Applications are now open for the 2010 L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships.

The three $20,000 Fellowships are intended to help early-career women scientists to consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions in science.The Fellowships are awarded to women who have shown scientific excellence in their career to date and who have an appropriate research plan that will be assisted by the one-year Fellowship. They are looking for women who have completed their PhD in the last five years (allowance is made for maternity leave).

The L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships are now in their fourth year. They are supported by the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian National Commission for UNESCO. The Fellowships are highly competitive and we encourage potential nominees to read the brief profiles of past recipients before applying.

Full criteria for eligibility, application instructions and profiles of past Fellows are online.

Read about past Fellows here.

Applications close at midnight on Monday 3 May 2010 and will only be accepted via the online form.