Global Young Academy membership

The Global Young Academy (GYA) is an international, interdisciplinary network that brings together early-career researchers to promote international and cross-disciplinary exchange and to engage science with society. Membership is limited to 200 individuals who are elected once for a five-year term. Members work on topics related to science and society, research integrity, and contribute to policy advice at the UN level. The GYA secretariat is hosted at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle (Saale).

Membership for five years; opportunities for international and interdisciplinary exchange, engagement in science-society activities and contribution to policy advice at UN level.

Members are selected based on scientific excellence and societal engagement; membership is for young researchers. The number of members is limited to 200 and members are elected for a single five-year term.

Members are elected according to criteria of scientific excellence and societal engagement.