The prize will be awarded next time in 2021 and the call for applications is open from June 1st until September 27th 2020. Please refer to the Rules and regulations (Swedish) for complete information on the call and the criteria for evaluation. Applications may be written in Swedish or English.
The prize awards two prominent women in research, for their accomplishments and development towards independency, with the purpose to encourage a continued research career. The prize amount of 150.000 SEK each will be awarded to researchers who gained their Ph.D. 2016 or later and have a position at a university or research institution in Sweden. The awardees are also offered a one year mentor program hosted by the Young Academy of Sweden.
The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Prize Sweden is awarded to identify, encourage and reward women in research who have demonstrated great potential in science (including medicine), physics, technology or mathematics, and whose work contributes to a sustainable development and in solving humanity's greatest challenges.