Fwd: 100 Scholarships for Young Innovators and the new Falling Walls Lab

Thu Sep 15 08:44:45 EDT 2011

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Subject: 	100 Scholarships for Young Innovators and the new Falling 
Walls Lab
Date: 	Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:44:11 -0400
From: 	SebastianTurner at falling-walls.com
To: 	mitpostdocs-www at mit.edu

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  */CALL FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS TO SHARE THEIR
  BREAKTHROUGHS/*

Announcing the Falling Walls Lab
Deadline for scholarship application: 9 October 2011

Do you wish to achieve a breakthrough in academia or business? Do you 
have groundbreaking ideas that are relevant to the world today? Do you 
want to take part in the Falling Walls Conference on 9 November 2011, 
when 20 of the world’s leading scientists will reveal breakthroughs in 
their current research? Young professionals, entrepreneurs and academics 
worldwide enrolled in a Master's, PhD or Post-Doctoral Programme under 
the age of 35 are invited to apply for a scholarship that allows them to 
attend the Falling Walls Conference and the first Falling Walls Lab. One 
hundred applicants will be invited to take part in the Lab, where they 
will present their breakthroughs, ideas and visions within 3 minutes to 
a distinguished audience of industry experts and decision makers. Being 
part of this group, participants will not only be inspired, but also 
gain great insights into the scientific work and research of their peers.

The Falling Walls Lab will take place on 8 November in Berlin, starting 
at 10:30 a.m., and end with an informal dinner for all attending 
participants. Deadline for submitting an application is 9 October 2011. 
The scholarship will cover accommodation in Berlin as well as a ticket 
for the Falling Walls Conference on 9 November 2011. The programme is 
organised by the Falling Walls Foundation and supported by A.T. Kearney.

For more details and the application form, please visit 
www.falling-walls.com/lab.

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