Self-appraisal for membership - Global Young Academy

Section 1: General Membership Engagement

This section focuses on your overall participation and level of involvement as a GYA member.

First and Last Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Year your joined GYA(Required)

Active tenure completed as a GYA member(Required)

In years.

Rate yourself on a scale of 1-5 (5 highest)in terms of time commitment and engagement in GYA activities(Required)

1 (barely / non existent)

2 (low)

3 (average)

4 (high)

5 (highly involved)

Have you attended any GYA AGM in person in your present tenure?(Required)

Yes

If yes, please select the year.

2019 (Halle, Germany)

2023 (Kigali, Rwanda)

2024 (Washington DC, USA)

2025 (Hyderabad, India)

Section 2: Internal Engagement

This section focuses on your engagement with GYA’s internal structures – such as committees, reviewing applications, or mentoring new members.

How many hours per week do you regularly dedicate to your GYA engagements?(Required)

Please consider that this question asks for regular capacity rather than peak weeks.

up to 2 hours per week

up to 4 hours per week

up to 6 hours per week

up to 8 hours per week

more hours per week

Which of the theme are you most active on?

You may choose more than one.

Theme 1 - Engaging in foresight & innovation

Theme 2 - Strengthening the Science and Research Ecosystem

Theme 3 - Bridging Science and Society

Theme 4 - Empowering EMCRs

Which project / initiatives or committees are your part of?(Required)

Please list the applicable ones.

How many meetings of activities (you listed above) did you participate in since the last AGM?(Required)

Please enter a number from 0 to 50.

Projects, initiatives & committees: How did you contribute in the activities you listed above?(Required)

Review of applications of prospective members: How many applications did you review?(Required)

Please enter a number from 0 to 50.

Mentoring – Have you mentored any new member (buddies programme)?

Yes

Section 3: External Engagement

This section focuses on your participation in external activities or events where you represented GYA (as a coordinator, collaborator, or participant).

Did you represent the GYA externally, e.g. in an event, a working group or other activities? If yes, please specify and give the total number of events or activities. (Required)

Section 4: Reflections on Activities

This section focuses on reflecting on the significance of your activities – such as leadership roles, project contributions, or challenges faced. Please include tangible and intangible outputs gained from the cited engagement from section 2&3.

Looking back at your tenure, what are the most meaningful activities or initiatives you contributed to within the GYA?(Required)

Since the last AGM (2025), have you initiated or participated in any new activities? Please describe.(Required)

Any other remarks (preferably bullet points, max. 100 words) to highlight obstacles within GYA structures that hindered your effective participation.(Required)

Suggest improvement of what we can do as governance to better engage members.(Required)

Further comments

I am aware of and agree to my self-assessment possibly being used for evaluation purposes and for EC election purposes in the future.(Required)

I agree.

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