Application for FENS Member Society

As the voice of European neuroscience, FENS represents a community of over 22,000 scientists and 40 neuroscience societies. FENS members enjoy a wide range of benefits, facilitating networking, discussions and education in Europe and beyond. FENS membership is automatically granted to the individual members of all FENS member societies.

Societies and organisations interested in joining FENS as a Member Society are invited to complete this application form, which will be reviewed by the FENS Executive Committee and submitted for approval to the FENS Governing Council.

Please indicate for which member society status your organisation is applying:

FENS Full Member SocietyFENS Associate Member Society

FENS Full Member Society

Full Member Societies of the Association are legally registered (i.e. having legal personality), European national multidisciplinary and international monodisciplinary and multidisciplinary neuroscience societies, of which the objectives correspond with those of the Association.

Eligibility as a Full Member Society comprises the geographical requirement of having its legal seat located in Europe (as defined in the Bylaws), it being understood that exceptions to this requirement can be approved by the Governing Council provided that an organisation has a strong focus of its activities in Europe (as defined in the Bylaws). Each country may only be represented by one national multidisciplinary neuroscience society.

Full Member Societies pay an annual membership fee that is decided by the Executive Committee.
Full Member Societies are entitled to attend and participate in all meetings of the Governing Council, and have voting rights in the Governing Council.
Full Member Societies are entitled to propose, prepare and participate in FENS regional meetings.
Members of Full Member Societies are entitled to receive FENS membership benefits.

FENS Associate Member Society

Associate Member Societies of the Association are legally registered (i.e. having legal personality) scientific societies or other organisations active in the field of neuroscience, of which the objectives correspond with those of the Association, but that cannot join the Association as a Full Member Society. Associate Member Society membership is open to societies and organisations inside and outside of Europe.

Associate Member Societies pay an annual membership fee that is decided by the Executive Committee.
Associate Member Societies are not entitled to attend and participate in meetings of the Governing Council, and have no voting rights in the Governing Council, irrespective of the nature of the decision and including matters affecting their rights and obligations.
Members of Associate Member Societies are entitled to receive FENS membership benefits.

Society Name*

Website*

Year Established*

Social Media*

'N/A' if no social media accounts

Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City

Postal / Zip CodeCountry

FENS Member Societies are typically located in Europe. It is understood that exceptions to this requirement can be approved by the FENS Governing Council, provided that an organisation has a strong focus of its activities in Europe (as defined in the FENS Bylaws).

If your society has no seat in Europe: describe to which extent your organisation has a strong focus of its activities in Europe.

Main Contact*

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Society position*

Email*

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Society Vision and Mission*

Main Society Activities*

Motivation Statement*

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Core Values of FENS*

Please provide a statement on how your society fulfills the core values of FENS (https://www.fens.org/about-fens).0/250

Member categories*

Number of current members (by category if possible)*

Annual membership fee(s) per member category*

Geographical distribution

Gender distribution

Position*

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Name*

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Email*

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Position*

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Name*

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Position*

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Name*

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Position

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Name

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Officer Tenureship(s) *

Official period of service for officers

Official Letter of Request signed by the Society President *

Society Statutes*

Please upload your Society's Statutes

Society By-laws/Internal Regulations*

Society Logo*

Any other Remarks

Please share any remarks or questions you may have

Personal data*

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