L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science

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UNESCO prize international award science award women in science award

The L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science is an international prize that honors outstanding female scientists for exceptional contributions to scientific research and advancement.

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Label	Occurrences
L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science canonical	3
For Women in Science	2
L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science	2
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award	2
L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science program	1
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards	1
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards	1
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talents	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T143805 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science
Context triple: [Shafi Goldwasser, awardReceived, L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science]

A. Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
B. Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity is a major international award that recognizes and supports outstanding contributions to combating climate change and promoting environmental sustainability.
C. Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
D. Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
E. Gairdner Foundation International Award
The Gairdner Foundation International Award is a prestigious Canadian prize that honors outstanding contributions to medical science and has often preceded Nobel Prize recognition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science
Target entity description: The L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science is an international prize that honors outstanding female scientists for exceptional contributions to scientific research and advancement.

A. Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
B. Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity is a major international award that recognizes and supports outstanding contributions to combating climate change and promoting environmental sustainability.
C. Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
D. Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
E. Gairdner Foundation International Award
The Gairdner Foundation International Award is a prestigious Canadian prize that honors outstanding contributions to medical science and has often preceded Nobel Prize recognition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO prize ⓘ international award ⓘ science award ⓘ women in science award ⓘ
administeredBy	L’Oréal Foundation ⓘ linked to: L'Oréal UNESCO ⓘ
aimsTo	address gender imbalance in scientific fields ⓘ encourage scientific careers for women ⓘ increase visibility of women scientists worldwide ⓘ
awardedFor	excellence in scientific research ⓘ exceptional scientific achievements ⓘ major contributions to scientific advancement ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
eligibility	outstanding researchers ⓘ women scientists ⓘ
field	environmental sciences ⓘ life sciences ⓘ mathematics ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ physical sciences ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasAwardCategory	Africa and the Arab States ⓘ Asia and the Pacific ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ linked to: Latin America North America ⓘ
hasComponent	L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards ⓘ linked to: L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talents ⓘ linked to: L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science national and regional fellowships programs ⓘ
hasNotableLaureate	Ada Yonath ⓘ Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ⓘ Elizabeth Blackburn ⓘ Emmanuelle Charpentier ⓘ Jennifer Doudna ⓘ
inception	1998 ⓘ
locationOfCeremony	Paris ⓘ
motto	For Women in Science ⓘ linked to: L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science
organizer	L’Oréal Foundation ⓘ linked to: L'Oréal UNESCO Division of Science Policy and Capacity-Building ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
presentedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
purpose	to honor outstanding women scientists ⓘ to promote the role of women in science ⓘ to recognize exceptional contributions to scientific research ⓘ
selectionCriteria	candidate’s role as a model for younger women in science ⓘ impact of research on society ⓘ scientific excellence ⓘ
slogan	The world needs science, and science needs women ⓘ
sponsoredBy	L’Oréal ⓘ linked to: L'Oréal
sponsorType	corporate sponsorship ⓘ
website	https://www.forwomeninscience.com ⓘ

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Shafi Goldwasser → awardReceived → L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science ⓘ

L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science → hasComponent → L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards ⓘ