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Austria 2025 - Call for applications

L'ORÉAL Austria, in collaboration with the Austrian UNESCO Commission, in cooperation with the Austrian Academy of Sciences and with the financial support of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, awards scholarships for young female basic researchers in the fields of medicine, natural sciences or mathematics to finance, continue or develop projects in Austria.

These scholarships are announced and awarded as part of the global cooperation "For Women in Science" between UNESCO and L'ORÉAL.

As part of the L'ORÉAL Austria funding program, scholarships are awarded to young female scientists in medicine, natural sciences or mathematics who are at the beginning of their scientific career or to support their (re-)entry into a scientific career.

The application for a L'ORÉAL Austria Scholarship is open to highly qualified female doctoral students and scientists who started their doctoral/PhD studies no more than three years ago (pre-doc) or completed their doctoral/PhD studies no more than four years ago (post-doc),
are Austrian citizens or have lived in Austria for at least three years, and present a concrete project in Austria in the field of basic research.

Program Overview

Partners
  • L'ORÉAL Austria
  • Austrian UNESCO Commission
  • Austrian Academy of Sciences
  • with financial support from the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
Award(s) of the Prize

Objective

The scholarships are intended to support young female academic talent (pre- and post-doc) who are qualified either by above-average study results or by renowned publications.

The aim is to support female researchers who are about to complete their dissertation or have already completed their doctoral/PhD studies (postdoctoral researchers).
In particular, the scholarship is intended for the following cases:

  • to complete a dissertation
    or
  • to prepare a research project for application to national or international funding organizations
    or
  • to reintegrate after a research stay abroad or after parental leave

The project must be carried out in Austria, short project-related stays abroad during the funding period are possible

.

Applications for start-up or interim funding for a dissertation are not accepted

Applications for the preparation of a research project for a third-party funding application are also possible if the doctoral/PhD studies have not yet been completed by the submission deadline, but will be completed before the decision on the award of the scholarship (in June/July). In this case, the planned date of completion must be communicated with the application.

Amount per endowment

25,000 euros

Main eligibility criteria

Application requirements

Young female scientists in medicine, natural sciences or mathematics are invited to apply for a L'ORÉAL Austria scholarship if they

  • began their doctoral/PhD studies no more than three years ago (pre-doc)
    or
    completed their doctoral/PhD studies no more than four years ago (post-doc),
  • are Austrian citizens or have lived in Austria for at least three years,
  • present a concrete project in Austria in the field of basic research in the above-mentioned disciplines (projects in related fields of study that pursue an experimental research approach can also be considered),
    and
  • can present publications (peer review).

Exceptions
Delays due to childcare obligations (3 years per child) will be taken into account. Exceptions must be clarified by consulting the Scholarships and Prizes Department before submitting the application.

Application modalities
Applicants are free to apply to other (scholarship-awarding) bodies. Such applications and information on their outcome must be communicated to the Scholarships & Prizes Department of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in writing.

A simultaneous application for another scholarship program of the OeAW is not possible.

Selection criteria

Selection criteria

The main selection criterion is the excellence of the applicant's current and past research as well as their plans for future research. The applicant's scientific qualifications, the innovative content and methodology of the current and future research approaches and the feasibility of the planned project will be assessed.

Initial launch date
2007
Total number of endowments awarded since launch
71