In this section you will find funding and prizes (in alphabetical order by country) for women in physics
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Fundings & prizes
L’ORÉAL Austria
For Women in Science Fellowships
Medicine, Natural Sciences, Mathematics
Target group: Young female researchers
Amount: Up to € 25,000
Duration: Six to twelve months
Applications: February 1 each year
FWF Austrian Science Fund
Elise Richter Funding Program
All academic fields
Target group: Female postdocs
Amount: Up to € 30,000 per year
Duration: 12 to 48 months
Applications: Every year
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Berta Karlik Fellowship
STEM
Target group: Leading female researchers
Amount: Up to € 10,000
Applications: Every year
Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
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All academic fields
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Target group: Students, graduates and researchers
American Physical Society
M. Hildred Blewett Fellowship
Physics
Target group: Female researchers
Amount: Up to $ 45,000
Applications: June each year
European Physical Society
Young Scientist Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Physics
Target group: Young scientists
Amount: € 1,500
Applications: Every year
European Commission
WOMEN TechEU two-year Project Funding
Deep Tech
Target group: Women-led early-stage Start-ups
Amount: Up to € 3,000,000
Applications: Each year
European Physical Society
Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics
Physics
Target Group: Female researchers
Applications: Every six months
French Ministry of Research
Irène Joliot-Curie Prizes
Science & Technology
Target group: Female researchers
Amount: € 15,000–40,000
Applications: Every year
German Physical Society
Hertha Sponer Prize for outstanding scientific work
Physics
Target group: Female physicists
Amount: € 3,000
Applications: Every year
Max-Planck Institute
Women in Quantum Optics Postdoctoral Fellowship
Quantum science
Target group: Female postdocs
Applications: Every year
Laura Bassi Scholarship
Laura Bassi Foundation editorial assistance
All academic fields
Target group: postgraduates and junior academics
Amount: $ 500 to $ 2,500
Applications: Three times per year: December, April, and August
L'Oréal-UNESCO International
Women in Science Awards
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science
Target Group: Outstanding women scientists
Amount: € 100,000
Applications: Every year
Italian Physical Society
Laura Bassi Prize
Physics
Target group: Female physicists
Amount: € 2,000
Applications: Every year
American Physical Society
Women in Physics Group Grants
Physics
Target group: Women in Physics Groups (graduate/undergraduate level) at colleges and universities in the US and internationally
Amount: $ 1,000
American Physical Society
Maria Goeppert Mayer Award
Physics
Target group: Young female researchers
Amount: $ 5,000 plus a travel allowance
Applications: June each year
Advanced Imaging of Matter
Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship
Physics
Target group: Female researchers
Amount: € 20,000 Senior Award, € 10,000 Junior Award
Duration: Six months
Applications: Every year