Romania National Program 2023

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Romania National Program 2023

Winners of the 2023 edition will be announced at the beginning of January 2024. Thank you for your continued patience throughout the program's evaluation!

2 endowments of 50,000 RON each, offered to female researchers in the areas of Life Sciences.
2 endowments of 50,000 RON each, offered to female researchers in the areas of Exact Sciences.
1 endowment of 50,000 RON offered to a female researcher in the area of Computer Science.

The L'Oréal Romania For Women In Science Endowments program was launched in 2009 and is run in partnership with the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO.

This year, 5 awards of 50,000 LEI are offered to support outstanding doctoral and postdoctoral female researchers under the age of 40, in the areas of Life Sciences, Exact Sciences, and Computer Science.

The endowments are meant to support the winners in their research work conducted in Romania.

Calendar

Opening of the call for aplications: 28.06.2023

End date of the call for aplications: 20.09.2023

1st stage of evaluation: September - October 2023

2nd stage of evaluation: November - December 2023

Winners announcement: December 2023

  • June 28, 2023 Start of the call for application/nomination
  • September 20, 2023 Closing of the call for application/nomination
  • December 31, 2023 Candidates' final selection

Program Overview

Partners

Romania's National Commission for UNESCO

The Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI).

Amount per endowment

2 endowments of 50,000 RON each, offered to female researchers in the areas of Life Sciences.
2 endowments of 50,000 RON each, offered to female researchers in the areas of Exact Sciences.
1 endowment of 50,000 RON offered to a female researcher in the area of Computer Science.

Main eligibility criteria

For PHD participants:

  • Must be no older than 40 years old by the start date of the program: 28.06.2023
  • Must be enrolled in a doctoral school, research institute, or laboratory in Romania, and is undergoing her research on Romanian territory, in one of the domains listed in Annex 1 of the program's participation guidelines document
  • Minimum second PHD year
  • Must have no criminal record and is not currently undergoing criminal investigation

For post-PHD participants:

  • Must be no older than 40 years old by the start date of the program: 28.06.2023
  • Must have obtained the scientific title of "Doctor" in one of the scientific domains mentioned in Annex 1 of the program's participation guidelines document, and is part of a post-academic preparatory program within a research and development institution certified by the Romanian Government.
  • OR has obtained the scientific title of "Doctor" in one of the scientific domains mentioned in Annex 1 of the program's participation guidelines document, and is undergoing her research on Romanian territory, in one of the aforementioned domains.
  • Must have started her post-doctoral research before the start date of the program's call for applications, 28.06.2023
  • Must have no criminal record and is not currently undergoing criminal investigation

Candidates who have already obtained a bursary during previous editions of the program are automatically ineligible to participate.

Selection criteria
  • Quality of the aplication
  • Candidate's scientific excellence in research
  • Capacity of the project to bring important innovations in the respective fields

The detailed selection criteria can be found in the below-attached guidelines document

Initial launch date
2009
Total number of endowments awarded since launch
37

Information document(s)

Regulamentul_Programului_LOreal UNESCO Pentru_Femeile_din_Stiinta_2023

Act Aditional Program LOreal Unesco Pentru Femeile din Stiinta 2023