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Call open in Colombia: L'Oréal - UNESCO For Women in Science programme

4 grants available for Colombian researchers!

The l’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) have strived to support and recognise accomplished women researchers, to encourage more young women to enter the profession and to assist them once their careers are in progress.

Duration:

12 months

Eligibility

The national programme L'OREAL - UNESCO FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE is aimed at Colombian doctoral or postdoctoral students, linked to public or private entities, who are carrying out research in Natural Sciences.

Participants must be Colombian residents in the country who demonstrate intellectual merits and dedication to research in any of the areas contemplated in the programme.

They must have academic excellence and demonstrate significant potential for research. 

Applicants must be between 25-40 years of age at the time of applying, submit a project with a duration of 12 months, of a maximum of five pages; must have background in the areas of: life sciences, agricultural sciences, technological sciences, chemistry, physics, medical sciences or mathematics.

Contact: contacto@colciencias.gov.co 

Deadline: 14 September 2018

More here (in Spanish)

Colombia Doctoral students Post-doctoral Natural Sciences