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Award for Brazilian Women Scientists in the U.S.

AWARD Guidelines

UPDATE: The 2023 program is now closed for applications.  Please check back next year. 


Applications will only be accepted through ScientistA Award digital form

Email submissions will not be considered. 

 

Applications for the ScientistA Award open on Monday August 7th, 2023 at 9am EST. Deadline for applications will be on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 11:30PM EST. The Award Ceremony and networking event will take place hybrid on March 9th, 2024.


Complete RFA and application checklist available for download below.


Questions


Please email us for questions.



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2021 Scientista Award OVERVIEW

Our Impact

 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

 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!
 

ScientistA Award Winners

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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Meet the Top 30-Finalists

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2021 ScientistA Award Event Program

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