L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Egypt Young Talents Program 2026

The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Egypt Young Talents Program recognises and supports three early-career Egyptian women researchers for the quality of their research in life and physical sciences. The programme awards two funds for postdoctoral researchers and one fund for a PhD student to support research expenses, travel and accommodation for scientific visits or training. Awards are intended to cover research costs and/or travel and accommodation for scientific visits or specialised training abroad of at least two months, to be taken within a year of the ceremony. The programme is run in partnership with the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States and the Academy of Scientific Research & Technology.

Two grants (€10,000 each) for postdoctoral researchers and one grant (€6,000) for a PhD student to cover research expenses and travel/accommodation for scientific visits or training.

Applicants must be Egyptian nationals working in a research laboratory, institute or university in Egypt. Postdoctoral applicants must hold a PhD obtained between 2021 and 2025 and be no more than 45 years old by the end of the application period; PhD candidates must be registered full-time in their second year of PhD (or one year before thesis defence), hold prior BSc and MSc degrees in relevant fields, have a researcher position in an Egyptian university or institute and be no more than 35 years old by the end of the application period.

Call for applications/nomination with submission of a detailed research project description and supporting documents; selection by jury review and semi-final/ final rounds.