The Inspiring Women in Science awards celebrate and support the achievements of women in science, and all those who work to encourage girls and young women to engage with STEM subjects and stay in STEM careers around the world.

Funding Organization: Nature in partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies

Scope: Two award categories: Science Outreach and Scientific Achievement.

Eligibility

Science Outreach category: Applications are accepted from organizations, departments, individuals (of any gender), or project teams for initiatives that have either

• encouraged girls or young women to engage with and study natural sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEM) or
• increased retention of women in STEM careers, with a focus on providing tools to support women through their career progression in a STEM discipline.

Scientific Achievement category:

• Applicants must self-identify as women.
• Applicants must hold a PhD degree, a medical degree (MD), or another type of doctorate by dissertation obtained in the last 10 years.
• Applicants must hold a non-tenured position at the time of application.

Maximum Award 

The winners of the Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science will receive:

• A prize of US$50,000
• An invitation to the award ceremony in London or New York, with accommodation and travel expenses paid by the organiser.
• Coverage on nature.com
• An invitation to present their work or initiative to the scientists at The Estée Lauder Companies
• Mentoring through The Estée Lauder Companies

The runners up will receive:

• A prize of US$5,000
• An invitation to the award ceremony in London or New York, with accommodation and travel expenses paid by the organiser

The shortlisted applicants will:

• Be profiled on the Nature Awards website
• Have access to an exclusive coaching and networking community

Application Process: Applications must be submiited online at: https://natureawards.submittable.com/submit

Application Deadline: 9 April 2025

Further Information: https://www.nature.com/immersive/inspiringwomeninscience/about/index.html