Progress
Call for Virtual YSAP Missions 2020
The group is calling for proposals for online missions in 2020. All GYA members, irrespective of whether they are a member of the YSAP working group, can apply. Each proposal should come from two GYA members, one from a developing country, the other from a developed country. For details of what is suggested and what kind of funding is available, please see the call here. The deadline for submitting a mission proposal is 10 September 2020. Information on how to apply can also be found in the document linked above.
General Information
The YSAP accomplishes its objectives by (1) serving as a medium to connect various GYA members who might have common interests and (2) locating money or funding opportunities to pay for the international activities. The YSAP currently operates with a budget from the GYA. The amounts are not comprehensive for a given Ambassador, but serve as financial assistance to complement other funds available for the Ambassadorships.
For an overview of YSAP, please watch Adewale Adewuyi (Nigeria) and John Malone (USA) present an introduction of the programme.
For a history of YSAP, please watch founder Steve Miller (USA) present the initial beginnings and early missions funded by this programme.
Outcomes
The primary outcomes of the Ambassadorships are Mission Reports posted here on the YSAP website. As of November 2019, there have been 24 funded YSAP Missions, and six volunteer outreach activities:
Funded Missions
2019
# 24 Lahcen El Youssfi visits Chile
#23 Flávia Pires visits Argentina
#22 Mahesh Kumar visits Israel
# 21 Koen Vermeir visits Romania
2018
#20 Mirabbos Hojamberdiev visits India
#19 Thomas Edison dela Cruz visits Serbia
#18 Science Caravan visits Cambodia
2017
#17 Mirabbos Hojamberdiev visits Tanzania
#16 John Malone visits Costa Rica
#15 Almas Taj Awan visits Pakistan
#14 Thomas Edison dela Cruz visits Myanmar
2016
#13 Dmitry Maslov visits Serbia
#12 Vidushi Neergheen-Bhujun visits the United Kingdom
2015
#11 Alexander Kagansky visits Mauritius
#10 Ghada Bassioni visits Germany
#9 Thomas Edison dela Cruz visits Austria
#8 Ghada Bassioni visits The Netherlands
2014
#7 Javier Garcia Martinez visits Peru
2013
#6 Thomas Schwarze visits Botswana
2012
#5 Five Ambassadors visit Fochville, South Africa
#4 Four Ambassadors visit Pretoria, South Africa
2011
#3 Stephen Miller visits Indonesia
#2 Johan Akerman visits Vietnam
#1 Caradee Wright visits Réunion Island
Non-funded YSAP Outreach Activities
2018
Mahesh Kumar visits Uzbekistan
Young Scientist Ambassador Programme builds connections at Burapha University, Thailand
2017
YSAP participates in Skype a Scientist
Mahesh Kumar held an outreach activity in India
outreach activity on “Synthetic Biology and the Future”
2016
Shamsun Nahar Khan started a series of science outreach activities in Bangladesh
