Donate – Your Contribution to GYA Initiatives

Initiated by a group of international early-career researchers, the GYA was established in 2010 to fill an obvious gap: the voice of early to mid-career researchers in the science policy arena.

Since the GYA’s inception, the 200 GYA members  hailing from over 60 countries have used their five-year memberships to 

• empower early-career researchers worldwide through capacity building, 

• build partnerships for multinational science diplomacy initiatives, 

• amplify the voice of ECRs in science advice, 

• drive and support young academy initiatives worldwide 

• strengthen science systems worldwide to enable rigorous research to contribute to solving challenges for sustainable life on our planet. 

The GYA is widely recognised as an important and dynamic academic stakeholder contributing to various bodies of the United Nations science-policy-society interface. The GYA is a member of the International Science Council and the InterAcademy Partnership, and partners with other international science institutions, effectively representing the voice of early-career researchers around the world.  

Organisational setup and finances 
The Global Young Academy is hosted at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Its office infrastructure is funded by the German Federal Government and the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt, enabling strong institutional and member support. The GYA finances many joint member activities and its Annual General Meetings (alternately in high-income and low- and middle-income countries) solely through fundraising.  

How will we use your donations? 
Donations to the GYA are used exclusively in accordance with our constitutional purpose: to advance the voice of early-career researchers. While unrestricted donations provide the greatest flexibility in supporting our mission and strategy, donors may indicate if they wish to contribute specifically towards our Annual General Meetings and Conferences (AGM), the Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant or to science diplomacy initiatives, capacity building, or to policy-for-science or science advice activities. 

By donating, you make a decisive contribution for Global Young Academy members to advance the voice of international, interdisciplinary science to sustain its independent work. 

Donations will go through the accounts of our host academy – the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina – and donation receipts can be issued to German/European taxpayers. 

For any further questions, or to learn about tax-deductible donation options in the United States of America in particular, please contact us at: . 

Thank you very much in advance for your contribution!