Postgraduate Student Member

Eligibility

Postgraduate Student Membership is available for those registered for a higher degree.

Fees

Postgraduate Student Membership costs £63 a year or £160 for three years. 

Benefits

Joining the Microbiology Society as a Postgraduate Student Member offers plenty of opportunities. We have listed just some of them below.

  Full Member Full Concessionary Member Postgraduate Student Member Undergraduate Student Member Affiliate Member
Eligible to apply for Society grants* ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔◊  
Eligible to apply for Federation of European Microbiological Societies grants ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
30% discount to publish Open Access in Society titles (if not already covered by an institutional agreement) ✔ ✔ ✔    
Reduced registration at Society events, including Annual Conference ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔▪ 
Up to 50% off Royal Society of Biology training events and courses ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
50% discount on Royal Society of Biology membership ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Nominate fellow microbiologists for our prizes and awards  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Access to member-only content, including free professional development content ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Access to our Members’ Directory ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔  
Access opportunities to contribute to our policy and press and media work ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Eligible to join our governance and vote in Society elections ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔° ✔♦
Eligible to join the Early Career (EC) Forum ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Eligible to apply to join the Champions Scheme ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Receive our monthly e-newsletter ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

* Grant eligibility varies by grade and length of membership. See our guide to Society grants for details.

◊ Undergraduate Student Members can apply for Society Events Grants only.

▪ Affiliate Members are only eligible to discounts at some Society events. Please see event webpages for details.

° Undergraduate Student Members, who are also members of the EC Forum, can apply to join the EC Forum Executive Committee and can vote in EC Forum elections only. Undergraduate Student Members can also apply to join the Members Panel as an appointed member. They cannot stand for any other positions or vote in any other elections.

♦ Affiliate Members, who are also members of the EC Forum, can apply to join the EC Forum Executive Committee and can vote in EC Forum elections only. Affiliate Members can also apply to join the Members Panel as an appointed member. They cannot stand for any other positions or vote in any other elections.