FOR WOMEN RESEARCHERS: DOCTORAL OR POST DOCTORAL LEVEL (LIFE SCIENCES)
The UNESCO-L’ORÉAL fellowships scheme focuses on UNESCO’s premise that people are the world’s greatest resource and that innovation and excellence, especially among the young women community, deserve to be supported and encouraged through the concerted efforts of the international community. The award of the fellowships constitutes a key strategy through which impetus is being given to the enhancement of the role of women in devising scientific solutions to problems confronting humankind in the twenty-first century.
The programme is designed to identify and reward fifteen deserving, committed and talented young women scientists, from all over the world, active in the field of life sciences.
With a view to ensuring that a balanced geographical representation is made, a maximum of three young women, from each of the five geo-cultural regions of the world, will be awarded fellowships.
Candidates must already be engaged in pursuing research at the doctoral or post-doctoral level in one or allied fields of life sciences including biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, agriculture, medicine, pharmacy and physiology. Projects involving animal models (i.e.
experimentation using vertebrate laboratory animals) are rejected, and proposals in the area of cosmetics research are NOT encouraged; preference is given to non cosmetic researches.
The application(s) should reach the;
Fellowships Programme
Section (ERC/RPO/FEL)
UNESCO
7, Place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07P
before 30 June 2009.
An electronic copy of this letter and the application form is available on the following site:
http://www.unesco.org/en/fellowships/loreal.
An advance copy may be sent by fax on the following number:
00.33.1.45.68.55.03.
or by e-mail on the following addresses:
a.zaid@unesco.org and c.dixon-cifuentes@unesco.org
For more information:
http://www.loreal.com/_en
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