Apply for Membership

Currently all applications for membership require an applicaction to be made in writing to the address below. It is however possible to register your interest and personal details online by following the link on the right and we will email you the application form for you to return. In the future this will be fully available online.

Membership runs from 1st January annually, and applications received after 31st October will be processed to begin the following year.

You will see that the application form for Membership requires the signatures of two existing Members who, by their signature, effectively propose and introduce the applicant to the Society. If you don’t know any existing Members, then include with your application form a short curriculum vitae or a note detailing your interests in fungi.

Applicants in the student categories are also asked to provide additional information. A note must accompany Postgraduate Student Membership applications from the student’s research supervisor certifying that the applicant is a registered postgraduate student involved in mycological research (and remember that Postgraduate Student Membership is only allowed for a maximum of four years).

Undergraduate Student Membership applications must be accompanied by proof that the applicant is registered for a first degree or equivalent qualification, at a University or equivalent institution.

According to the Constitution all applications have to be approved by Council after recommendations by Officers of the Society. In practice everyone who is interested in fungi and will support the Society is granted membership so do not let this procedure put you off applying.

Download 2012 Application form: 

Download 2012 Membership Renewal Form:  

Return completed form to:

BMS Membership
City View House
Union Street
Manchester
M12 4JD

eMail: membership@britmycolsoc.info