Anyone interested in PID field can become ESPID member. Applications must be done on-line and are subject to acceptance by the ESPID board under the terms of Article 3 of the Association. New members' applications are normally processed within 1 month. Membership is entered per calendar year.

ESPID members are entitled for the following benefits:

• Free annual subscription to PIDJ
• Reduced registration fees for ESPID Annual meetings
• ESPID fellowship and awards
• Facilitated participation in a number of prestigious scientific courses

* Please note that all the applications received after September 30^th 2009, will be automatically considered as applications for the following year

Applications can be made by completing and submitting the online form on this site.

Please complete all sections, including a list of recent posts held and publications in the "CV details" section. You must include the name of a current ESPID member who supports your application. We will check this approval before your application is processed.

There are several categories of ESPID membership and their annual fees:

• Reduced members (Euro 50) - members who live in one of the listed resource poor countries
• Trainee members (Euro 60) - members who are training in PID (valid only for 3 years)
• PIDS members (Euro 60) - members who are also PIDS members and already receive PIDJ
• Ordinary membership (Euro 120) - all other ESPID members

Membership is payable by the following methods and will be requested once your membership is approved:

• Online by credit card
• Faxing/posting credit card form
• Cheque
• Bank transfer