This edition celebrates 35 female PhD and postdoctoral researchers, whose research addresses the major scientific challenges of the future and who are committed to passing on their passion to future generations of female researchers.
Hailing from all regions of mainland France and its overseas territories and representing a wide range of disciplines, a total of 35 young scientists were selected from nearly 820 candidates by a jury comprising more than 50 members of the Academy of Sciences – a body renowned for excellence in scientific evaluation and chaired by Françoise Combes, President of the Academy of Sciences and an astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory – PSL.
These young women were chosen for the excellence of their applications, the originality of their scientific projects and their desire to pass on their passion to younger generations.
Irène Urso, a PhD student at the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Research in Astrophysics at the Paris Observatory – PSL, is one of them. She is currently working on a thesis in which she models how light is bent by the gravity of black holes.
In addition to a research grant of €15,000 for PhD students and €20,000 for postdoctoral researchers, each of the award winners will benefit from a training programme designed to complement their professional development, enabling them to break through the glass ceiling.
Four young female researchers awarded grants at PSL University :
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See also
The article published on the PSL University website : Women and science : PSL PhD students win the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talent Awards