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“For Women In Science” Awards call

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Nominations are open for the 2013 “For Women in Science” L’OREAL-UNESCO Awards in the Physical Sciences. The five awards – of $100,000 each – are given in recognition of outstanding contributions to scientific advancement.

The awards will be presented in March next year, at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. To date, the L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards have recognised 72 eminent female scientists.

Nominations are limited to registered nominators. To apply to register, please email the award organisers lorealunescoawards [at] dgc [dot] loreal [dot] com. The deadline for nominations is 30 May. For more information, please visit the nomination submission website.




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