L’Oréal - UNESCO For Women in Science fellowships program aims to promote the participation of young women in science coming from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine, and Syria.

This program identifies and rewards talented young female scientists in the field of Life Sciences (such as biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, physiology, neurosciences, biotechnologies, ecology and ethology) as well as Physical Sciences (such as physics, chemistry, petroleum engineering, mathematics, engineering sciences, information sciences, Earth and Universe sciences).

The Program honors five talented young Arab women researchers for the quality of their research works and encourages them to pursue a brilliant career in science in the Levant Countries and Egypt. Thus, 5 fellowships amounting to Ten thousand Euros (€ 10,000 or equivalent in local currency) each will be granted to Arab postdoctoral researchers working in a laboratory or research institute hosted in one of the following countries: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine, and Syria.

Application must meet the following general criteria:

• Having obtained a PhD in one of the science fields mentioned in paragraph 1.
• Being of Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian or Egyptian nationality.
• Working in a Research Laboratory, Institute, or University in one of the countries mentioned in paragraph 1.
• Candidates must be no more than 40 years old by the end of the application period. This age limit will be extended by one or more years (maximum 45 years old) if the candidate has one or several children.

Application closing date: 18th of April 2016

By applying to L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowships, candidates agree to the rules and regulations posted on the online platform www.fwis.fr