It is awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the Airbus Group corporate foundation, the French Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Technologies, it aims at rewarding women for their work in the fields of science and technology".
[1] The prize is named after French scientist Irène Joliot-Curie,[2][3] a French chemist, physicist and politician who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
which rewards work in the field of physics each year.
[5]) Each year three awards are given: one for the female scientist of the year, a second to a young female scientist, and a third to a woman in business and technology.
[6] In 2023, a new category was recognized in a special prize for engagement.