L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents Caribbean for Women in Science Program 2026 (up to $15,000) – YOA

Deadline: August 14, 2026

Applications are open for the L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents Caribbean for Women in Science Program 2026. Created in 2023, the L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents Caribbean for Women in Science program is dedicated to supporting the involvement of younger ladies in scientific analysis and scientific careers. This program identifies and rewards sensible younger ladies researchers in life and environmental sciences, materials sciences, arithmetic, pc and data sciences, engineering sciences and expertise.

The program seeks to award younger doctoral, submit-doctoral college students, and early profession scientists – in the Caribbean area – for the excellence of their educational degree, the originality of their scientific mission, but additionally their need to cross on their ardour to the youthful era. However, for the reason that creation of this program, it’s clear that inequalities and the glass ceiling persist in the world of educational analysis: solely 18% of senior educational positions in science are held by ladies and, worldwide, solely 4% of ladies have been awarded Nobel Prizes in science.

Award

• The award for Doctoral college students, Postdoctoral college students, or Early profession: $15,000

Eligibility

Doctoral Students

• Having the nationality of one of many international locations and territories in the Caribbean area
• Being enrolled in a doctoral study and finishing up their doctorate in a analysis laboratory in one of many international locations and territories in the Caribbean area
• Conducting analysis in one of many scientific fields listed
• Students in their first yr PhD are NOT eligible

Post-Doctorates

• Having the nationality of one of many 24 international locations and territories in the Caribbean area
• Being enrolled in submit-doctorate in a laboratory, a analysis institute, or a better training establishment in one of many international locations and territories in the Caribbean area
• Having obtained a doctorate in one of many scientific fields
• Conducting analysis in one of many scientific fields

Early Career

• Having the nationality of one of many international locations and territories in the Caribbean area
• Being employees of a laboratory, a analysis institute, or a better training establishment in one of many international locations and territories in the Caribbean area
• Having been for lower than 3 years a employees of a laboratory, a analysis institute, or a better training establishment in one of many international locations and territories in the Caribbean area
• Conducting analysis in one of many scientific fields
• Having obtained a doctorate in one of many scientific fields

Selection Criteria

• Quality of the application
• Scientific excellence in analysis
• Candidate’s potential to talk and promote science to younger individuals
• Fuency in english is obligatory

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to L’Oréal-UNESCO.