ESCMID welcomes experts in Clinical Microbiology (CM) and Infectious Diseases (ID) from all countries and at all career stages, with a strong focus on inclusiveness and parity. You can become an ESCMID member, or renew your current membership all year round by following a simple process. Membership begins as soon as payment has been received and continues for the chosen duration.
ESCMID offers a wide range of membership levels to provide access to benefits and privileges regardless of their financial situation. ESCMID offers flexible membership durations ranging from one to five years. Upon successful payment for your membership, you will receive a receipt immediately, which you may use for reimbursement by your institute, if appropriate. When renewing your membership, any remaining days from your previous period will be added to the duration of your new membership. *For bank transfer, please contact the membership office, we will be happy to provide you with an invoice including bank details.
For persons in academic training - or recently graduate (proof required)
For persons from LMIC countries (proof required)
For retired persons
Eligibility for selected awards
Paid memberships include online access to our journal, Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI). For an additional fee, a print version of CMI is also available. Subscribe today and enjoy reduced subscription fees for other journals.
Thanks to the collaboration between ESCMID and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), ERS members are offered a 15% discount on the price of each ESCMID membership (not applicable on fees for print journals). To benefit from this discount, please contact us with proof of your current ERS membership (including the expiry date). Please note this application can only be paid by invoice. ESCMID members can also benefit from a 15% discount on an ERS membership. During the ERS application process, ESCMID members can choose “ESCMID” from the list of ERS-affiliated societies to apply the discount.
ESCMID is proud to offer a diverse selection of memberships to meet all members’ needs. Find your ideal membership option below!
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Retired |
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Essential benefits |
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Reduced fees: ESCMID Global, ESCMID conferences, postgraduate courses, ESCMID Summer School |
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Active participation: voting, ESCMID committees and Study Group EC’s, attendance at the Assembly of Members |
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Web features: ESCMID Global abstract submission, job board, ESCMID newsletter, ESCMID Collaborative Centres (ECC) |
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CMI online subscription; option for a printed version |
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ESCMID Library |
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Access to ESCMID Study Groups |
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Awards |
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ESCMID Excellence Award for Scientific Contribution in CM and ID |
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ESCMID Lifetime Achievements Award |
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ESCMID Award for Outstanding Contributions in the field of infection |
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Young Investigator Award |
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Trainee Association of ESCMID (TAE) Outstanding Trainee Award |
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Emerging Young Investigators Award |
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International Sepsis Forum - ISF/ESCMID Sepsis Award |
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Grants |
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Individual Research Grant |
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ESCMID Global Travel Grant |
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ESCMID Global Outreach Grant |
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ESCMID Foerderverein Grant |
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Study Group Research Grant |
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Study Group Collaboration Grant |
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ESCMID CAREer Grant |
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Additional Benefits |
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Observership programme (funded) |
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Observership programme (non-funded) |
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Mentorship programme |
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Discount on EJCMID and Infection journal subscriptions |
The ESCMID membership counsellor (EMeC) is a trusted contact and point of reference for all Society members seeking advice, or who wish to discuss problems and ideas. The EMeC aims to help increase the transparency of the Society's undertakings and with all its involved members, external partners, and employees. Appointed on a two-year basis as an ad hoc Executive Committee (EC) member, the EMeC represents an additional channel for the ESCMID community to receive support. In particular, the counsellor offers:
No, ESCMID is unable to offer free membership nor can the fees be waived as many discounts on ESCMID events are built into membership fees. ESCMID does however offer special discounts for LMIC* members. *According to the World Bank classification.
Yes, membership fees can be paid by bank transfer when requesting the invoice. Please note, when asking for an invoice, the duration and type of membership should be provided. Please be informed that you might need to present proof for YSM or LMIC memberships.
ESCMID cannot make changes to running memberships, however your membership can be upgraded from Basic to Full. To do so, please use the contact form. Please note that membership upgrades will only become effective once the payment has been made.
No, ESCMID memberships run for a minimum of one year (365 days) and expire automatically if not renewed.
Yes, all paid memberships offer a reduced attendance fee for ESCMID Global (and other ESCMID events). Only Web users (non-members) will not benefit from discounts on events, as these accounts are not paid active ESCMID memberships.
To change your membership data, login and go to “My Profile” where you can update your membership information manually.
ESCMID does not offer a pause feature on memberships.
Learn how you can renew your membership here.
No, each membership is only valid for one person.
No, ESCMID members do not receive member cards. However, your ESCMID Web-ID is visible when you login and view your profile.