It was a successful and exciting Falling Walls Engage Pitches 2021! This year, it took place in Berlin as part of the Falling Walls Science Summit on 7-9 November, the first in-person event that reunites the science community internationally. It was a great opportunity for selected Science Engagers to gain international visibility and connect with other inspiring practitioners engaging audiences with science all around the world.
Meet the 20 FALLING WALLS ENGAGE WINNERS
We are delighted to present the 20 Falling Walls Engage Winners who have been selected out of 50 outstanding Finalists and many more excellent applications.
Discover the 20 Winners 2021
Please note: The numbers indicated do not count as ranking.
1. Jacqueline Goldin, Diamonds on the Soles of Their Feet, South Africa
2. Mohammed Zaid, LYBOTICS, Libya
3. Judy Baariu, Difu Simo – A Mental Health Campaign in Kilify County, Kenya
4. Anastasia Koch, EH!WOZA, South Africa
5. Stanley Anigbogu, Stem4Her, Nigeria
6. Joana Moscoso, Native Scientist, United Kingdom
7. Jahnavi Phalkey, CONTAGION, India
8. Attila Szantner, Massively Multiplayer Online Science (MMOS), Switzerland
9. Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Aquí Nos Cuidamos, Puerto Rico
10. Michael Kasumovic, Arludo, Australia
11. Yisalemush Asefa, 10+10+30 Radio Project for the Promotion of Childhood Vaccination, Ethiopia
12. AnnMarie Thomas, OK Go Sandbox, United States
13. Lindsay Keith, SMASHfestUK, United Kingdom
14. Oscar Contreras-Villarroel, ConCiencia Mobile Labs, Chile
15. Lala Rukh Fazal-Ur-Rahman, Science Fuse, Pakistan
16. Gabriela de la Torre, Programa Adopte un Talento (PAUTA), Mexico
17. Kyerewaa Boateng, Docu-Drama to Engage Deaf Students, Ghana
18. Sara Niksic, Canticum Megapterae – Song of the Humpback Whale, Croatia
19. Fatemeh Bonyadi, Soha, Iran
20. Stephane Kenmoe, MAKING SCIENCE THE STAR, Cameroon
Discover the 50 Finalists 2021
Please note: The numbers indicated do not count as ranking.
1. Jacqueline Goldin, Diamonds on the Soles of Their Feet, South Africa
2. Rolando Alberto Rodriguez Fonseca, Disease-Hunters: Digital Theater and Citizen Conversatory, Mexico
3. Mohammed Zaid, LYBOTICS, Libya
4. Ilídio André Costa, CoAstro, Portugal
5. Judy Baariu, Difu Simo – A Mental Health Campaign in Kilify County, Kenya
6. Doreen Agaba, Cultural Astronomy in Uganda’s Refugee Settlements, Uganda
7. Anastasia Koch, EH!WOZA, South Africa
8. Stanley Anigbogu, Stem4Her, Nigeria
9. Sarah Bannister, Third Sock from the Sun, Canada
10. Thomas Tagoe, Evolution of Science, Ghana
11. Aditi Chandra, Nisaba Education, India
12. Salma Newegy, AAST Robotics Club, Egypt
13. Aris Larroder, Pagwaragwag: A Community-Based Science Research Presentation, Philippines
14. Joana Moscoso, Native Scientist, United Kingdom
15. Noema Gajdoš Kmecová, Mačkast – The first Slovak Podcast about the Science of Cats, Slovakia
16. Nathalie Pettorelli, Soapbox Science, United Kingdom
17. Francesca Gale, Genome Decoders, United Kingdom
18. Chris Manion, The Ideas Fund, United Kingdom
19. Servan Luciano Grüninger, The Franxini Project, Switzerland
20. Theo Anagnostopoulos, Celebrity Science, Greece
21.Tomas Mejzlik, FabLab Experience, Czech Republic
22. Mark Ivan Roblas, Pinoy Science on TikTok, Philippines
23. Jahnavi Phalkey, CONTAGION, India
24. Attila Szantner, Massively Multiplayer Online Science (MMOS), Switzerland
25. Alexandra Borisova, ‘People of Science’: Russian National Citizen Science Platform, Russia
26. Gintė Jokubaitienė, Alice in the Wonderland of Science, Lithuania
27. Bob Christer, Little Inventors in Space, United Kingdom
28. Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Aquí Nos Cuidamos, Puerto Rico
29. Bentley Crudgington, Vector, United Kingdom
30. Michael Kasumovic, Arludo, Australia
