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UNESCO/OWSD WISDOM SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline: 8 August 2024.

LOCATION: Turkey

The Women in Science Displacement Outreach Master’s Program (OWSD WISDOM) is a new initiative addressing the challenges these women encounter. OWSD (UNESCO) has partnered with universities in Türkiye to offer fully-funded master’s degree scholarships to those women who have sought refuge in the country.

ELIGIBILITY:

The 2024 OWSD WISDOM fully funded Master’s scholarships are offered to women refugee students pursuing master’s degrees in the natural, engineering, information, and technology sciences. A full list of eligible scientific fields can be consulted here.

The OWSD WISDOM scholarships are offered to refugee women candidates pursuing master’s degrees in the natural, engineering, information, and technology sciences (STEM fields). Candidates must:

Be a holder of valid International Protection Applicant ID or International Protection Status holder ID or Temporary Protection ID issued by the Provincial Directorates of Migration Management (PDMMs)

hold a bachelor’s degree from an academic and/or research institution (including international research centers)

be in Türkiye at the time of application

If interested to apply, the process is as follows:

STEP 1) apply to Istanbul Aydin University (IAU) before 8 August 2024.

STEP 2) Submitted applications will be reviewed by a joint expert panel from IAU and OWSD. During this stage, candidates will be shortlisted and then either selected directly or invited to an interview. If interviews are recommended, they will be conducted by a Selection Committee. Based on interview performance and application materials, the Selection Committee will recommend the top candidates for scholarship awards.

STEP 3) Awarded candidates will be informed of the outcome latest by September.

BENEFIT:

The 2024 OWSD WISDOM fully funded Master’s scholarship contains the followiing:

M.Sc. tuition fees

Living allowance

Personal allowance

Residence/visa documentation

Medical insurance

Travel

Capacity building programme for the selected institutes

Network Building

Termination allowance

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FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE CALL FOR NOMINATION

Application Deadline: July 1st, 2024

LOCATION: France

The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO invite you to nominate eminent women scientists for the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards. The 2025 International Awards will honour five outstanding researchers in Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, each working in one of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America.

ELIGIBILITY:

The candidate must be recognized for her scientific excellence by the international scientific community

Be actively involved in scientific research

Be involved in any field of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science.

Selection Criteria:

The candidate’s outstanding contribution to the advancement of science,

The impact of the candidate’s research work on the current state of her scientific field (number, quality and impact of publications, conference presentations, patents…),

The recognition of the candidate by peers within her discipline through publications,

The recognition of the candidate’s commitment to education, teaching activities, mentoring and/or to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals more broadly.

You can nominate several candidates or renominate a candidate you presented in the past by updating the applications in the platform.

BENEFIT:

Amount Per Endowment: €100,000

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