Falling Walls Lab Cape Town, South Africa

WHO CAN APPLY?

• 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 at university as a student
• 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.

BEFORE APPLYING, PLEASE NOTE

• Falling Walls Lab is not a grant agency, but a pitch competition. Learn more about Falling Walls Lab here
• Apply to the Falling Walls Lab closest to you. Falling Walls does not cover travel costs to/from local Labs
• Group applications are not permitted
• 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.

If you are having problems with the form, please contact us at application.lab@falling-walls.com. Once you click the submit button, you will no longer be able to edit your application.