L’Oréal Ukraine announces launch of 6th season of L'Oréal-Unesco Award “For Women in Science"
Despite progress in gender equality worldwide, women remain underrepresented in scientific research, making up only 33.3% of researchers. They continue to face barriers to career advancement and recognition of their achievements. For example, since 1901, when the Nobel Prize was established, just 26 of the 640 honorees in physics, chemistry, and medicine have been women.
To promote gender equality and scientific advancement, the L'Oréal Foundation launched the "For Women in Science" program with UNESCO in 1998. The program strives to empower women in science, highlight exceptional research, and help talented female scientists gain recognition for their contributions.
The Ukrainian For Women in Science award has been supported by L'Oréal Ukraine since 2018 and is part of the global L'Oréal-UNESCO partnership program. It is implemented under the patronage of the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO, with support from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the NGO Center for Corporate Social Responsibility Development.
Over the years, 15 female scientists from Ukraine have been honored through the International L'Oréal-UNESCO Award "For Women in Science." Last year, the number of Nobel laureates among the award recipients rose to seven, underscoring the success of our collective efforts to advance women in science. This recognition presents a valuable opportunity to promote Ukrainian scientific research internationally.
The award aims to recognize talented female scientists in Ukraine, encourage young women to pursue scientific careers, support scientific potential in the country, and assist these women in their careers.
We are pleased to announce that the application process has now begun.
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Applications will be accepted from March 20, 2024, to May 31, 2024, through the following link.
Ukrainian citizens up to 40 years old professionally engaged in scientific research in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), holding a scientific degree, having publications in journals indexed in international scientific databases such as Scopus and/or Web of Science, and being socially active in science popularization are invited to participate.
Each application will be evaluated by an independent jury comprising experts from various scientific fields. Jury members include leading scientists in Ukraine who are recognized experts in STEM fields.
Each laureate will receive a cash prize of 500,000 hryvnias ($12796) after deductions for mandatory payments and fees, which can be used at the winners' discretion.
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You can find detailed information about the selection process, stages, and award rules on the online platform www.forwomeninscience.in.ua.
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