AGYA announces that the Call for AGYA Membership Applications 2019 of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) has been published.

AGYA promotes research cooperation among outstanding early-career researchers from all disciplines who are affiliated with a research institution in Germany or any Arab country (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 provides support and funding for the innovative projects of its members in various fields of research as well as in science policy and education. To date, AGYA members have developed and carried out more than 100 interdisciplinary projects in over 60 cities and 30 countries. The diverse projects have dealt with topics relevant to society, such as scarcity of resources, public health, migration, education and cultural heritage protection. The Academy promotes the scientific careers and leadership skills of its members as ambassadors of culture and science.

Until 24 March 2019, excellent young scholars (3-10 years after PhD) from Germany and all Arab countries are kindly invited to apply for membership in AGYA. Please find the Call for AGYA Membership Applications 2019 enclosed. Application documents are available at: http://agya.info/cfm2019/