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
• An MD (medical degree excl. a doctoral dissertation) is deemed equivalent to a Master’s degree. A Dr. med. (medical degree incl. a doctoral dissertation) is deemed equivalent to a PhD. The global diversity of academic degrees is acknowledged.

Application Requirements

• Applications must be submitted in English.
• Submitting multiple applications is not permitted.
• Travel & accommodation expenses for international Falling Walls Labs will not be covered unless otherwise stated by the local organisers.
• This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Past participants are no longer eligible to apply.
• No ticket purchase necessary when applying to an international Falling Walls Lab.

For more information, visit Falling Walls Foundation.