Hertha Sponer Prize for outstanding scientific work
German Physical Society
Physics
Target group: Female physicists
Amount: € 3,000
Applications: Every year
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Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship
Cluster of Excellence, Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging
Physics
Target group: Female researchers
Amount: € 20,000 Senior Award, € 10,000 Junior Award
Duration: Six months
Applications: Every year
Women in Quantum Optics Postdoctoral Fellowship
Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Quantum science
Target group: Female postdocs
Applications: Every year
IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship
International Atomic Energy Agency
Nuclear-related fields
Target group: female students enrolled in an accredited university in master’s programme in a nuclear related field
Amount: up to €20,000 for tuition costs and up to €20,000 for living costs for the master’s programme
Inspiring Women in Science award for Science Outreach
Nature and Estée Lauder Companies
STEM fields
Target group: organizations, departments, individuals or project teams who encourage girls or young women to engage with STEM or have increased retention of women in STEM careers
Amount: US $50,000; the runners up will receive US $5,000
Applications: every year
Inspiring Women in Science award for Scientific Achievement
Nature and Estée Lauder Companies
STEM fields
Target group: women, trans women, genderqueer and non-binary individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to scientific discovery. Applicants must have obtained a PhD or equivalent within the last 10 years.
Amount: US $50,000; the runners up will receive US $5,000
Applications: every year
Laura Bassi Scholarship
Laura Bassi Foundation
All academic fields
Target group: postgraduates and junior academics
Amount: $ 500 to $ 2,500
Applications: Three times per year: December, April, and August
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships
Horizon Europe
all fields
Target group: researchers (all gender) holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers; there are global as well as european postdoctoral felloswhips
Amount: funding for research, training and networking activities, management and indirect costs
Women in Science Awards
L'Oréal-UNESCO International
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science
Target Group: Outstanding women scientists
Amount: € 100,000
Applications: Every year