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 committed to supporting the involvement of young women in scientific research and scientific careers. This program identifies and rewards brilliant young women researchers in life and environmental sciences, material sciences, mathematics, computer and information sciences, engineering sciences and technology.
The program seeks to award young doctoral, post-doctoral students, and early career scientists – in the Caribbean region – for the excellence of their academic level, the originality of their scientific project, but also their desire to pass on their passion to the younger generation. However, since the creation of this program, it is clear that inequalities and the glass ceiling persist in the world of academic research: only 18% of senior academic positions in science are held by women and, worldwide, only 4% of women have been awarded Nobel Prizes in science.
Award
- The award for Doctoral students, Postdoctoral students, or Early career: $15,000
Eligibility
Doctoral Students
- Having the nationality of one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
- Being enrolled in a doctoral study and carrying out their doctorate in a research laboratory in one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
- Conducting research in one of the scientific fields listed
- Students in their first year PhD are NOT eligible
Post-Doctorates
- Having the nationality of one of the 24 countries and territories in the Caribbean region
- Being enrolled in post-doctorate in a laboratory, a research institute, or a higher education institution in one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
- Having obtained a doctorate in one of the scientific fields
- Conducting research in one of the scientific fields
Early Career
- Having the nationality of one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
- Being staff of a laboratory, a research institute, or a higher education institution in one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
- Having been for less than 3 years a staff of a laboratory, a research institute, or a higher education institution in one of the countries and territories in the Caribbean region
- Conducting research in one of the scientific fields
- Having obtained a doctorate in one of the scientific fields
Selection Criteria
- Quality of the application
- Scientific excellence in research
- Candidate’s ability to communicate and promote science to young people
- Fuency in english is mandatory
Application
For more information, visit L’Oréal-UNESCO.
