The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO invite you to nominate eminent women scientists for the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards.

The 2026 International Awards will honour five outstanding researchers in Life and Environmental Sciences, each working in one of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States; Asia and the Pacific; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; North America. The five laureates will be selected by an international jury for their exceptional contribution to scientific advancement and will be awarded during the International Awards Ceremony, to be held in June 2026 in Paris (date tbc). Each of the Laureates will receive €100,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must be recognized for her scientific excellence by the international scientific community
• Be actively involved in scientific research
• Be involved in any field of Life and Environmental Sciences.
• One candidate will be selected for each of the five regions, the determining factor being the place of work for at least 10 years, not the nationality of the candidate.

Selection Criteria

• The candidate’s outstanding contribution to the advancement of science
• The impact of the candidate’s research work on the current state of her scientific field (number, quality and impact of publications, conference presentations, patents…)
• The recognition of the candidate by peers within her discipline through publications
• The recognition of the candidate’s commitment to education, teaching activities, mentoring and/or to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals more broadly.

Multiple Nominations & Re-Nominations

You can nominate several candidates or renominate a candidate you presented in the past by updating the applications in the platform.

Submissions

In order to nominate a candidate, please follow the registration procedure on the For Women in Science platform accessible here. From the website, you will be able to upload all the necessary documents in order to submit the nomination.

Deadline

The nomination files must be submitted by 4 July 2025 (France GMT/UTC + 2h). Only completed nominations received through the platform by this deadline will be considered.

International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) co-sponsors cryosphere-related workshops, educational or other events that further the IACS Objectives and align with the remits of IACS divisions, up to a maximum of 3000 Euros per event. In years with IACS/IUGG assemblies, priority will be given to travel grants and events at or in close connection with the assemblies.

There are two deadlines per year on 1 April and 1 October. Funding requests must be submitted at least three months before the event that is to be supported (for example, the 1 April deadline could be used to request support for events in July onwards). Applicants will be informed of decisions approximately two weeks after the deadline.

Deadlines: 1 October and 1 April

Future Earth seeks to support inclusivity and diversity participation of early-career researchers and of researchers in low to middle income countries (LMICs).  Indigenous communities, women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQAI+ community are especially encouraged to apply. Members of the Future Earth networks are invited to submit applications for funding support of travel, registration, and/or participation expenses.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and must be submitted at least 90 days before the start date of the program or event.

Cross-Cutting Initiatives are integrative and synthesis activities that promote collaborations between Future Earth entities and encourage research co-creation and transdisciplinarity. Proposals addressing priorities identified by the Future Earth Assembly or originating as original ideas are eligible for consideration. Collaborations must involve at least two program offices from Future Earth networks.

Amount: Funding of up to €50,000 is available per initiative.

Application submission deadlines are 31 March and 30 September of each year.  Application submission deadlines are 31 March and 30 September of each year. 

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) offers diverse funding avenues to empower scholars in developing nations. From postdoctoral fellowships to visiting scholar programs, TWAS fosters academic growth and collaboration on a global scale. Explore the full list of open calls.

The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science national and regional Young Talents Programmes support young women researchers around the world to pursue their scientific careers in their home countries or abroad. Several calls for applications are currently open. Women scientists at the doctoral and/or post-doctoral level are invited to submit their applications on the dedicated platform.