The 2025–26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS) is a 10-month international research and mentoring initiative designed for early-career scholars committed to producing policy-relevant, high-quality academic work. Starting on October 1, 2025, selected participants have joined a global cohort as GLO Affiliate and will receive individual guidance from thematic cluster advisors, structured feedback on their research, and opportunities to present their findings within the GLO community. Upon successful completion by July 30, 2026, scholars will have the opportunity to submit their work to the GLO Discussion Paper Series and may be considered for appointment as a GLO Fellow. They will also have the opportunity, to present their research at the GLO-JOPE Conference 2026, the annual GLO signature event on December 2-4, 2026.
The GLO VirtYS Alumi Invited Session 2025 as part of the GLO-JOPE Conference 2025 is scheduled for December 3, 2025 and will soon be announced as part of the general conference program HERE.
The program is directed by Olena Nizalova (University of Kent & Director VirtYS).
GLO is proud to announce another strong cohort of VirtYS Scholars:
- 2025-26 GLO VirtYS Cohort: Mohammad Al-Masaeid, Claudio Annibali, Fenet Jima Bedaso, Andrea Carrazana-Rivera, Minali Grover, Md Rabiul Karim, Narbadeshwar Mishra, Aristide Merlin Ngono, Tomas Sarkozi, Michael Windsor
The 2025-26 GLO VirtYS Cohort Advisors are:
- Professor Petri Böckerman, School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
- Professor Xi Chen, School of Public Health, Yale University, USA.
- Professor Isabelle Chort, Université de Pau et des pays de l’Adour, France
- Professor Nick Drydakis, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, UK
- Professor John Heywood, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
- Professor Caroline Krafft, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, USA
- Dr Olga Popova, Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies IOS, Regensburg, Germany
- Professor Punarjit Roychowdhury, Sniv Nadar University, India
- Professor Anisha Sharma, Ashoka University, India
GLO is grateful for the great service provided by these established researchers.
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