2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Programme

United Kingdom and Ireland - 2024 Call for applications

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.

Since 2007, each year five women post-doctoral researchers are awarded a grant worth £15,000 (equivalent € in 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.

Calendar

• Applications open: 4 September - 25 October 2023

• Reader assessment: November 2023 - December 2023

• Jury assessment: December 2023 - February 2024

• Interview day: Week commencing 19 February 2024 (online via Microsoft Teams - exact date and timing to be confirmed)

• Awards reception: 18 March 2024 (In the evening, Central London location)