Funding Tracker
Competition
| State | Type | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | External | 2026-04-17 | 5:00 PM ET |
* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)
The L'Oréal Canada For Women in Science Young Talents fellowships, with the support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, aim to highlight the role of women in searching for scientific solutions to the challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. This program provides support for major research projects led by Canadian female researchers at the postdoctoral level. Additional information on the national and international excellence fellowship programs for women in science can be found at: https://www.forwomeninscience.com/.
How to apply?
For postdoc fellowships:
In partnership with Canadian Commission for UNESCO and Universities Canada: https://www.univcan.ca/programs-and-scholarships/loreal-fellowships/
In partnership with Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC): https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/pd-np/loreal-unesco_eng.asp
For doc fellowships:
In partnership with France Canada Research Fund (FCRF): https://francecanadaculture.org/france-canada-research-fund/
As part of the 2026 competition, the research fellowships are intended for female researchers whose work focuses on life sciences as well as engineering or pure and applied sciences, including the following fields:
Life Sciences
Medical Sciences – human genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, toxicology, respiratory systems, cardiac and cardiovascular systems, oncology, hematology, endocrinology, dentistry and oral surgery, dermatology, gastroenterology, critical care and emergency medicine, anesthesiology, surgery, transplantation, radiology and medical imaging, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and psychiatry.
Health Biotechnology – technologies related to the manipulation of cells, tissues, organs, or organisms (assisted reproduction), technologies related to DNA and protein function, biomaterials, and forensics.
Health Sciences – epidemiology, infectious diseases, environmental protection and public health, parasitology, nutrition/dietetics, occupational health, and addiction.
Biological Sciences – molecular biology, cell biology, stem cell biology, microbiology, reproductive biology, genetics and heredity, epigenetics, virology, enzymology, cryobiology, and chronobiology.
Ecology – agriculture, agronomy, botany, plant sciences, veterinary sciences, forestry, fisheries, marine and freshwater biology, zoology, ornithology, entomology, mycology, evolutionary biology, and paleontology.
Engineering / Pure and Applied Sciences
Engineering – agricultural engineering, biological engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, materials science, and software engineering.
Mathematics – pure mathematics, applied mathematics, and statistics and probability.
Computer and Information Sciences – theoretical computer science, computer systems, computer applications, and bioinformatics.
Physics – astrophysics (including astrophysics and space sciences), experimental physics, nanomaterials, particle physics, plasma physics, quantum physics, and nuclear physics.
Chemistry – analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry.
Earth Sciences – meteorology, climatology, geology, mineralogy, geophysics and geochemistry, oceanography, hydrology, soil science, and waste contamination and management.
Selected candidates must accept the terms and conditions of the research fellowship. They must also submit all information necessary for the payment of the fellowship, such as proof of a doctoral degree, their Social Insurance Number (SIN), and their banking information.
Fellows must also be aware that, for publicity and promotional purposes, L’Oréal Canada will disclose, among other things, their names and photos, information regarding their current and past employment (including workplaces and job titles), their scientific research activities, as well as a video showing them at work.
Fellows will also be invited to participate in an awards ceremony to be held in Ottawa in November 2026. Travel expenses for the fellow and one guest will be paid by L’Oréal Canada.
Fellows must not disclose the results of the competition before the awards ceremony.
For this competition, applicants submit directly to the funding agency as per their instructions. Applications are not submitted through Memorial's Researcher Portal, nor to the Faculty of HSS, or Research, Initiatives and Services (RIS).