Apply now for the Falling Walls Lab and get a chance to pitch your project at the global Falling Walls Lab finale in Berlin! Innovative projects from study and research which generate a positive impact for science and society are wanted. BA and MA students, researchers, alumnae and alumni can apply.

Process and Dates: 

• Application deadline: 14 July 2026
• Preselection by the jury*
• Pitch training: date to be announced
• Pitch event: Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 5-9pm, Bluelion, Josefstrasse 219, 8005 Zurich
• Global Falling Walls Lab Final at the Falling Walls Science Summit: 6-9 November 2026 in Berlin

* The jury consists of representatives from the participating institutions Empa, ETH Zurich, University of St.Gallen, University of Zurich, ZHAW, and ZHdK.

ZHdK Contact: Philipp Kotsopoulos, Head of Z-Kubator, philipp.kotsopoulos@zhdk.ch, +41 43 446 20 65