31. Yisalemush Asefa, 10+10+30 Radio Project for the Promotion of Childhood Vaccination, Ethiopia
32. Muriel Grenon, Cell Explorers, Ireland
33. Asha Wijegunawardana, Community-Based Leishmaniasis Research, Sri Lanka
34. Antonio Mendoza, Tecnonautas, Bolivia
35. AnnMarie Thomas, OK Go Sandbox, United States
36. Lindsay Keith, SMASHfestUK, United Kingdom
37. Oscar Contreras-Villarroel, ConCiencia Mobile Labs, Chile
38. Demian Nahuel Goos, Intercultural Science-Art Project, Argentina
39. Lala Rukh Fazal-Ur-Rahman, Science Fuse, Pakistan
40. Rodrigo de Abreu, Lab in a Box – Future with Science, Portugal
41. Gabriela de la Torre, Programa Adopte un Talento (PAUTA), Mexico
42. Madelaine Rojas, Innovation in Space Science Learning Project, Panama
43. Ana Karen Ramirez, Epic Queen, Mexico
44. Ily Iskandar, Virus Hunter, Malaysia
45. Sakiratou Karimou M., Youths in Renewable Energy (VERT-MONDE ONG), Benin
46. Kyerewaa Boateng, Docu-Drama to Engage Deaf Students, Ghana
47. Sara Niksic, Canticum Megapterae – Song of the Humpback Whale, Croatia
48. Stephane Kenmoe, MAKING SCIENCE THE STAR, Cameroon
49. Fatemeh Bonyadi, Soha, Iran
50. Raphaela Kaisler, Ideenbox (Ideas Box), Austria
Falling Walls Engage Pitches 2022
The call for applications and nominations for the Falling Walls Engage Pitches 2022 will open in spring 2022.
To apply for the Falling Walls Engage Pitches 2022, you need to fill in an online application form. Once submitted, your project will be screened and, in the summer of 2022, you will receive a response as to whether you are one of the 50 finalists to be featured on the Falling Walls website and other channels.
The online application form will open in spring 2022. We will keep you updated on our website and social media.
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Information about the competition
Find out more about the competition’s process and the next steps below.
BENEFITS FOR THE 50 FINALISTS
- Unique networking-opportunities with Science Engagers and peers around the world.
- Increased reach and visibility for you and your initiative on a global level.
- Participation in multiple professional workshops with other Finalists.
- Access to the global Falling Walls Engage Community, to join regular physical and virtual events such as the Falling Walls Engage Hubs.
- Access to the digital and global community platform Falling Walls Connect, to connect and collaborate with Community members.
- And much more.
EXTRA BENEFITS FOR THE 20 WINNERS
- Win a trip to Berlin and showcase your project to an international audience and a distinguished jury on stage on 7 November.
- Have the chance to become the Breakthrough of the Year 2022 in the category Science Engagement.
- Become a Falling Walls Engage Science Engagement Ambassador, an exclusive part of the Falling Walls Engage Community, with exclusive learning and development opportunities.
- Participate in in-depth co-learning and peer exchange with Falling Walls community members, partners and global leaders.
- A video of your initiative published on our growing Falling Walls media library. See what past participants and guests have said about the event.
EXTRA BENEFITS FOR THE BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
- Present your project on stage in front of a physical and virtual audience of global leaders, award-winning professionals and industry-experts on 9 November at the Falling Walls Science Summit.
- Become a jury member in the category Science Engagement at Falling Walls in the following year.
Contact & Questions
For further information about Falling Walls Engage Pitches 2021, please consult our FAQ here.
If you have further questions, please reach out to: engage@falling-walls.com.
We are proudly supported by our founding partner the Robert Bosch Stiftung.