Falling Walls Foundation Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027 (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: November 15, 2026

Applications are invited for the Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027. For 2027, they’re in search of 20 exceptionally gifted girls in science from all disciplines to take part within the one-yr profession programme.

The Intensive Track is a one-yr programme supporting 20 excellent early-profession girls in science from all disciplines to take the subsequent step of their careers. Through talent-enhancement workshops, mentoring, and participation in excessive-stage occasions in Berlin, members construct a world community, achieve visibility for his or her analysis, and discover new pathways towards management. The programme fosters peer trade, group constructing, and energetic engagement throughout the wider Female Science Talents and Falling Walls networks.

Benefits

The Intensive Track programme affords chosen members a wealth of alternatives for private {and professional} growth:

• Participate in two excessive-stage Gatherings in Berlin: Join the International Spring Gathering and International Fall Gathering on the Falling Walls Science Summit 2027. Travel prices together with lodging can be totally lined for each occasions.
• Skill-Enhancement Workshops and Career Talks: Attend a sequence of on-line and in-particular person workshops on matters like science entrepreneurship, science communication, management, and extra. 
• Peer Exchange with Fellow Talents: Connect with like-minded, excessive-potential scientists from varied disciplines in a vibrant and numerous studying group.
• Exclusive Networking Opportunities: Engage with Female Science Talents function fashions and girls leaders in academia, enterprise, and politics, together with representatives from their official companions: Bayer Foundation, Elsevier Foundation, Volkswagen Foundation, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg, and the German Research Foundation.
• Access to the Falling Walls Community: Expand your community by way of the Falling Walls Venture, Engage, and Lab communities.
• Visibility and Reach: Benefit from elevated visibility by way of the Falling Walls Community, sharing your work and insights with a world viewers.

Eligibility

They invite functions from PhD college students within the closing phases of their analysis, in addition to from postdoctoral researchers who accomplished their PhD in 2021 or later. Candidates from all educational disciplines and from universities or analysis establishments worldwide are welcome to apply. They equally welcome candidates with {qualifications} equal to a PhD or postdoctoral expertise — resembling medical levels or different superior skilled scientific coaching.

They are particularly in search of candidates who:

• Excel of their Scientific Field: Demonstrate excellent analysis, modern considering, and a dedication to advancing data of their self-discipline.
• Actively Contribute to the Programme and Community:
  • Engage in Peer-to-Peer Learning: Share expertise and insights in interactive periods and small group discussions.
  • Mentor the Next Cohort: Support future members by way of mentorship, providing steering to assist them thrive within the cohort of 2028 (as much as 6 instances per yr).
  • Initiate and Engage in Community Events: Organise participating occasions like panel discussions or data-sharing periods that convey added worth to the group.
  • Are Proactive and Collaborative: Enthusiastically take part in programme workshops, contribute concepts, and foster a optimistic and supportive ambiance for all members.
• Have Solid Communication Skills: Fluency in English, means to speak analysis and profession objectives to a wider viewers, good self-presentation expertise.

They sit up for welcoming pushed, gifted girls who’re able to make a significant contribution to their group and past! They are particularly encouraging girls from the Global South to apply. 

Application

To apply, fill within the application type. In this type you may be requested to:

• Tell them about your self (300 characters restrict incl. areas).
• Describe your analysis (300 characters restrict incl. areas).
• Outline your profession objectives and imaginative and prescient (300 characters restrict incl. areas).
• Describe how this programme can help your aims (300 characters restrict incl. areas).
• Explain how one can positively contribute to the programme, e.g., your expertise or experience (300 characters restrict incl. areas).

Additionally, you may be requested to add the next paperwork:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV): Highlight the important thing phases and achievements of your profession (tabular format).
• Video Introduction: Share extra about your self and your motivation in a video (mp4, most 2 minutes).

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Female Science Talents Intensive Track.