L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships

The L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships are supported by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.

The purpose of this fellowship program is to highlight the role of women in devising scientific solutions to problems confronting humankind in the 21st century. The program supports major research projects undertaken by women scientists at the postdoctoral level in Canada.

2023 winners

Research aims to improve preterm infant health through mother’s milk

With the L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowship, Dr. Michelle Asbury will unravel the intricacies of human milk and how it impacts the life of preterm infants

Co-developing research on Arctic char with Inuit Knowledge

A 2023 winner of the L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowship, Dr. Marianne Falardeau looks to co-develop solutions to ensure sustainable and resilient Artic char populations with Inuit knowledge.

Previous winners

Delving into how gut inflammation impacts mental health

Dr. Chelsea Matisz's research has the potential to help hundreds of thousands of Canadians and has earned her one of 2022’s L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships.

Distant planets provide clues to understanding the solar system

Dr. Lisa Dang, has won a 2022 L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowship which will support her continued studies of hot exoplanets — in other words, planets outside our solar system.

Battle against bacteria leads to national award

During her thesis at Université Laval, Dr. Marie-Laurence Lemay studied (bacterio)phages, viruses that specifically infect bacteria. She was honoured with a 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her work.

The reproductive health of honeybees

Dr. Alison McAfee, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia, received the 2021 L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowship for her cutting-edge research on honeybees.