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Benefits of Joining

Joining the FBA will entitle you to a generous benefits package including:

Free and discounted publications
  • keep up to date with news and events through the free member's newsletter, FBA News, containing articles, comments and latest news (produced four times a year)
  • receive a complimentary copy of the FBA Annual Report and Accounts
  • Free online access (worth £40.00) to the FBA journal Freshwater Reviews, containing reviews of current topics in freshwater science.  Benefit from a special reduced price hard copy print supplement of £22.00 for two issues per year (price to non members £65.00)
  • 25% discount on most FBA publications from reference texts introducing the fascinating subject of freshwater biology, through to reference keys for the accurate identification of individual species, genera and families of organisms
Discounts on scientific meetings, courses and conferences
  • A discounted registration fee for FBA Scientific Meetings - the FBA organises (by itself or jointly with others) a range of national and international meetings.  Each year the Annual Scientific Meeting is a forum for members to meet and present their work to other members. 
  • special rates for FBA organised training courses and identification workshops
Grants and Awards
  • eligibility to apply for the Hugh Cary Gilson Memorial Award - £4000 awarded annually to assist a with a piece of freshwater research
  • special postgraduate funding is offered each year through the studentship programme
  • a student membership bursary scheme to attend relevant scientific meetings
Access to a world of information and knowledge
  • use of the FBA Library and Information Services (by appointment) for up to one week per year for Individual Members.
  • Fritsch
  • FreshwaterLife
Specially negotiated additional benefits
  • A special subscription rate on the journal Freshwater Biology, offered to FBA members by the publishers, Blackwell Publishing.
  • A special subscription rate for the journal Aquatic Conservation, offered to FBA members by the publishers, John Wiley & Sons, for print subscriptions.
  • A special subscription rate for the journal Aquatic Ecology of EUR 53 including carriage charges for 4 issues per year (2006 rate), is offered to Individual FBA Members by the publishers, Springer.

Membership Form

Download a membership form from below

» Individual and Student Membership Form – PDF-File, 494.1 KB