L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents program aims to promote the participation of young women in science coming from Yemen and GCC Countries including UAE, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. This program identifies and rewards talented young female scientists in the field of Life Sciences (such as biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, physiology, neurosciences, biotechnologies, ecology and ethology) as well as Physical Sciences (such as physics, chemistry, petroleum engineering, mathematics, engineering sciences, information sciences, Earth and Universe sciences). The Program honors six talented young Arab women researchers for the quality of their research works and encourages them to pursue a brilliant career in science in Yemen and GCC countries.

3 endowments amounting to twenty thousand Euros (€20,000 or equivalent in local currency) each will be granted to Arab women researchers working in Research Laboratory, Institute, or University in one of the following countries: UAE, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen.

3 endowments amounting to eight thousand Euros (€8,000 or equivalent in local currency) each will be granted to Arab women pursuing a PhD (doctoral degree) in Research Laboratory, Institute, or University in one of the following countries: UAE, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen. The total amount will be used to cover all expenses related to scientific visits, trainings, specialized courses etc. of minimum two months.

To date, the L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents program has recognized 51 researchers from the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi and Yemen