UNESCO-L'OREAL International Fellowships Programme for Young Women in Life Sciences, 2012

UNESCO-L'OREAL International Fellowships Programme for Young Women in Life Sciences, 2012
The UNESCO-L’ORÉAL fellowships is available for female researchers in the field of life sciences. Applicants of any Nationality can apply for this felowship. Candidates must already be engaged in pursuing research at the doctoral or post-doctoral level in one or allied fields of life sciences. Application has to be done by the National Commission for UNESCO of applicants country of origin

Eligibility:

The National Commission must endorse all applications. UNESCO cannot entertain applications from individuals.
Candidates must be no more than 35 years old. Thus, applicants born before 1 January 1977 will not be considered under this programme.
Preference will be given to candidates already possessing at the time of application a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in the field of the life sciences. However, candidatures from students pursuing studies/research leading to a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) will also be entertained.
Only candidates with the necessary qualifications, who demonstrate outstanding intellectual promise and personal qualities, will be considered
Candidates must be proficient in reading and writing the language of instruction in the proposed country of study.
Applicants must be in good health, both physically and mentally.
Candidates may not be in receipt of another fellowship/grant for the project or for the period covered by the fellowship application. If the candidate receives another award, scholarship or fellowship for the proposed research project, she should inform UNESCO immediately to verify whether her application is still valid
Application Materials:

The UNESCO Fellowship application form duly completed, in English or in French, in duplicate.
Two recent photographs
An e-mail address regularly used by the candidate.
Certified copies of degree or diplomas (including transcript of grades) in duplicate. Proof either of having obtained a Ph.D. degree or of being in the process of studying for a Ph.D. degree must be included.
A list of publications, if any.
A letter of recommendation from someone familiar with the candidate’s work.
A host institute’s letter of acceptance.
The certificate of language proficiency
A detailed description, one to two page(s), in either English or French, of the research work for which the candidature is being put forward.
Field of study:

Agriculture, forestry and fishery
Engineering
Environmental Science
Medical and health sciences
Natural sciences