Falling Walls Foundation
Falling Walls Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027: A Fully Funded One Year Career Programme for Early Career Women in Science, with Two Gatherings in Berlin
The Falling Walls Foundation is looking for 20 exceptionally talented women in science from every discipline for the Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027. It is a one year career programme that runs from February 2027 to January 2028 and combines skill enhancement workshops, mentoring, peer exchange and two fully covered gatherings in Berlin, one in May for four days and one in November for six days during the Falling Walls Science Summit 2027. PhD students in the final stages of their research and postdoctoral researchers who completed their PhD in 2021 or later can apply from universities and research institutions anywhere in the world, and the Foundation says it especially encourages women from the Global South to apply. The application period opened on 1 October 2026 and closes on 15 November 2026 at 23.59 Central European Time.
Eligibility: You are a woman, and the Foundation recognises that gender is not binary, welcoming submissions from cis and trans women as well as genderqueer and non binary people
- Deadline
- November 15, 2026
- Location
- Worldwide
- Funding or benefit
- There is no cash award and no application fee. The programme is fully funded in the ways that matter for attendance: travel costs and accommodation for both Berlin gatherings are covered in full, the International Spring Gathering of four days in May 2027 and the International Fall Gathering of six days in November 2027 at the Falling Walls Science Summit. Workshops, career talks, mentoring and community events are provided at no cost to participants.
