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GYA Application Form 2022

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  • The application should be completed personally by the applicant in English. Please read the instructions in this form carefully. An asterisk (*) indicates a required field.

    The GYA is a global organization that places a high value on its diversity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates. All applicants receive consideration and will not be discriminated against with regard to race, colour, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disabilities, or other factors. We value diversity and equity, thus applications from women, minority groups, researchers in the natural, physical and social sciences, as well as arts and humanities, and scholars working in government, industry, and non-governmental sectors are particularly welcome.

    Formatting note: Please ensure to use proper quotation marks within the fields of this form. This means you cannot use two apostrophes subsequently to create a quotation mark. This will cause an error which won't allow you to save your progress.


    The application must be submitted before 15 September 2021, 6 pm UTC.


  • Please indicate your full name, with names in the order that you would usually write them. Show your family or surname(s) using capital letters.
    For example: Jane SMITH, Gabriel GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ or ZHU Liang.
  • (if not, come back the year you already have your PhD or equivalent)
  • Having a PhD or an equivalent degree is required to be eligible to apply for the GYA membership!
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  • For example: Dr, Professor, Attorney
  • Format: YYYY/MM/DD,
    For example: 1983/01/28 for 28 January 1983.
  • If you are outside the age range 30 - 40, please explain why your application should receive special consideration
    (For example: interruption due to family commitments or ill-health).
  • I identify as...
  • If any of the fields are not applicable to the address you wish to enter please fill the field with "NA".
  • If any of the fields are not applicable to the address you wish to enter please fill the field with "NA".
  • Please include your country code.
    (For example: +49222222222)
  • For example: @GlobalYAcademy
  • If you hold more than one nationality, please list them here.
  • This is the country where you currently live and work.
  • (First language)
  • Please list any other countries where you regularly work and visit, or maintain strong links with scientific, academic, governmental, or business communities. In addition, if you feel that you have closer associations with the scientific community, language or culture of (an)other country(ies), please indicate the other country/countries here. Please indicate the nature of your connections.
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  • Details of PhD or equivalent qualification

  • For example: 2013
    Please enter a number from 1990 to 2021.
  • If your PhD was NOT obtained within the last 3 - 10 years ago, please explain why your application should receive special consideration (For example: interruption due to family commitments or ill-health, PhD later in career etc).
  • Provide up to 5 Keywords that describe your research discipline or area of professional expertise.
    Please note that if you enter more than 5, the excess ones will be disregarded.
    For example: physics, environmental law, or applied mathematics.
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  • Additional information

  • Are you a member of a national young academy (e.g. Young Academy of Japan), or are you involved with an initiative to establish such a young academy in your country? Are you a member of TWAS-TYAN? Are you a member of a young affiliates programme of a senior national science academy (e.g. Young Affiliates of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences)? Please list every academy, initiative or young affiliates programme applicable to you. Separate each entry with a comma (,).
    Please note that there is no requirement to have these affiliations, it is just useful for us to know.
  • Please give a short summary of your career, highlighting the accomplishments that make you stand out from peers at a similar career point. Include actual or anticipated outcomes of your research. Remember that the Global Young Academy includes members from a wide range of backgrounds in the physical sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities, and arts. Please write your response as if you were addressing an educated member of the public with no special knowledge of your discipline. Please write no more than 4,500 characters.


  • Short essays

    The Global Young Academy is an organisation of active members who work together to address topics of global importance. Our members are therefore expected to actively contribute to the organisation's projects and activities, and to lead international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational dialogue with the goal to make global decision-making evidence-based and inclusive.

    Please answer each of the following questions in your own words. Illustrate your answers with specific examples where possible. Please do not just repeat a list of the current activities of the Global Young Academy.

  • Please write no more than 1,500 characters.
  • Please write no more than 1,500 characters.
  • Describe any impact your research and related activities have had on society. For example, this might include communicating and translating science to the general public, informing policy development, or working for a national science organisation or research foundation. Please write no more than 1,500 characters.
  • Please write no more than 1,500 characters.
  • Please write no more than 1,500 characters.
  • Examples might include working with scholars from other disciplines, taking part in international collaborations or working with other sectors (e.g. industry or government). Please write no more than 1,500 characters.
  • Give details of these societies including any leadership role, your contribution to activities, and the impact on society. Please write no more than 1,200 characters.
  • Please explain what was your role in this work (e.g. 1st author, last author, or corresponding author), and why you think these are your key publications or achievements. Also explain what is their impact and added value to science, society or your own field of research. Please explain in maximum 80 words. Click on the plus icon to add another row (maximum of 3).
    Links to the publications (URL/DOI)Description 
  • Details of our projects and working group activities can be found at www.globalyoungacademy.net Please write no more than 1.500 characters
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  • Supporting Documents

  • Maximum length of 4 pages, and in PDF format. The Selection Committee members are instructed to ignore any material over the 4-page limit. Your CV should contain a brief education and employment history and make your achievements clear to a general audience. For example, a few words summarising your most significant publications are more useful than a complete list of every paper that you have authored.

    Please consider that the application form along with the supporting documents should be submitted before 15 Sept 2021, 18.00 (6 pm) UTC.

    Please name the file as follows and in lower case letters only: cv_[surname]_[birthyear].pdf
    For example: cv_smith_1985.pdf

    Accepted file types: pdf


    If you are using the Save and Continue function, you will have to upload the file again.
    Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 20 MB.
  • Please arrange for the submission of at least one letter of support for your application. Your referee(s) should be familiar with your research career and able to comment on your standing as one of your country’s leading academics. You may like to include a referee from your national academy or equivalent body. If this is not possible, or you wish to supply additional letters of recommendation, these should come from your employer, research institution, or other professional person familiar with your work. Personal or character references are not required.

    Letters should be written personally by your referee(s) in English and in their own words.

    Instructions about the contents of these letters can be found here. Please supply a copy of this information to your referees.

    Please consider that the application form along with the supporting documents should be submitted before 15 Sept 2021, 18.00 (6 pm) UTC.

    Please name the file as follows and in lower case letters only: letter01_[lastname]_[birthyear].pdf
    For example: letter01_smith_1985.pdf

    Accepted file types: pdf


    For technical reasons, these uploads will not appear on the preview of your submission, so please double check that you uploaded the correct files here.
    Drop files here or
    Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 20 MB, Max. files: 5.
    • Please print out and fill in the declaration/GDPR form as required. Then scan and upload the file below.

      Please consider that the application form along with the supporting documents should be submitted before 15 Sept 2021, 18.00 (6 pm) UTC.


      Download the Declaration/GDPR form here.


      Please name the file as follows and in lower case letters only:
      declaration_[surname]_[birthyear].pdf
      For example: declaration_smith_1985.pdf
      Accepted file types: pdf


      If you are using the Save and Continue function, you will have to upload the file again.
      Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 20 MB.


    • You will be able to preview your entries on the next page.
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    • Please review your entries before submitting.
      Note that the uploaded files for "2. Letter(s) of support" will NOT show up on this page out of technical reasons, but will still be uploaded to us.

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    • Here you can read the constitution in detail: GYA Constitution.

    • If you need to make any corrections after submission, you will need to fill out the whole form again (so please keep a copy of your text submissions).

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