Request for Applications: Falling Walls Lab in Tunisia

Which wall will your research break? Pitch your innovative idea in just three minutes, showcasing a breakthrough that positively impacts science and society.

Falling Walls Lab is a world-class pitch competition that brings together a diverse and interdiciplinary pool of students and early-career professionals by providing a stage for their breakthrough ideas both globally and locally.

Each year, renowned academic institutions around the world organise their own Falling Walls Labs to showcase the quality, diversity, and passion of their region’s most innovative minds. In three minutes each, participants try to convince a high-caliber jury of their solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of the time.

Benefits

• Benefits of Participating at Falling Walls Lab:
  • Sharpen Skills: Enhance your presentation, communication, and critical thinking by pitching your innovative idea to peers and a jury of experts.
  • Global Exposure: Gain visibility in front of industry leaders, investors, and potential partners who can help take your project to the next level.
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded innovators and other participants from around the world.
  • Valuable Feedback: Receive feedback from a diverse jury and audience, helping to refine and improve your idea.
  • Compete for Recognition: Stand a chance to become an international Falling Walls Lab winner and advance your project further.
  • Additional Perks: Depending on location, benefit from pitch coaching, rhetoric workshops, and more to support your development.
• Benefits of Winning at Falling Walls Lab:
  • Trip to Berlin: Win travel and accommodation to attend the Falling Walls Science Summit and Global Finale.
  • Global Recognition: Compete for the Breakthrough Winner of the Year title in the Emerging Talents category and present your project to a global audience.
  • Science Summit Ticket: Receive a ticket to the prestigious Falling Walls Science Summit, where leaders from science, industry, and policy-making meet, network and discuss.
  • Extended Programme Access: Past events included a Springer Nature science publishing session, ‘Insights into German Research’ excursions, and networking dinners.
  • Exclusive Networking: Connect with world leaders in science, industry, and policy during the Science Summit and through other exclusive events.
  • Pitch Video: Increase global visibility with your project’s pitch video.
  • Alumni Network: Gain exclusive access to the Falling Walls Lab alumni network for ongoing collaboration and support.

Eligibility Criteria

• Students and early-career professionals of all disciplines.
• You must be 18 years or older when submitting your application.
• You must fulfil at least one of the following formal requirements:
  • You are currently enrolled in university
  • You are currently a postdoc
  • You received a Bachelor’s degree no more than 10 years ago
  • you received a Master’s degree no more than 7 years ago
  • You received a PhD no more than 5 years ago.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Past participants are no longer eligible to apply.

Application Requirements

• Applications must be submitted in English.
• Submitting multiple applications is not permitted.

For more information, visit Falling Walls Foundation.