Falling Walls is currently one of the world's largest networks integrating representatives of the academic sector. What they all have in common is the will to break down walls and overcome existing limitations. Winning the Warsaw Falling Walls Lab means a trip to Berlin and a chance to win the title of "Breakthrough Winner of the Year" in the "Emerging Talents" category, participation in the Falling Walls conference (7-9 November 2022), as well as in workshops and meetings organised especially for the winners from all the countries.
Participation criteria
The competition is open to representatives of all disciplines, such as natural, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agriculture, social sciences, humanities, as well as arts and science.
You only need to meet at least one of the formal requirements:
- you are currently enrolled in a university programme and/or are currently a postdoc,
- you received a Bachelor’s degree no more than 10 years ago (i.e. after 01/01/2012),
- you received a Master’s degree no more than 7 years ago (i.e. after 01/01/2015),
- you received a PhD no more than 5 years ago (i.e. after 01/01/2017).
Applications are accepted until 30 June.
For those who register by 30 June 2022, the organisers guarantee the book „Sztuka promocji nauki. Praktyczny poradnik dla naukowców” [The art of promoting science. Practical guide for scientists] (publisher: The National Information Processing Institute – National Research Institute) and an invitation to participate in a training in public speaking. Each training participant will receive a certificate.
The application can also be sent later – until 15 August 2022. However, the book and participation in the training are reserved for those who will do it by 30 June.
Speech at the Berlin finals will be recorded and immortalised as a video presentation in Falling Walls' online content library, increasing the visibility of the innovator and their idea in an international environment. Participating in the finals in the German capital also means joining the global Falling Walls Connect network, which currently integrates more than a thousand innovators from around the world.
Pro science, a company specialising in building the visibility of Polish science and scientists is the initiator and organiser of the Falling Walls Lab in Warsaw is, and Warsaw University of Technology, where the finals will be held on 15 September, is the host of the competition.
Up to 20 innovators will qualify for the Warsaw finals of the Falling Walls Lab competition. They will present their ideas in the form of three-minute speeches in English before an international jury on 15 September 2022.
Source: pro science