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The Falling Walls Lab 2019 International Forum for Innovators & Creative Thinkers (Funded to Falling Walls Conference in Berlin, Germany)

by OFA
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Application Deadline: April 17th 2019

The Falling Walls Lab is an international forum for the next generation of outstanding innovators and creative thinkers. Its aim is to promote exceptional ideas and to connect promising scientists and entrepreneurs from all fields on a global level. Participants get the opportunity to present their research work, business model, or initiative to peers, a high-calibre jury made up of experts from academia and business, and the general public – in 3 minutes each.

Concept

Each year, academic institutions are invited to host their own Falling Walls Lab and to showcase the quality, diversity, and passion of their region’s most innovative minds.

The most intriguing presenters of the locally hosted Falling Walls Labs travel to the Lab Finale in Berlin, Germany on 8 November. 100 Finalists present their work in front of a distinguished jury and showcase their solutions for today’s pressing challenges.

All finalists win a ticket to attend the Falling Walls Conference where they meet the world’s movers and shakers of science, business, and policy-making.

The three winners of the Lab Finale in Berlin are awarded the “Falling Walls Young Innovator of the Year” title, prize money, and get to pitch their idea once again on the grand stage of the Falling Walls Conference.

Participants

The international network of Falling Walls Labs includes renowned academic institutions from more than 60 countries. Stanford University, the ETH Zurich, and the University of Tokyo are only a few of the universities that have participated in the Falling Walls Lab programme.

Requirements:

  • Outstanding talents, innovators, high potentials.
  • All disciplines are welcome.

SELECTION CRITERIA/ELIGIBILITY

  • If an applicant has a Bachelor’s degree, the degree should not date back more than 10 years.
  • If an applicant has a Master’s degree, the degree should not date back more than 7 years. 
  • If an applicant has a PhD, the degree should not date back more than 5 years.
  • Postdocs and students currently enrolled in university are also eligible to apply.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Falling Walls Lab 2019

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Contests

Falling Walls Venture International Competition 2018 for science-based startups

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: June 30th 2018

Falling Walls Venture showcases the most promising research based start- ups from all over the globe. Nominated by renowned universities and lead- ing research institutions, 20 emerging companies pitch their breakthrough business models at a unique event that celebrates the vast entrepreneurial potential in science and fosters the community of scientist-entrepreneurs.

Concept
Each year, universities and research institutions from all over the world are called upon to nominate their most innovative science start-up. From all nominations, 20 pioneering young companies are selected to participate in Falling Walls Venture in Berlin. On November 8, the eve of the Falling Walls Conference (The International Conference on Breakthroughs in Science and Society), they join a fast-paced pitch event embedded in an exceptional event and networking experience. Introduced by their nominating institutions, the start-ups present their business models in just 5 minutes in front of a high-calibre jury who awards the most promising concept.

Falling Walls Venture is organised by the Falling Walls Foundation and generously supported by its global partners Siemens, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Evonik. The event is also supported by ASTP-Proton, as well as international partner universities and research institutions.

Benefits:

  • The winner, the Falling Walls Science Start-Up of the Year, gets the chance to present again on the grand stage of the Falling Walls Conference amongst Nobel laureates and other luminaries, and to an audience of 750 industry leaders, decision makers and international media representatives.
  • All participants receive access to exclusive networking functions and the Falling Walls Conference on the following day.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Falling Walls Venture International Competition 2018

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Fellowships

2016 Falling Walls Science Fellowship for Journalists/Bloggers (Fully Funded to Berlin, Germany)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: July 31st 2016

In an effort to keep the public informed on life-changing scientific breakthroughs, the organizer have created the Falling Walls Science Fellowship for Journalists. It is aimed at journalists and bloggers with at least three years of experience, and who hope to advance their knowledge in the area of sciences.

The Fellows get the opportunity to attend the Falling Walls Lab, Falling Walls Venture and the Falling Walls Conference in Berlin on 8 and 9 November 2016 in Berlin.
Eligibility

  • Freelance and full-time journalists or bloggers can apply.
  • Professionals in fields such as research, teaching, public relations and advertising are not eligible.
  • The applicants must have a minimum of three years professional journalism/blogging experience in which they have written about the subject of sciences.

Benefits:

  • The fellowship includes travel expenses (economy class), accomodation for 3 nights (organised by Falling Walls Foundation), conference fees and meals (breakfast at hotel, catering during the Falling Walls events).

Application Procedure:

  • Applicants must complete the online form and submit two work samples together with a CV and cover letter (both in English) stating their motivation to apply for the fellowship by 31 July 2016

Apply Now for the 2016 Falling Walls Science Fellowship for Journalists/Bloggers

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2016 Falling Walls Science Fellowship

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