The Palaeontological Association membership is open to anyone. Please find details on how to join and the benefits of doing so below:
Key Points
- Membership of the Palaeontological Association is open to anyone.
- Subscriptions are kept low so as to allow as many people to join as possible.
- Prices for students have actually fallen over the past decade.
- The majority of members are professionally trained and are either studying for, or already have a higher degree gained by research into some area of the science. But there are also many members whose palaeontological expertise has been attained without formal training.
- In addition to other benefits, members receive the Palaeontology Newsletter, online access to Palaeontology (journal) and Papers in Palaeontology (journal), access to Grants and Awards, plus generous discounts on other Association publications.
- Membership is extremely good value and is required for those applying for awards from the Association such as the annual Small Grants Scheme.
Prices
| Ordinary Member | Retired Member | Student Member | Undergraduate Member* | Honorary Member* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription Period | 1 Year | 1 Year | 1 Year | Current + 1 Year | Life |
| Cost per Annum | £50.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 | Free | Free |
| Palaeontology Newsletter Paper Copy | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Palaeontology Electronic Access | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Papers in Palaeontology Electronic Access | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Discount on Association Publications | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
* Undergraduate and Honorary Membership are award by Council. These are not available via the online payment form.
Fee Reductions
The Palaeontological Association understands that people from low-income countries have limited means to join international associations. As such, they have less access to up-to-date scientific literature and they benefit less often from grants and awards delivered by these associations. Membership fees (see below) will be reduced by 60% for individuals from Low Income countries as set out by the World Bank (see https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/low-income). This includes people renewing their memberships. We hope that this action will result in an increased geographical presence of the Association and will make our community more diverse and inclusive. To take advantage of this offer please contact our Executive Officer (executive@palass.org).
| Ordinary Member | Retired Member | Student Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription Period | 1 Year | 1 Year | 1 Year |
| Cost per Annum | £20.00 | £8.00 | £8.00 |
Conditions of Membership
- Membership of the Palaeontological Association is open to anyone who agrees with the charitable and scientific aims of the Association, which are to promote research in Palaeontology and its allied sciences, and who agrees to abide by the conditions of membership of the Palaeontological Association as set out below. Members fall into one of the following categories:
- Ordinary members (ORD): These are individual members of the Association who are neither students nor retired members.
- Student members (STU): These are individual members who are registered members of a school, college or university. Study towards a formal educational qualification is their full-time or principal occupation.
- Undergraduate members (UND): These are undergraduate students doing courses in which Palaeontology is taught at degree level. Normally departments are invited to nominate one individual per year, who receives free membership for the remainder of the year and for the following year.
- Retired members (RET): These are individual members over 60 years old and not in full-time employment. The annual subscription for Retired members is one half of that for Ordinary members.
- Honorary members (HON): These are Retired members who have been elected to be Honorary Members by Council, usually on account of substantial services that they have rendered to the Association at some former time. List of Honorary Members.
- All members are eligible to take part in the government of the Association.
- Membership is open to individuals on payment of the appropriate annual subscription. The subscription covers one calendar year from the 1st Januray–31st December in any given year, with renewal due on January 1st each year. Normally subscription reminders are sent out to all members with the final Newsletter of the previous year.
- All members will receive all parts of the Newsletter for the calendar year in which they have paid their subscription and electronic access to the journals. New members who join after August in any given year will be signed up for the following year, but will be regarded as members of the Association from the day that their payment is accepted.
- Membership entitles members to access to meetings, on payment of the members’ registration fee, organised by the Association and by the Joint Committee for Palaeontology, and to the purchase of Palaeontologyback issues and other Association publications at a reduced rate.
- Individual members can apply to the Association for funds to aid their palaeontological research and to organise meetings, through the Small Grants, Grants-in-aid and Research Grants schemes. Details can be found on the Associations website.
Joining the Association/Renewing an Existing Membership
If you would like to become a member of the Association you can now do this online through the online Electronic Payment System. If you are an existing member and would like to renew your membership please login to your online account and follows the renewal link. Please do not use the "Join the Association" link as this will cause duplicate member accounts to be formed. If in any doubt or you are unable to access your online membership account pleae contact the Executive Officer (executive@palass.org) who will be able to help.