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.
Read the full call on the official website here.