Annual Young Scientists' Conference (AYSC) 2025

The Annual Young Scientists' Conference (AYSC) 2025 is a transdisciplinary conference for early-career researchers to present research and exchange knowledge on the nexus of climate change and well-being. The conference focuses on themes including climate change impacts on human and planetary health, equity in climate action, and resilience in adaptation and mitigation. Participants may present oral or poster contributions and benefit from networking and cross-sectoral collaboration opportunities.

Opportunity to present an oral or poster presentation, networking and collaboration with early-career researchers across Africa.

Applicants must reside within a sub-Saharan African country; be under 40 years of age by the call deadline; hold a minimum of a Master’s degree and be a current PhD candidate, PhD graduate, or a post-doctoral researcher; demonstrate research interest aligned with the conference sub-themes; commit to attend the full conference; submit a relevant abstract. Previous SAYAS conference presenters will not be considered.

Applications submitted via the online AYSC 2025 Application Form (Google Form); a Gmail account is required to access the form and upload files.