Caribbean - 2023 Call for application

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Caribbean - 2023 Call for application

Find out more about the first edition of the Caribbean regional program.

Created in 2023, the L'Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents Caribbean for Women in Science program is committed to supporting the involvement of young women in scientific research and scientific careers. This program identifies and rewards brilliant young women researchers in life and environmental sciences, material sciences, mathematics, computer and information sciences, engineering sciences and technology.


The program seeks to award young doctoral, post-doctoral students, and early career scientists - in the Caribbean region - for the excellence of their academic level, the originality of their scientific project, but also their desire to pass on their passion to the younger generation. However, since the creation of this program, it is clear that inequalities and the glass ceiling persist in the world of academic research: only 18% of senior academic positions in science are held by women and, worldwide, only 4% of women have been awarded Nobel Prizes in science*.


In order to further support this generation of women researchers at a pivotal moment in their scientific careers, the L'Oréal Foundation is offering them training in leadership and communication to enable them to reach positions of responsibility more easily and more quickly and thus break the glass ceiling.


*UNESCO Report on Science Towards 2030, 2015

Calendar

What are the key dates for this edition?

  • May 17, 2023 Start of the call for application/nomination
  • August 2, 2023 Closing of the call for application/nomination
  • October 31, 2023 Candidates' final selection

Program Overview

Partners

UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean

Caribbean Academy of Sciences

Award(s) of the Prize

2 Endowments per year

Amount per endowment
  • Doctoral students, Postdoctoral students, or Early career: $10,000
Main eligibility criteria

Doctoral Students

  • Having the nationality of one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
  • Being enrolled in a doctoral study and carrying out their doctorate in a research laboratory in one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
  • Conducting research in one of the scientific fields listed
  • Students in their first year PhD are NOT eligible

Post-Doctorates

  • Having the nationality of one of the 24 countries and territories in the Caribbean region
  • Being enrolled in post-doctorate in a laboratory, a research institute, or a higher education institution in one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
  • Having obtained a doctorate in one of the scientific fields
  • Conducting research in one of the scientific fields

Early Career

  • Having the nationality of one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
  • Being staff of a laboratory, a research institute, or a higher education institution in one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
  • Having been for less than 3 years a staff of a laboratory, a research institute, or a higher education institution in one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
  • Conducting research in one of the scientific fields
  • Having obtained a doctorate in one of the scientific fields

Selection criteria
  • Quality of the application
  • Scientific excellence in research
  • Candidate's ability to communicate and promote science to young people
  • Fuency in english is mandatory
Initial launch date
2023
Total number of endowments awarded since launch
2

Information document(s)

RULES AND REGULATIONS

For more information, download the 2023 rules of the Yount Talents Caribbean Region program: Rules and Guidelines Young Talents Caribbean Region LOréal-UNESCO For Women In Science 2023
 

POSTER

Download the poster of the inaugural edition of the program: ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH

 

 

Young Talents Caribbean Region L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science: Empowering a Generation of Female Researchers

The Young Talents Caribbean Region L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) program is a partnership between L’Oréal Caribe, the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean, with the support of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences – seeking to connect the dots between Caribbean development challenges, scientific research, and female empowerment by recognizing and honoring two young scientists with an endowment of $10,000 USD to further develop their scientific endeavors.

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