The L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Sweden Prize with support of The Young Academy of Sweden, aims at highlighting promising women in the early stages of their research career in science and creating role models for future generations. The prize is awarded next time in 2023. The application is open between June 15 and September 27, 2022.
Rules and regulations (Swedish)Pdf, 141.4 kB, opens in new window.
The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Prize Sweden is awarded to identify, encourage and reward women in research who have demonstrated great potential in science (including medicine), physics, technology or mathematics, and whose work contributes to a sustainable development and in solving humanity's greatest challenges.
The prize awards two prominent women in research, for their ackomplishments and development towards independency, with the purpose to encourage a continued research career. The prize amount of 150.000 SEK each will be awarded to researchers who gained their Ph.D. 2018 or later and have a position at a university or research institution in Sweden. The awardees are also offered a one year mentor program hosted by the Young Academy of Sweden.
The prize is awarded L'Oréal Sweden, The Swedish National Commission for UNESCO, and The Young Academy of Sweden.
Call for application open
The application is open between June 15 and September 27. Applications may be written in Swedish or English. Full details of the criteria for applications and evaluation are found here: Rules and regulationsPdf, 141.4 kB, opens in new window. (pdf, Swedish).
For questions regarding the prize, please contact Young Academy of Sweden, Sverker Lundin. For questions regarding the application system, please contact Anna Kjellström.
The prize ceremony will be held in Stockholm on March 8th 2023 to honour the International Women’s Day.