GAIN25 Science Slam Application now open!

GAIN Science Slam

Present your research at
GAIN25 Annual Conference and Talent Fair
Boston – 30 August, 2025

APPLY BY 15 June
WIN A GREAT CASH PRIZE OF 3,000 USD

Welcome on stage: the GAIN Science Slam is all about science communication. A group of  international researchers from various fields will present their findings in a five-minute pitch in front of the GAIN25 audience. The objective is to impart current research results to a diverse audience in an understandable and entertaining way. Various presentations suitable for the format are allowed. The GAIN audience is also the Science Slam Jury.

Get inspired by Science Slam presentation videos and check out our Youtube channel!

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:

We want you! We are looking for international researchers to present their findings in the brief and lively Science Slam format. Any GAIN25 attendee (i.e. postdoc or early career researcher) can apply. Only your own research can be presented. Applications from all disciplines are welcome!

YOUR AUDIENCE:

The GAIN annual conference is the largest German science and research career fair in the US with participants ranging from early career researchers to representatives from over 80 German universities, research institutions, and funding agencies. The GAIN25 audience will vote on the winner. 

WHERE AND WHEN:

The GAIN25 Science Slam will take place on 30 August, 2025, 5:15pm – 6:45pm EST

at Boston Marriott Copley Place
110 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116

THE GAIN SCIENCE SLAM AWARD:

The best slammer will receive a $3,000 check! Proudly presented by the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York

HOW TO APPLY?

Sign in into our conference platform: https://gain25.converve.io and submit the link to a one-minute video pitching your slam in English.

→ log into your Converve account if you have already registered for GAIN25, or register first

→ in your profile, check the box “I want to apply to present at the GAIN25 Science Slam”

→ add the link to a public or unlisted Youtube or Vimeo video  (An unlisted  video means it’s publicly visible only to those who have the specific link to the video. It won’t appear in search results, on your channel’s video tab, or in suggested videos for other users.)

→ add a tentative title

→ check that your CV is uploaded in Converve

Deadline: 15 June, 2025

The GAIN25 committee will select the slammers. They will participate in a science slam training session with former GAIN advisory board member and seasoned science slammer Aline Gottlieb  in early-August.
Why should you participate?

Prize money, visibility, individual videos of each slam on the GAIN YouTube channel

Criteria: understandable, entertaining and scientific presentation of personal research (projects)

Science communication training with an expert of the field for all accepted slammers