emale PhD-students and Postdocs
L’Oréal - Unesco for Women in Science
Fellowship for female researchers in the field of life sciences
Selection criteria
Selection criteria
Target group: female PhD-students and Postdocs.
Purpose: research
Field of study: life sciences
Countries: all
Eligible candidate: high-quality female researcher. Note that application has to be done by the National Commission for UNESCO of applicants country of origin.
Grant information
Value and purpose of grant: $40.000
Grant award period: two years
Closing date: 15 August is deadline for preliminary applications. 15 September is deadline for application by the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Availability: l’Oréal – UNESCO offers yearly 15 fellowships worldwide to young female researchers. Three fellowships are available for women from the region Europe – North America.
Grant provider: L’Oréal – UNESCO
Application procedure
For Dutch nationals:
Send application to Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO
Address: P.O. Box 29777
2502 LT
The Hague
The Netherlands
Telefoon: +31 (0)70-4260 386
Fax: +31 (0)70-4260 359
For non-Dutch nationals:
Please contact the National Commission for UNESCO of the country of origin.
Application must include:
Application form; diplomas; results of TOEFL-test; letter of recommendation; host institute’s letter of acceptance; detailed description of research work
General information: +31 (0)70-4260 263
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The Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO every year can propose two Dutch candidates for the fellowship to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Interested persons are requested to timely contact the Dutch Commission as to give the Commission the opportunity to make a pre-selection of two candidates.
Non-Dutch nationals are requested to contact their National Commission for UNESCO of their country of origin. However information about the fellowship of course can be obtained via the contact mentioned above.
Selected candidates will be proposed to the UNESCO headquarters before September 15th. They will be informed about the result of the procedure before the end of that year.
The fellowship programme advocates the establishment of an international network. Candidates are encouraged to study in a country abroad for at least 12 months. Hence a letter of acceptance of a host institute is requested.