Early Career membership

Benefits

The benefits of Early Career membership include:

• Joining a global network of members across academia, industry, healthcare and the regulatory sector.
• Opportunities to apply for our awards, prizes, grants, scholarships/studentships and bursaries:
  • Awards and prizes that offer recognition of your work and, in some cases, award prize money.
  • Grant and scholarships/studentship funding that help you carry out a project, run an event, create a tool or resource, conduct research or pursue your studies.
  • Bursary funding to help you attend scientific events.
• Huge discounts on our events and training workshops.
• Early access to certain content from our three world-leading scientific journals.
• Receiving the members' version of our newsletter, which includes exclusive member content and opportunities, in addition to the usual news, opportunities, funding, events, and more!
• The opportunity to join our Early Career Pharmacologist Advisory Group (ECPAG), which will allow you to shape how the BPS supports Early Career members.

Requirements

Early Career membership is for those in the early stages of their career, typically up to eight years after graduating from an undergraduate degree. This includes postgraduate students and postdoctoral scientists, foundation doctors and core trainees, clinical pharmacology scientists and pharmacists.

What you need to apply

Applicants should provide:

• A CV outlining your studies (with year of graduation) and, if relevant, information about current and previous employment.

Postgraduate students will also need to provide confirmation of their student status. This can include:

• A screenshot of your university student portal (including your name, course, and academic year).
• Your course acceptance letter (sent to you from your university).
• A certificate of student status (provided by your university).
• An email or letter from your tutor, supervisor, or another person of responsibility at your university.

*Cost

BPS membership runs annually from January to December.

• Joining between January and September costs £30.
  • This will cover your membership until the end of December that same year (maximum 12 months).
  • This works out at £2.50 per month if you join at the beginning of January.
• Joining between October and December will cost £37.50.
  • This will cover your membership for the remainder of that year and all of the following year (maximum 15 months).
  • This works out at £2.50 per month if you join at the beginning of October.

Applicants from low-income, lower-middle-income, and higher-middle-income economies (as defined by the World Bank) will be eligible for a membership discount. This will be automatically applied to your initial application and any subsequent renewals.

UK taxpayers can claim income tax relief on their BPS Early Career membership. Early Career membership fees are 100% tax-deductible.

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