L'OREAL France Awards For Women in Science 2011

LOREAL-UNESCO Awards
lOREAL Corporate Foundation
Jennifer CAMPBELL
41,rue Martre -. 92117 Clichy cedex - France

Call for Nominations 2012  Nomination

We are pleased to launch the call for nominations for the 2012 L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science dedicated to the Life Sciences.

You are invited to submit candidates for the 2012 L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards in Life Sciences. You can propose outstanding women scientists from any continent.

 

The five US$ 100,000 Awards will be presen ted in March 2012 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to five women sc ientists who have made an outstanding contribution to scientific advancement.

You will find enclosed a ca ll for nominations describing the procedures, the official nomination form (one per geographic reg ionl. and a brochure of the Award Laureates from 1998 through 2010.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS IS APRIL 29th 2011

The lOREAL-UNESCO Awards Jury in Life Sciences is presided by Professor Gunter Blobel, Nobel Prize in Medicine 1999, in the presence of Professor Christian de Duve, Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974 and Founding President of the Awardso In 2010, the Jury designated the following Laureates in Life Sciences:

Professor Rashika EL RIDI (Egypt) for AFRICA & the ARAB STATES
Professor Lourdes Jo CRUZ (Philippines) for ASIA- PACIFIC
Professor Anne DEJEAN-ASSEMAT (France) for EUROPE
Professor Alejandra BRAVO (Mexico) for LATIN AMERICA
Professor Elaine FUCHS (USA) for NORTH AMERICA.

Since Its inception in 1998, the For Women in Science partnership expands each year. To date, the LOREAL-UNESCO Awards have distinguished 62 eminent women scientists at the height of their career and the International Fellowships have supported 150 promising young women scientists to pursue doctoral and postdoctoral research projects. In addition, a network of National and Regional Fellowship programs at the doctoral level, now in over 56 countries with new programs launching each year, has encouraged over 800 young women to continue their sCientific research studies within their country of origin. An historic moment for the Awards arrived when two of the 2009 Nobel Prizes in sCience were awarded to Laureates of the 2008 L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards in Life Sciences:
 

Elizabeth Blackburn IUSA) in Medicine and Ada Yonath Iisraell in Chemistry. We thank you for your active participation in ensuring that the best women in research from each continent are recognized and rewarded for their scientific excellence.

Background

The L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards are attributed each year to distinguish eminent women scientists at the height of their career. The 2012 Awards will be given to 5 women scientists who have made a significant contribution in the Life Sciences. One Award is given per geographic region as follows:

- Africa / Arab States
- Asia (including Oceania and Pacificl
- Europe
- Latin America
- North America (Canada and USA]
 

Each Award is worth US$ 100,000.

Selection Criteria

The candidate must: 

• be recognized for her personal scientific excellence
• be actively involved in scientific research
• be involved in any field of the Life Sciences

Renominations:
 

If you wish to renominate a candidate you presented in the past, simply provide a completed nomination form and any new publications.

Required documents in English, to be attached to the Nomination Form: (no additional documents will be accepted.

1- Nomination Form, completed and signed by the nominator [please submit only one nomination per form)
2- Curriculum vitae of the candidate [2 pages maximum)
3- Copies of her 5 most important publications
4- A complete list of the candidate's main publications, in order of importance [please do not include the full publications)
5- Nomination Summary form
6- A maximum of 2 letters of recommendation from people at other institutions

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