Subscription fees

If you pay your fees by annual direct debit before 31st January of each year you will receive a £5 subscription fee discount

Membership fees 2022

Membership Grade	Standard Yearly Membership fees	Membership fees for Annual Direct Debit payers *	Monthly Direct Debit Instalments (Jan-Oct)	Registration fee for new joiners or for members re-joining the IBMS
Fellow	£180	£175	£18	£20
Member	£147	£142	£14.70	£20
Licentiate	£106	£101	£10.60	£20
Associate	£59	£54	£5.90	N/A
eStudent	£12	N/A	N/A	N/A
Retired	£42	£37	N/A	£20

*Discounted rates only apply to annual Direct Debit payers.

The annual membership year runs from January to December.

Overseas members who wish to receive The Biomedical Scientist via airmail will need to pay an additional £73.30 with their membership fee.

How to pay your IBMS Membership Fees

You can pay your IBMS membership fees by:

Annual direct debit
Monthly direct debit
Credit or debit card payment
Cheque or postal order

Please tick the payment method of your choice when joining online.

Direct debit
To pay by direct debit you will need to complete the direct debit mandate section of your online application.

Credit or debit card
To pay by credit or debit card you can:

fill in your card details on your application form
call the IBMS Membership Team to make a card payment over the phone on + 44 (0)20 7713 0214. Please note that as IBMS staff are continuing to work from home access to phone lines is limited.

If you choose to pay by cheque or postal order please make your cheque or postal order payable to ‘Institute of Biomedical Science’ or ‘IBMS’. Due to the current situation and our limited access to the office, we will be unable to confirm receipt of cheques. Cheques would be banked at the first available opportunity. Please only send a cheque if no other option is available to you.

How to pay your IBMS Registration Fee

A registration fee is payable when you join us for the first time, or if you rejoin us after your membership has lapsed. Please include the £20 registration fee with your initial membership fee payment.

If you choose to pay by direct debit, the registration fees can be added.

Science Council Professional Registration Fees

Chartered Scientist (CSci)
If you are registered as a Chartered Scientist (CSci) you will need to pay an additional £49 with your IBMS membership fee.

Registered Scientist (RSci)
If you are registered as a Registered Scientist (RSci) you will need to pay an additional £23 with your IBMS membership fee.

Registered Science Technician (RSci Tech)
If you are registered as a Registered Science Technician (RSci Tech) you will need to pay an additional £17 with your IBMS membership fee.

If you join part way through the year

If you join part way through a membership year (Jan-Dec) you'll choose which quarter you would like your membership to begin from and pay the appropriate fees for that quarter, plus the £20 registration fee.

Membership Grade	Membership fees from April 2022	Membership fees from July 2022	Membership fees from October 2022	Registration Fee
Fellow	£135	£90	£45	£20
Member	£110.25	£73.50	£36.75	£20
Licentiate	£79.50	£53	£26.50	£20
Associate	£44.25	£29.50	£14.75	N/A
eStudent	£12	£12	£12	N/A
Retired	£31.50	£21	£10.50	N/A
Airmail	£54.98	£36.65	£18.33	N/A

*Please note that if you apply to rejoin in the same year that your membership lapsed, the full year's membership fee will apply.

Subscription fees

Membership fees 2022

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