Equality Award

The University of Montpellier is launching its “Equality Award”

As part of its policy promoting gender equality and combating discrimination, the University of Montpellier is establishing an “Equality Award.”

This award aims to recognize academic work that contributes to a better understanding of issues related to sex and gender and/or gender equality.

The Equality Award has two categories:

• student category,
• PhD students category.

It recognizes work carried out as part of academic studies or research at the University of Montpellier, regardless of format or discipline: coursework, internship reports, master’s theses, doctoral dissertations, or any other scientific publication or work in which these issues are addressed, even if they are not the main focus, excluding group projects.

Would you like to participate?

The competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, as well as doctoral researchers, enrolled at the University of Montpellier during the 2025–2026 academic year, who submit work completed as part of their studies at the University of Montpellier during the 2024–2025 and/or 2025–2026 academic years.

Applications will be reviewed based on an abstract (maximum 3,500 characters) outlining an academic project related to the themes of sex, gender, and/or gender equality. This abstract should describe the research question, the theoretical framework, the research methodology, a summary of the results and main conclusions, and any limitations and future directions.

Applications must be submitted by the 1st^er April 2026 via the “FileSender” upload platform, accessible through the digital campus portal, to the email address of the Quality of Life at Work department: .

The application must include:

• the submitted assignment, named using the following format: name_assignment.pdf (example: dupont_assignment.pdf);
• the completed application form, including the summary (undergraduate category / graduate category).

If the guidelines are not followed, the application will not be accepted.

Awards

In each category, the jury will select two winners:

• ^1st Prize: a tablet
• ^2nd Prize: a gift certificate worth €100

This event is part of the 10th edition of “Donner des Elles à l’UM”