Source: BAM, Falling Walls
- On 30 September 2022 renowned jury to select research projects and ideas that have the potential to change the world
- Call for applications from young scientists and scholars is still open until 5 September
- Winners will receive a cash prize of 500 euros, compete in the international Falling Walls Lab finals in Berlin and receive a ticket to the renowned Falling Walls Science Summit in November
On 30 September 2022, young scientists can once again present their research projects and ideas in Berlin-Adlershof and qualify for the finals of the international Falling Walls Science Summit in November in Berlin. The call for applications is still open until 5 September.
Falling Walls Lab takes place in 67 countries worldwide. In Germany, the Lab will also come to Berlin, among other places. The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) and the Initiativgemeinschaft Außeruniversitärer Forschungseinrichtungen in Berlin-Adlershof e. V. (IGAFA) are sponsoring the event.
Members of the jury include BAM president Prof. Dr. Ulrich Panne, who is also the spokesperson for the board of the IGAFA, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Mothagen-Schnöring, vice president for Research and Transfer at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Dr. Nicole Münnich, managing director of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V., Roland Sillmann, managing director of WISTA GmbH and Dr. Ursula Westphal, managing director of the IGAFA.
The winner of the Berlin-Adlershof Lab will receive a cash prize of 500 euros, sponsored by IGAFA. He or she will also be able to participate in the Falling Walls Science Summit 7 to 9 November, which offers workshops and coaching sessions (hotel and travel costs will also be covered). All Lab finalists will compete against each other on the "Emerging Talents Category Day" on 7 November. And the winners will present once again on stage at the Falling Walls Science Summit on 9 November in front of a top-class international audience from science, business, politics and the media.
The Falling Walls Science Summit has been held on the day of the fall of the Berlin Wall since 2009 and serves as a platform for exchange between young scientists and the world's leading researchers on current innovations and solutions for global challenges.
The challenge: The participants have to present their solutions for the "Great Challenges" of our time clearly, comprehensibly and convincingly to a jury within three minutes. The jury evaluates the degree of innovation, the potential impact or relevance of the topic as well as the performance of the presenters. The spectrum of previous topics ranges from "Breaking the Wall of Cancer with a Fruit Fly" to "Breaking the Wall of Energy Insecurity in Africa".
Falling Walls Lab Adlershof
When: Friday, 30 September 2022, 2:00 p.m. (the event will be live streamed)
Where: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin
Application deadline: 5 September 2022