Undergraduate Student Member
Eligibility
Undergraduate Student Membership is available for those studying at undergraduate level.
Fees
Undergraduate Student membership costs £18 a year or £45 for three years.
Benefits
Joining the Microbiology Society as an Undergraduate Student Member offers plenty of opportunities.
We've listed just some of them below.
- Networking opportunities to advance your career at Society meetings and events.
- Additional grant funding through the Microbiology Society's membership of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS).
- Take advantage of the discounts and courses on offer through our corporate membership of the Royal Society of Biology.
- Access the Membership Directory to build your presence within our community.
- Receive a discount for three years’ membership.
| Full Member | Full Concessionary Member | Postgraduate Student Member | Undergraduate Student Member | Affiliate Member | |
| Monthly e-newsletter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Electronic access to Microbiology Today | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Reduced registration for Annual Conference and Focused Meetings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 30% discount to publish for open access in Society journals | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Eligible to apply for Society grants** | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔◊ | |
| Eligible to apply for FEMS~grants | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Access to the Membership Directory | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Access to professional development content | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Can hold office and vote | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Eligible to join the Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
** Grant eligibility varies by grade and length of membership. See each grant for details.
◊ Careers Conference Grants only.
^ An additional supplement is payable by those members outside of the UK and Ireland who elect to receive a print copy.
~ Federation of European Microbiological Societies.
