoral and postdoctoral levels.

The International Awards are presented in alternate years to women researchers either in life sciences or in physical sciences, mathematics and computer science.

Seven of our Laureates received the Nobel Prize in their fields of expertise: Christine Nusslein Volhard, Elizabeth Blackburn and Katalin Kariko in Physiology or Medicine; Ada Yonath, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna in Chemistry; and Anne L’Huillier in Physics.

We thank you for your active participation in nominating the world’s top female researchers to highlight their outstanding contributions to the world of tomorrow.

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