Call for research projects 2025 - Women and Science Chair
The Women and Science Chair at Paris Dauphine-PSL University, aims to mobilize and develop multidisciplinary approaches to analyze the determinants and the impact of the low presence of women in scientific studies and careers (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology). The Women and Science Chair is member of the UNESCO chairs network, created with the support of the L'Oréal Foundation, Generali, La Poste and Amundi, in partnership with the Institute of Public Policies and Institut Louis Bachelier.
To this end, the Chair associates research centers and researchers both in Dauphine University and outside Dauphine. It mobilizes methods and tools from several disciplines, in particular economics (risk economics, microeconomics, applied economics, experimental economics), decision theory and mathematical modeling, sociology, management and social psychology.
Since 2019, the chair has received 325 proposals and has funded 35 research projects from Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Australia and Asia.
In 2025, the Women and Science Chair launches its seventh call for research projects, aimed at the entire academic community without any restrictions in terms of disciplines or in terms of methodology (field studies, modeling, empirical studies, experimental approaches, etc.). This year, 5 to 7 research projects will be selected and receive support of up to € 10,000.
Submitted projects may relate to all the themes of the Women and Science Chair (see below). However, the jury will pay particular attention to the themes considered to be priorities for the 2025 call:
- Stereotypes and scientific socialization : Mechanisms of stereotypes related to science and mathematics from early childhood and throughout life.
- Women and digital technology : The role of women in the digital and AI fields, evolution of professions, gender bias in technology, AI and the recruitment/selection process ; influence of social media.
- Pedagogy and transmission of knowledge : The role of teaching methods in guiding educational and professional choices, promoting inclusion and shaping scientific vocations.
- Gender, science, and society : Health, climate and transitions - what roles do women play in scientific fields with a major societal impact? What roles and actions can families, educators, political decision-makers, people of influence, and men in particular, play in building a more egalitarian society between men and women?
Particular interest will also be given to projects involving researchers from different disciplines (management science, sociology, economics, mathematics, etc.) and/or involving international analyzes and comparisons.
By submitting an application, project leaders undertake, if they are selected, to participate in one or more events of the Chair, to produce a short video on their work and to write a short presentation of the conclusions of their works (in French or English) accessible to a wide audience. Selected projects and related publications must mention the support of the Chair. A researcher can only receive one time the financial support of the Chair.
Download the call for research projects for the Chair for Women in Science
CALL FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS 2025
The deadline for the submission of applications to this call for research projects is September 26, 2025.
