Affiliate Membership

Affiliate Membership is available for anyone with an interest in microbiology who simply wants to stay in touch.

Note: there is no charge for Affiliate Membership, but if you join online you will follow a similar process to those joining in paid-for categories. Please just follow the online instructions – you will not be charged.

Fees

There is no charge for Affiliate Membership.

Benefits

Joining the Microbiology Society as an Affiliate Member means you can still keep up-to-date with the Microbiology Society.

Networking opportunities to advance your career at Society meetings and events.
Grant funding through the Microbiology Society's membership of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS).
Chances to volunteer to at one of our many events, be profiled in our quarterly magazine Microbiology Today, write a book review for Microbiology Today, and other CV-enhnacing opportunities.
Stay in touch via our online issue of Microbiology Today and monthly e-newsletters.

	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*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Discount to publish for open access in Society journals	✔	✔	✔
Eligible to apply for Society grants**	✔	✔	✔	✔^◊
Eligible to apply for FEMS^~grants	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Access to the Member 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.
*Affiliate members receive reduced registration for Annual Conference only.