Member benefits
The benefits of free Undergraduate 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 for 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!
Requirements
To be eligible for free Undergraduate membership, you must be either:
- An undergraduate student studying for a degree* in Pharmacology or a related topic.
- An undergraduate medical student studying towards a Bachelor of Medicine (BM) degree* or Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree*.
- A Pharmacy student working towards a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree*
*Or an international equivalent.
What you need to apply
You will need to provide us with confirmation of your student status. This could be either:
- A screenshot of your university student portal (which should include 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 or another person of responsibility at your university.
Please note that CVs cannot be accepted.
Cost
Free! Undergraduate membership is completely free for the duration of your undergraduate studies.
Get involved
There are lots of ways you can become more involved with the British Pharmacological Society, develop your skills, and help promote and advance pharmacology.
I have no doubt that I have gotten where I am due to the Society and so if you are an undergraduate, you should consider applying for your free membership!