Falling Walls Foundation 2023 Women Breakthrough Award for Scientists (up to 3,000 EUR) for Course

Eligibility Criteria

Nominators

• Universities and research institutions
• Companies with research labs
• Scientific foundations
• Partner organisations of Falling Walls
• Leading scientists in their field

Nominees

• Researchers who are at the final stage of their project from all disciplines, including the arts, at university and non-university research institutions worldwide — PhD (late stage), Postdoctoral Researchers and Junior Professors, or similar level;
• Women from science and industry conducting a research on one issue related to the 17 SDGs;
• The research project must be running and active at the time of the submission. Being in the funding or ideation phase is not considered as a running research project;
• The nominee must be 18 years or older when submitting the application.

Offered Benefits

Awards

• Category Innovation – 3,000 EUR
  • The researcher addresses in her research a specific gender-related issue in science in an innovative way.
• Category Gender Mainstreaming – 3,000 EUR
  • The researcher incorporates gender equality into the design of her research project in alliance with the standard similar to those formulated by the European Research Council or German Research Foundation.
• Category Empowerment – 3,000 EUR
  • The researcher empowers women or other underrepresented people around her with her research or the design of her research project.

Other Benefits:

• Get a travel scholarship for Berlin from 7-10 November 2023 and participate Falling Walls Science Summit 2023;
• Benefit from an increased reach and visibility for you and your research on a global level;
• Get unique opportunities for networking with global leaders in science, politics, business, and the media;
• Become part of the inspiring Female Science Talents community and get access to the Female Science Talents community channels;
• Become a champion that inspires the vision of gender equality in science;
• Have in-depth peer exchange with Falling Walls community members, including Falling Walls Venture, Falling Walls Engage, Falling Walls Lab and partners.

Application Process

• Fill in your nomination, self-nomination, or complete your nominee submission.
• Nominees will get a email with further information regarding the competition process.

Click here to nominate