First 2026 Lise Meitner Programme Visit Concludes in Australia

To date, more than 100 women from 45 countries have taken part in the LMP since its launch by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in 2023. Previous visits took place in Argentina, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America.

The programme complements the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP), which provides scholarships for master's programmes to women in nuclear related studies and internship opportunities facilitated by the IAEA. Both programmes work to address the growing need for a nuclear workforce with diverse expertise by tackling the underrepresentation of women in the nuclear field.

The next LMP visit will take place in the Russian Federation, hosted by Rosatom and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR). Subsequent visits are scheduled in Austria , hosted by Orano and the IAEA, followed by a second visit to France, hosted by the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). Details and dates for these visits will be announced soon and interested professionals will be able to apply here.

The Lise Meitner Programme is funded by extra-budgetary and in-kind contributions from IAEA member countries and other donors. More information on the programme is available here.

The IAEA welcomes partners from the public and private sectors, academia and civil society. For more information on how you can support the LMP, please click here.