Membership Selection Committee

The GYA Membership Selection Committee takes care of the selection process of the GYA, and plays a vital role in maintaining the excellence and diversity of new members. All GYA members are asked to review incoming applications for new membership each year and approximately 40 new members are selected each year. The process is run by a small management team of the committee (with co-leads) who organize the assessment of applications by reviewers in several rounds.

Each year, the GYA receives more than 300 applications. The goal of the committee is to admit the best applicants who fit the GYA criteria and who will also be active during their five years of membership. Discipline and diversity are taken into consideration while assigning reviewers to ensure the selection of the most suitable applicants. In addition, each application is reviewed by several reviewers to ensure consistency in the assessment results. Applications that receive contradictory scores are re-evaluated to ensure fairness.

There is extensive documentation available on the process of selecting new members, to guide committee members (see 8. New Member Selection): https://intranet.globalyoungacademy.net/wiki/gya-procedures