Application calls for L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Program 2020. The Foundation L’Oréal launches the 11th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa program, to support young women scientists.

Aim of the Program

The program aims to promote and encourage the participation of young African women in science. This program identifies and rewards young talented researchers in the formal sciences, life and environmental sciences, material sciences, engineering sciences, and technological sciences.

Each year, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programs also support more than 250 talented young women researchers. Through its 54 regional and national programs, the Foundation L’Oréal and UNESCO support them at a crucial period in their careers, during their thesis or post-doctoral studies.

Eligibilities 

• Candidates must be pursuing studies leading to a Ph.D. degree or having obtained a Ph.D. degree in the following scientific fields: Life sciences, Environmental Sciences, Physical sciences, Engineering and technological sciences, Mathematics and Computer science
• Citizen of one of the 48 countries of the Sub-Saharan region
• Enrollment in a doctoral Institution and/or working in a research Laboratory/University or Institution of the 49 countries of the Sub-saharan region (including South Africa)
  OR
• Being from one of the 49 countries of the Sub-Saharan region
• Enrolled in a doctoral Institution and/or working in a research Laboratory/University or Institution of the 48 countries of the Sub-Saharan region

Funding/Endowment 

• 15 endowments of 10,000 € each, will be allocated to 15 doctoral students enrolled in a doctoral school and in a research laboratory in sub-Saharan Africa
• 5 endowments of € 15,000 each, will be allocated to 5 post-docs working in a laboratory or research institute in sub-Saharan Africa.

Eligible countries 

Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cap-Verde; République Centre Africaine; ComoresCongoIvory CoastDjiboutiErytreeEthiopiaGabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Equatorial Guinea; Bissau Guinea; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritius; Mauritania; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Uganda; Democratic Republic of Congo; Rwanda; Sao Tome & Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan South Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Chad; Togo; Zambia; Zimbabwe