Pitch your great idea: Falling Walls Lab heading for Cape Town

Calling all University of Cape Town (UCT) creators, innovators and entrepreneurs: the international Falling Walls Lab is heading to the Mother City.

If you’re a student, early-career researcher or entrepreneur with an idea the world should know about, you’re invited to present your pitch at the Falling Walls Lab Cape Town on 22 September 2022.

But you’ll have just three minutes to convince the jury that your research or idea is breaking walls and creating a positive impact on science and society.

The competition is open to all academic disciplines.

The virtual Falling Walls Lab Cape Town is hosted by Falling Walls Lab, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (South Africa) and UCT.

First prize is a trip to Berlin to participate in international Falling Walls Lab event, plus R10 000. Second prize is R8 000 and third prize is R6 000.

The application deadline is 5 August 2022.

Watch the one-minute-long Falling Walls Lab video.

Apply.

For any questions, contact Cecelia Kok.