Award for Brazilian Women Scientists in the U.S.
SCIENTISTA AWARD 2024 LAUNCH
Dimensions Sciences in partnership with Silicon Valley’s Chapter of Grupo Mulheres Brasil and Pesquisadores Universitários Brasileiros (PUB) Chapters Boston (MA), New Haven (CT), and New York (NY/NJ) is calling for applications to the second edition of the ScientistA Award.
In this edition, this research Award will focus on funding women scientists from Brazil performing postdoctoral research in the US. We will provide at least 1 award of US$2,000 and up to 5 honorable mentions. The candidates must hold an active postdoctoral position in an academic or industry US research institution. We are specifically seeking highly motivated applicants from a diverse racial and socio-economic background working in projects focused on the Life or Medical Sciences field. The candidates will be evaluated based on scientific merit, innovation, and candidate profile.
2024 Applicant Updates
Thank you!
Thank you to all phenomenal women that applied for this year's award! We had 43 applications that met the requirements and are currently under evaluation by our scientific body of volunteers.
Our 2024 live event to announce the winners is in the works
Soon we will post updates on Keynote speaker, Career panel and much more. Stay tuned here and in our social media
Organizing Committee
Our Partners - Institutional Support
OUR PARTNERS - PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT
2021 Scientista Award OVERVIEW
Our Impact
Our Network
Our Network
This award benefits inclusion of women in science and promotes international research exchange between the US and Brazil. By honoring women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields we hope to build more diverse community in the US and internationally.
Our Network
Our Network
Our Network
Congratulations to ALL 50 Candidates!
Special shout out to the two cash winners and the five honorable mentions (listed below in alphabetical order)
$2K CASH PRIZE WINNERS:
Clarissa Fontes University of Minnesota Izabella Pena Whitehead Institute of Biomedical Research - MIT
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Amanda Tomie OuchidaBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard Caroline JunqueiraBoston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Luciana Pádua Tavares Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Maria Cecilia Campos CanessoThe Rockefeller University Mirella AltoéNew York University
Where They Are
Their Testimonials
Their Testimonials
Fifty applications were considered and they represent 16 states in the United States! We are so proud to promote the inclusion of Latina scientists, as well as international research exchange between the US and Brazil! By honoring brilliant Latinas working all over the US, we are building a more diverse community in the US and internationally.
Their Testimonials
Their Testimonials
Their Testimonials
We believe the Dimensions Sciences community is a powerful force for good, and we are proud of how it's growing everyday! The ScientistA Award has strengthen our community, and we couldn't be happier to have these brilliant scientists be part of it! Thank you, ScientistAs!
Meet the Two Cash Award Winners 2021
Izabella Pena PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Whitehead Institute
She investigates which chemicals build up in lysosomes in Huntington's Disease, a neurodegenerative disease.
Clarissa Fontes PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota
She investigates the capacity of oak specieso resist drought.
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