Call for Applications: the Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science (prize of US$50,000+ trip to award ceremony in London or New York)

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Closing Date: 9 April 2025

Call for Applications: the Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science (prize of US$50,000+ trip to award ceremony in London or New York)

The Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science

The Inspiring Women in Science awards celebrate and support the achievements of women in science, and all those who work to encourage girls and young women to engage with STEM subjects and stay in STEM careers around the world.

Nature awards invite applications in two award categories — Science Outreach and Scientific Achievement.

Prizes

The winners of the Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science will receive:

A prize of US$50,000
An invitation to the award ceremony in London or New York, with accommodation and travel expenses paid by the organiser.
Coverage on nature.com
An invitation to present their work or initiative to the scientists at The Estée Lauder Companies
Mentoring through The Estée Lauder Companies

The runners up will receive:

A prize of US$5,000
An invitation to the award ceremony in London or New York, with accommodation and travel expenses paid by the organiser

The shortlisted applicants will:

Be profiled on the Nature Awards website
Have access to an exclusive coaching and networking community

Eligibility criteria

Science Outreach category

Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science look for initiatives that have either:

encouraged girls or young women to engage with and study natural sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEM) or
increased retention of women in STEM careers, with a focus on providing tools to support women through their career progression in a STEM discipline.

Nature awards accept applications from organizations, departments, individuals (of any gender), or project teams. Please nominate one spokesperson who will be their point of contact and represent the winning entry at the award ceremony.

Entries will have shown exceptional vision, insight, and/or imagination, and demonstrated that they encourage, support, or promote the interests of girls and/or women in STEM. Nature awards also welcome applications that include interdisciplinary components.

Scientific Achievement category

Nature awards is looking for applicants who have made an exceptional, demonstrable contribution to scientific discovery, and may have faced significant personal or professional challenges. The applicant should exhibit the potential for developing and leading an independent research group. Nature awards is also keen that applicants have made efforts to inspire the next generation of scientists through outreach or support the retention of women in science careers.

Applicants must hold a PhD degree, a medical degree (MD), or another type of doctorate by dissertation obtained in the last 10 years. The previously mentioned 10 years will be extended by any maternity leave(s) or other relevant leaves of absence. Thus, the 10 years do not need to be continuous. Details of these absences will need to be specified during the application process.

Applicants must hold a non-tenured position at the time of application. Nature awards accept applications from those working in STEM and also welcome applications that include an interdisciplinary component.