Call for researchers

As part of Research 4 Future, an event entirely dedicated to scientific research with education stages and rooms dedicated open calls, and awards to researchers, WMF launches every year the Call for Researchers: an opportunity for many industry professionals to present their research projects to companies, industry players, investors and stakeholders of the innovation field, attending the WMF - International Trade Fair and Festival on Tech and Digital Innovation - every year.

Scientific research is indeed one of the driving forces making progress possible in the most fundamental industries and endeavors such as medicine, science, space, biology, engineering, and social sciences.

Thanks to a steady stream of dialogue, partnerships, and collaborations with Italian and international research centers, such as CINECA, the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Garr, IFAB Foundation, GIMBE Foundation, the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the Festival aims to create a moment for sharing insights and discoveries, proving that research will be the real compass for our near collective future.

The impact of the health emergency of the last few years has once again underlined the centrality of research as a tool for triggering the development of ideas and solutions able to tackle present and future global challenges. To support this sector, WMF has always promoted and devoted space to research, in Italy and abroad.

Researchers will be able to present their project in front of a targeted international audience, sensitive to technological and non-technological innovation, which scientific research hugely contributes to.

All the applications will be evaluated by our team: the most remarkable projects will be presented to the audience during the three-day Festival.

If your research project falls within one of these 12 areas, you can apply for the call by filling in the form below, and by providing a comprehensive abstract of your work:

1. Aerospace

2. Agrifood

3. Cultural heritage

4. Blue growth

5. Green chemistry

6. Design and creativity

7. Energy

8. Smart factory

9. Sustainable mobility

10. Health

11. Smart, safe and Inclusive communities

12. Smart living technologies