GYA Application Form 2026

Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions section to find answers to questions about the application form, the selection process, membership and the GYA as such: FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

GYA Applications 2026

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Step 1 of 12 - Introduction

Dear applicant, thank you very much for your interest in becoming part of our community. The Global Young Academy (GYA) is a non-for-profit, member-led organisation. The GYA provides a platform for socially engaged, outstanding researchers to collaborate towards advancing science and society. GYA members are driven by their passion to make a positive, lasting impact in their communities and the planet. Selected members do not receive any monetary prize or a personal budget; at the same time there are no fees involved in joining the GYA.

The assessment of your application will cover three major aspects:

Scientific excellence
Demonstrated commitment to society
Interests and perspectives on your engagement in the GYA

Each of these aspects will be evaluated and considered in the ranking of your application. Please answer each of the questions in a way that reflects your personal experience within your context. Please limit your input to the word count specified. Longer essays will not be reviewed.

Before the assessment of those three major aspects, we will first lead you through a pre-screening for eligibility to become a member and then a survey to gather the required personal data. We suggest that you prepare for the assessment by prepreparing your answers in advance. Find the assessment questions here: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The application should be completed personally by the applicant in English. Applications written in other languages will be discarded. Please read the instructions in this form carefully. An asterisk (*) indicates a required field. If you would like to use an abbreviation in your essays, please write out the full term first, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses immediately after. For instance: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) or University of Pretoria (UP). After the first instance, you can use the abbreviation on its own throughout the rest of the application. You can make an exception for the Global Young Academy, which you can abbreviate as GYA already at its first mention.

Formatting note: Please ensure to use proper quotation marks within the fields of this form. Using two apostrophes to create a quotation mark will render your application impossible to read by our system. It causes an error which will not allow you to save your application’s progress.

The application must be submitted by 15 September 2025 18:00 PM UTC.

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

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Please accept the contents of GYA's constitution and Code of Professional Conduct*
Here you can read Global Young Academy's Code of Professional Conduct
and the constitution in detail: GYA Constitution.

I have taken note of GYA’s constitution and the Code of Professional Conduct and understand that I seek membership of a diverse community that is developing policies to remove obstacles to participation in science for under-represented groups, such as women, racial, ethnic, or sexual minorities. If I am selected for GYA membership, I will respect the membership diversity in GYA and its values on acceptance and inclusivity, and I will be committed to making an effort in retaining an inclusive, respectful and safe environment.
Please agree to GYA commitment*
I confirm that I am able to spend an average of 4 hours per month on GYA activities.
Please agree to GYA committment for future membership selection*
By submitting this application, I confirm that I am willing to actively contribute to the GYA by joining a project or committee. Additionally, I understand that if I am appointed as a GYA member, I may be selected at random to serve as a reviewer for the selection committee. A role that I am committed to fulfil to ensure the growth and success of the organization.
Please review your entries for any mistakes*
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).

I declare that to the best of my knowledge, the information in this application is accurate. I acknowledge that providing misleading or untrue information may lead to my application being rejected, or my membership of the Global Young Academy being revoked.

Applications

GYA Application Form 2026

GYA Applications 2026

Eligibility to become a GYA member

Personal data

Addresses and contact data

Academic data

Additional information

Essays: Excellence, societal engagement, GYA engagement

Part A: Scientific Excellence

Part B: Demonstrated commitment to society

Part C: GYA engagement

Supporting Documents

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