“The world needs science…Science needs women.” Whachatink?
According to the data provided during the L’Oreal First Women In Science Launch that despite having an equal amount of university degree-holders worldwide are women only 30% of them pursue a career are in the field of science and technology.
In the 109 years of existence of the Nobel Prizes in science, only 2.9% of the Nobel Laureates are women.
With that in mind, L’Oréal, the worldwide leader in cosmetics, and UNESCO, a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international collaboration through education, science and culture, brings one of the most prestigious international programs, For Women in Science (FWIS) in the Philippines. The event was held at Makati Shangrila Hotel hosted by Karen Davila.
FWIS is the first of its kind to devote international awards to women in science, and is vigorously promoting excellence among young women scientists worldwide for more than a decade. It has become one of the most anticipated annual events in the scientific community in more than 93 countries.
The first-ever For Women in Science National Fellowships – Philippines in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and UNESCO Philippines.
Luc Olivier-MARQUET, Managing Director of L’Oréal Philippines says, “In L’Oréal, we firmly believe that science plays a major role in developing a country. Through the fellowship grants, we would like to assist Filipina scientists in creating concrete contributions through their research to help the country they call home.”
Two fellowship grants worth PhP400,000 each, will be given to two deserving women based on the judging criteria of an esteemed jury chaired by none other than Professor Lourdes Cruz, the first Filipino and first ASEAN Laureate of the FWIS L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards.
For its first year, FWIS National Fellowships – Philippines will accept research proposals related to the Life and Material Sciences from applicants who hold a Ph.D. degree in any field of science and are not more than 45 years old.
To know more about FWIS National Fellowships – Philippines, log on to www.fwis.com.ph or email the FWIS Secretariat at FWISsecretariat@eon.cccom.ph.
If you know anyone who is deserving of the grant do contact them, we need to acknowledge outstanding women in science.
