The Falling Walls Global Call is a worldwide competition that brings together scientists from various backgrounds. They’re looking for the year’s most creative and innovative breakthroughs! Falling Walls introduces the most recent scientific discoveries to a diverse audience from all walks of life, promoting discussion about science and creativity. They are looking forward to the Falling Walls Science Conference 2025 to recognize those working on these topics.

The goal is to recognize noteworthy and groundbreaking research activities in each category. Through “breakthrough research,” they explore activities that address global challenges and transmit scientific information in creative ways. They encourage an interdisciplinary approach to science.

They invite nominations from leading academic institutions, universities, research organizations, corporations, private and public research institutes, academies, research funders, foundations, and individuals.

Brief Details

• Offered by: Falling Walls
  
• Application Open Date: March 3, 2025
• Deadline: April 30, 2025
• Date: 3 March 2025 – 30 April 2025
• Type: Conference
• Language: English
• Eligible Nations: Global

Categories

• Life Sciences: Biology, neuroscience, and zoology are all examples of scientific disciplines that look into life and organisms.
• Physical Sciences:  The study of natural occurrences in chemistry, physics, astronomy, and the earth’s atmosphere and space.
• Engineering and Technology: The application of science and math in practical fields such as information technology, mechanical engineering, and artificial intelligence.
• Social Sciences & Humanities: The framework and operations of human society as well as the interpersonal interactions of its members, including politics, economics, and philosophy.
• Art & Science: Artists whose works of art highlight the wonders of scientific discoveries or illuminate societal challenges or natural occurrences through their inspiration and influence from science.
• Science Start-ups (Falling Walls Venture): Creative startups that have successfully adapted cutting-edge scientific concepts into viable commercial plans.
• Science Engagement (Falling Walls Engage): Initiatives for participatory scientific interaction that foster learning from one another and help both science and society.
• Women’s Impact Award (Female Science Talents): Outstanding multidisciplinary research and involvement that supports the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN, diversity in science and academia, and gender equality. Falling Walls Female Science Talents accepts entries from cis and trans women, genderqueer individuals, and non-binary persons and adopts an inclusive definition of women.

Benefits:

• Increase the visibility of your initiative internationally.
• Join the Falling Walls network to connect with a global network of innovators, decision-makers, and up-and-coming talent. Become a part of an interdisciplinary community dedicated to removing obstacles in order to solve shared problems.
• Participate in the Falling Walls Science Summit 2025, a three-day event that includes thought-provoking talks, lively panel discussions, captivating pitches, and much more on subjects related to science, its communities, and the opportunities that arise from it.
• Seize the opportunity to showcase your innovative work to a worldwide audience on our stage at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin from November 7 to 9, 2025, and vie for the title of Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year.

Eligibility

• You can apply with your research or recommend exceptional research.
• Their objective is to identify outstanding and innovative research initiatives across several categories. In light of current “breakthrough research,” they are especially searching for initiatives that tackle world issues and creatively convey scientific information. They support a multidisciplinary scientific method.
• Leading academic institutions, universities, research organizations, businesses, academies, private and public research centers, research funders, foundations, and people are invited to submit proposals for the creative minds behind the newest scientific discoveries and noteworthy initiatives.

How to Apply?

Applications for the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year will be accepted from March 3 through April 30, 2025. You must register on their web platform to apply.

You will need to fill out a few questions about yourself and the project you want to nominate. They advise making your nomination as soon as possible to allow the candidate to accept the nomination and provide further details about their initiative before the deadline.

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For more details about the Falling Walls Global Call, kindly refer to Falling Walls’ official website.

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