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RMS Fellowship

Membership of the Society demonstrates an active interest and involvement in microscopy. You become a part of an international, multidisciplinary group, with a great range of benefits.

Since 2007, members are required to maintain Ordinary Membership for a continuous period of three years before being invited to become a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society. Invitations are subject to members meeting one or more of the qualifying criteria listed below. This list is not exhaustive and we may add activities as they are approved by our Executive Committee. If you have any suggestions for activities you feel may be appropriate, please contact the membership team.

Qualifying criteria for Fellow conversion:

  • Have an article accepted for inclusion in infocus in the last three years
  • Have an article accepted to the Journal of Microscopy in the last three years
  • Present a poster or give a talk at an RMS event
  • Win one of the categories at the RMS Scientific Imaging Competition
  • Be an invited speaker at an RMS event
  • Be involved in the scientific organisation of an RMS event in the last three years
  • Attend an RMS event (including the mmc series and training events) in the last three years

All new members are required to meet the above criteria in order to become a Fellow. 
Please note that lapsed members, once they rejoin, would be required to again complete the three years continuous members in their current term as well as meeting one or more of the qualifying criteria, in order to earn current Fellowship status. This applies even if they previously held FRMS status.