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ANNEX
. UNESCO-L'OREAL International Fellowships fOr Young Women In . Life
Sciences - 2014 ...
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A. TARGET QROUP
. The UNESC()'L'Oreal International Fellowships .... designed to identify
and reward fifteen deserving, committed and t.alenteet young women scientists,
frOm aWaver theWOrldjsctive in the field of life $CIenoes. With a view to ensuring
fhet 8 geographicai representation is made maXimum offuJte young
women, frOm each of the fIVe geo-cultural regions of the world. will be awarded
te.llowshlps.
candidates must. alteadybe engaged in ptJl'$Ulng reseBrchatthedoctoral
Jevel in _ allied fields of l{fescienoes including biology,
bioteChnology. . agricultUre,medlClne. pharmacy and
. Jnfta .. Jury accQrctl " ....nce to research
JU'Otocols that teap8ct animal .flfar.. ptopoNlarn the area of cosmetic.
......rcb are Not encouraged: prefer.Au .. glYeq to noo.oCOJlmetic
...arch. .
Special vtdilbegiven from the Least Developed
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Applipantfi; (maximum jfpurfrom each applying Nation.1 Commissicm) mu&t
meet thetoOowlng ginsFil' criteria:
1- The N.tIQnaJ Qor:tll11iS$\cm mU$t endorse aU.pplications. UNESCO cannot
,entertaln.applicationsJrorhindividuals. . . . .
. .. Candid1:1t. tban35 .!'S0I." ThUEi. aPAficants bdrn
before 1 Jan1,Jary1W9Witl fl()t b&conSideredt.lndtr,thisjlragramm&.
3- Prefetel'lce' Wilt be giVen locandid8tes all'Sady at the time of
application. Ph.D., equiVatent) in .tt;e .fIeld. of the dte sciences.
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ttudfes/researeh leading to.a
.Pb;D. be
Only candidates' with tnenecessaryqualifibStiQl'ls. who demonstrate
outstanding intellectual. promise and persona' quaillies,will be considered
tJn(ierlhls PrQQramme.
5- Candidates must be profiCIent in reading and writing the language of
instruction in the'proposed country of S.tudy.
6- Applicants must be in good health, both phyaloally and mentally.
LOCs include: Angola. Benin, BuTkiOaFaso, Burunell. Cepe VEIIde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Comoros. Democratic Republic of tho Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho. Liberia, Madagascar,.MalaWl,MaIi.Mozambique, Niger. Rwanda. SAo
Toma and PrIncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Togo. Ugancla, Unlleel Republic ofTanzania,
Zambia, Mauritania. Sudan, Vernell. Afghanistan, Bang!Jdesh, Bhutan, cambodia, Kiribati. Lao
People's DemocratiC Republic. Maldives, Myanmar. Nepal, Samoa, S9IC)1J1011lslands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
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C.COHDlDOHS FOR APPLICATION
1. Field of study: Ute Sgiences
2. Closing date for online applications: 30 May 2013
3. Closing date for National Commissions' endorsement: 30 June 2013

4. The initial feflowehip is for a maximum period of .12 .monthS, for a
. maXimum sum of $20,000. The fellowehip can be extended for uP' to 12
addtttonaL.months with .up to $20.000 additional funcflflQuponrequest of
the Fellow ar'ld validatian of the Selection Committee.
S, DuratiOn of stay 'in the hO.st cOunttyflaboratory:
At18sSt halfoffhe periOd of the fellowship must beWlderlaken abroa,d.
AU t.l1QwI.are r.reci'to oompiete th$researchpro}ed in her own
coutltryforamitlil'ru.itnOftwomonths.
6. POSsible dateoftommencing the project :
Any time betv.lee1l1 March 2014 & 1 Marqh 2015
7. AppIfCilltlons fotmension mat ontybe m.adeforthe ptojeCtfol' which the,
original was To Jln,
besUbmM-.i 3 mOnth$ betoI'e.
5ent1mg date Ofthef8llOWahip:
i . 11lreEttetters ofrecotnmendatJon iSsued by:
fa) thehQ$t in$titution.
(tJ) b1ttresearthsupentiSOrtt at thehO$t institution. ,1tKt
{c)th8 in the felloWs flor;ne oo",ntry.
'tLA: "spOrt :on. pqrese to date. on the, project and a proposal
jtIa1ify1ngtheneed.fQr an extell$\on witb detatl8 ofttteWork tQ be done,
iii. A: bUdget eStimate specifying how thaseconcf grant win be utilized.
8, Upon termination of the felloWShip. the beneficiary must agree to return to
bef 'S9lt)attb& :knowiedgeacquired may be Pf,Jt to good use in
lorAl J'$$earch and training prQgrammes,
D. THE RESEARCH PROJECT
The research proposal should cover tnefollowing points:
Why? The concrete nature of the proposed project's contributiOn to
the life sciehces; its' innovative, Original aspects; and the scope and
purpose of the research project. The candidate should demonstrate
that the reasons of the theoretical and practical knowledge or training
acquired at the host laboratory would be beneficial to her on-going
research project.

