Membership of the FWSA includes the following benefits:

• Access to and use of our extensive distribution and discussion email list. This is an excellent way to meet other members working on similar research areas, and also circulate CfPs, encouraging the dissemination of gender / feminist / women’s studies.
•   Discounted registration at the FWSA’s biennial and interim conferences.
•   Copies of the biannual FWSA Newsletter, which include interviews, critical discussions of feminism, and also a round up of upcoming / past feminist events. This is a great opportunity to publicise activities / events at your institution.
•   The opportunity to be elected onto the Executive committee of the FWSA.

Student membership of the FWSA also includes additional benefits: 

•   Timely updates and reminders about the FWSA’s annual Student Essay Competition– this is a great publishing opportunity aimed exclusively for students.
•  The opportunity to apply for the Travel Grants scheme – a funding opportunity for postgraduate students to help towards the cost of presenting your research at conferences.
•   Updated information about entering the FWSA’s Small Grants Scheme– a funding opportunity for events organised by and for postgraduate students.
•   The opportunity to publicise the research interests of PhD students through the ‘PhD briefs’ in the FWSA newsletter.
•   The opportunity to be elected onto the Executive committee of the FWSA, which will provide invaluable experience of working with a feminist / women’s / gender studies organisation.
• A discounted three year membership – aimed exclusively at student members.

Institutional membership

The FWSA has recently relaunched its institutional membership for departments and research centres. The annual institutional membership package offers the following benefits.  

Access to our support and funding:

• Up to two paid staff / student places at the FWSA’s interim or biennial conference (up to a value of £100);
• 1 entry per year into each of our prizes and grant competitions: Student Essay Competition; Small Grants Scheme; FWSA Book Prize; Ailsa McKay Travel Grant;
• The opportunity to bid to host our biennial conference;
• The opportunity for the appointed contact to be elected onto the Executive committee of the FWSA.

Profiling your department:

• The opportunity to work closely with the FWSA to promote the work of your centre. An appointed contact will have access to and use of our extensive distribution and discussion email list. This is an excellent way to circulate information about events, CFPs, jobs, scholarships, and other opportunities to a larger feminist / women’s / gender studies audience;
• FWSA print publicity materials to display in departments and at events, and the FWSA logo to display on your website.

Working with us on Higher Education policy and related issues:

• The opportunity to contribute to the FWSA’s actions on issues impacting Higher Education (recent examples include our response to the HEFCE consultation on the REF);
• Enhancing your department/centre’s work towards equality and diversity, for example by profiling your institutional membership as part of your Athena SWAN submission.

Membership rates

Due to the increased financial pressures on the FWSA, from the 1^st January 2016, the membership rates have been amended. This is the first time in over five years that the FWSA has updated its membership fees, and this change has been undertaken in conjunction with the rising membership costs across other academic associations. While there has not been a standardised rise across the membership categories, the rates have been adjusted in accordance with careful consideration of income salaries.

Income	Annual Rate	Join Now
Students and Retired members	£15
Students Special Discounted Rate	£40 for 3 year membership
£10,000-£20,000	£20
£20,000-£30,000	£30
£30,000-£40,000	£45
£40,000-£50,000	£65
£50,000+	£75
Institutions	£200

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