The Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) invites excellent early-career scholars (3-10 years after PhD) from all fields of the Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Technical Sciences, and the Arts to apply for membership. Join the Academy and embark on new routes to let your research flourish with fresh interdisciplinary perspectives! Applications for membership are open until 10 April 2023

AGYA connects excellent scientists from Germany and 22 Arab countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The academy’s goal is interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research into joint societal challenges

AGYA offers its members the support and funding opportunities to realize interdisciplinary projects at the interface of research, science policy, and capacity building. Together, they currently explore topics such as Arab and German Education; Common Heritage and Common Challenges; Dynamics of Transformation; Energy, Water and Environment; Health and Society; and Innovation. AGYA membership promotes researchers on their career paths while offering them unparalleled prospects to boost their research portfolios and expand their international networks by travel grants and research stays

The academy is a lighthouse project of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in international cooperation with the Arab world. AGYA is based at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) in Germany and at the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) in Egypt

For detailed information on the benefits of AGYA membership, eligibility criteria, and required application documents, please visit our website: https://agya.info/about-us/cfm2023