What? The expected ....ulta or impact of the research project being
undertaken. '
How? Descrii:>e the proposed arrangements for conducting the
research.
Where? The proposedfX)UnVy, where will be undertaken
'and the name and address ofth. host
When? The eXPlicitly statlng the proposed
starting.. date and the.suggested .duratlon of research Which should be
of twelve monthS m....um. . Because. the for extension
exlsts.ltwouJd to give an indiCation of further
development of theprQject beyOnd the 1-year time frame.
H()W muoh? .A det.fed ,budget estimate indicaU"g the resources
required for the eandidiltetoundertake the proposed research. The
amoul'ltshol.!ld not. PStl2O.QO@. An figures must be Sh()Wtlin
US doJars and must bIt.atated :On a separalepage. The total illtTItJunt
Indi<:atedshould cover. ()r
travel CO$ts for theproP<*ed ltlnerary andtullion fee$,if any, including
personal subsisteneeilt.1m.. etc. APPllcants.houtd be reaU.uc .11'1
CQt1lpilipg their :tutd QOnSidertbat an average. of
US016QO per' monthW meats (including IDeal
transpOrtatiOn and Sho\'ldnot bfJ' exceeded. Applicati9ns
.... d to be excEtssiv6lrt_tlon ,tel )he.
ObjeotiVesand iMportIta of... project are likely to beconsideFed for
&ma1Jergrant.
The fonoWind COlts are not elilibJe: cOmputer or eqlJjPrnent pttrcbas.s;
a be mac;fe that
:an infeQttit P8ttot me'$seSfdi .hd WOUld make direct and
8lgnifica:11t CQAtdbUltontothe OUtcome of1hedevelopment of
E. APPUCAnONPROCEDQRR
All applications. be submitted With the required documentation via the online
BriCh .. Nember'8tatemay nommau, up to a . Qf four
candidatu.rea. It.ls the National ComtnrI8Jon's. responsibility to seiectthe four
beat .candidEdes that represent Sheaeifmtffic.ex".Jlence of their c:ountry to SUbmit
tQ ThtHatlona1 Commf.lQf\ ,. bwlted to the cooperation of
u...foOafkl.ntfflc communttr to enewefligh standaref candidatures that
will then haVe morschances ofbelna Mla.:ted..
CantJktates should imperatively submltthelr applications via the online platform at
tne foUowing link by. 30 May 2013:
www.fwfs.fr
The deadline for the submission of ihd1vlcfuaf requests through this platform will
be 30 May 2013. This will enable Member States to review the candidatures
received through this platform, and. therefore submit the four selected
candidatures by 30 June 2013.
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1. The appHcation must have the following attachments:
a) Detailed CV,ln English or in French.' .
b) Certified copies of degree or diplomas (including transcript of grades) in
duplicate. Proof either of having obtained a Ph.D. degree Qr of being in
the process of studying for a Ph.D. degree must be included.
c) A fjst of publications, If any.
d) A .Ietterof recommendation from someone familiar with the candidate's
work.
e) 'J:.. host institute's letter of acceptance (i.e. the institute that has accepted
the candidate for work should she be selected for a fellowship). This letter
of acceptance must indicate the name of the academic supervisor, the
date and duration, and the host institute's Willingness to provide the
relevant training facilities required by the candidate in the chosen field of
$pecializatlon.
1) Thecertifioate of' linguaae profidency (on UNESCO form) duly
completed for the langullge of the country 9f study (should this be
different from the candidate's mother tongue) and signed by the
auth<if)'.
g) Detaittg proposal for tht tesearchDroject: onetoiwo page(s}
in either EngUshorFrench.
F. UNESCO-L'OREAL INTERNATIoNAL FELLOWSHIP
The iJNESCo.L'O.-.at .ltltemationalFefloWWps include .the following:
- ThefinandalcoOtribution
- Partfcipation in the FellOWShip Training Ptogramme.
- Rolll"ICf;.trip travel fortheSelectedben8ficiarles from their coui'rtty of
residence to. attend For Women In Science in Paris, France,
(dat$hOt yet determined) to attend an awards ceremony (slM qua
non condition for 1he award oUhe fellOwship).
-Loclgino stay in ParI$forb FwWomen i.n Science Week .
A certificate atteatingto thespeCialaw'ard.
$. SELECTION
A special Selection Committ,. m:ade of ,",presentatives of UNESCO,
the L'ORt:Al FoundatiOn, and UfeScienoesresearch community or Institutions
will make the selection of the candidates. The International BasIc Science
Programme {lBSP}wllt be also eonsulteddurlngthe$8lection process. A member
of the ISSP may take part in the selection.
UNESCO and thel'ORt:AL Foundation allocate the greatest importance to
originality and quality. Consideration will be given only to well-structured projects
that demonstrate innovation, creativity and relevance, and which are likely to
Contribute to enhance knowledge in life sciences.
Files which are incomplete or which are received after the deadline for application,
as well as candidatures that do not meet the requirements mentioned above, will
not be taken into consideration. Additional information on the results of the past
years' programme can be obtained by consulting the following website:
www.fOlwomeninscience.com
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Only .. wilt becontac:ted bY, UNESCO.
h. not been informed of their selection
bV .....Ofpten1ber 2013 should consider that their
,applicatlon. baYe aot,been,successful in the selection process.
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APPENDIX

UNESCO-L'OREAL InternatiQ.,.l, FellOW$hips for Young Women in
LIft Ica.nc. - 2014
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