Deadline: July 23, 2025
Are you a passionate, dedicated early-career professional ready to lead and drive change? The UK Young Academy has officially launched its 2025 call for applications, inviting emerging leaders from every sector and background to join its vibrant, interdisciplinary community.
As a member of the UK Young Academy, you’ll become part of a dynamic UK-wide network of early-career changemakers and leaders. Members come from a wide range of backgrounds—including academia, industry, business, the arts, and beyond—each bringing unique perspectives and expertise. The Academy is committed to strength in diversity, ensuring that voices from all regions and sectors are represented and empowered.
The UK Young Academy empowers early-career professionals to tackle today’s most pressing challenges through collaboration and innovation. Members work together to influence policy, lead innovative projects, and foster cross-sector partnerships—addressing issues from climate resilience and health equity to education reform and responsible technology.
Eligibility
- You’ll be in the early stages of a professional career: They are looking for forward-thinking, innovative, and proactive individuals across all key sectors of society. While not an exhaustive list, these might include entrepreneurs, researchers in academia or industry, engineers, professionals in the arts and creative industries, lawyers, teachers, clinicians, along with individuals working in business, charity and new and emerging fields.
- You’ll have approximately 3-12 years’ experience in your field: Those eligible to apply will be in the early stages of their careers. Members will typically have at least three to twelve years of experience post-qualification or working in their profession, regardless of age. However, this is just a guide. They appreciate that career paths can take many twists and turns and anyone who has demonstrated excellence and leadership in their field will be considered.
- You’ll have a track record of excellence: Members will be selected for their career excellence. Perhaps you’ve made a significant contribution to your field, won awards, or led a team to deliver an important new project. Your commitment and possible contribution to the UK Young Academy will also be important.
- You must reside in the UK:
- Members will be selected from anywhere in the UK and from all backgrounds. Applicants will typically be UK citizens or live in the UK when they apply for membership, unless they have exceptional circumstances.
- Applicants who are UK citizens but currently based overseas are eligible to apply. However, you should consider whether you can properly commit to the Young Academy and its activities and aim to demonstrate this throughout your application.
Application
This round of applications to the UK Young Academy closes on Wednesday 23 July 2025, 3pm (BST).
For more information, visit UK Young Academy.
