This edition celebrates 35 doctoral and post-doctoral students whose work addresses current and future major scientific challenges. Hailing from all regions of France, both metropolitan and overseas, these young scientists were selected from nearly 820 candidates by a jury of over 50 members of the Academy of Sciences, chaired by Françoise Combes, an astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory - PSL.
Their selection is based on the excellence of their applications, the originality of their scientific projects, and their desire to inspire younger generations of female researchers. Among them is Irène Urso, a doctoral student at the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Research in Astrophysics at the Paris Observatory - PSL, who is currently modeling how light is bent by the gravity of black holes.
The laureates will each receive a research grant of €15,000 for doctoral students and €20,000 for post-doctoral students. They will also benefit from a complementary training program designed to help them break the glass ceiling.
