{"id":29590,"date":"2021-12-06T07:08:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T07:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/?page_id=29590"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:04:12","slug":"membership-associatefellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/membership\/membership-associatefellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Associate Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Closing dates for next applications:<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Mondays 27 July and 5 October 2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><strong>Associate Fellowship<\/strong> recognises the contribution made by a wide range of historical researchers and advocates for History with established careers across many sectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Some Associate Fellows are historians working in Higher Education who have not yet reached the extent of publications, or equivalent, required to join the full Fellowship. For example, <strong>if you have completed a PhD, but not yet published a set of articles or a monograph<\/strong>, we invite you to join the Society as an Associate Fellow. Applications are welcome from historians working within or outside the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Other Associate Fellows contribute to History through their professional work in sectors such as heritage and museums, libraries and archives, teaching, publishing and broadcasting, public and community history, or through private research. For example, <strong>if you are a history teacher, support a local history group, or make research possible by working in an archive, research library, museum or in the heritage sector<\/strong>, then we invite you to join the Society as an Associate Fellow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Full details of the benefits and opportunities of <strong>Associate Fellowship<\/strong> \u2014 including access to research funding and networking \u2014 are available in our new <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/guide-for-members\/\"><strong>Guide for Members<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To apply for the <strong>Associate Fellowship<\/strong> please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistorical.smapply.io\/prog\/fellowshipmembership_applications\/\"><strong>Society\u2019s Applications Portal<\/strong><\/a>, and select your chosen membership category.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All Associate Fellows are welcome to apply for full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/membership\/fellows\/\">Fellowship<\/a><\/strong> as their careers develop and contributions continue, and we warmly encourage this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the<strong>\u00a0Associate<\/strong><strong> Fellowship,<\/strong> the Society also offers a category of <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/membership-postgraduate\/\"><strong>Postgraduate Membership, <\/strong><\/a>for those currently studying for an MA or PhD degree.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Benefits of Associate Fellowship<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To find out more about the benefits of Associate Fellowship, please see our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/guide-for-members\/\">Guide for Members<\/a> (latest version: November 2025)<\/strong>. These benefits are also listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Print and online copies of the RHS academic journal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society\"><em>Transactions<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Online access to the current issue and entire searchable back archive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society\"><em>Transactions of the Royal Historical Society<\/em><\/a>: the collection comprises 150 volumes and more than 2200 articles, published between the journal\u2019s foundation in 1872 and 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Online access to all 390 volumes of the Society\u2019s <em>Camden Series<\/em> of primary source material, including the latest titles published in 2025. Since 1838, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/royal-historical-society-camden-fifth-series\">Camden Series<\/a> has made primary records available in accessible scholarly editions, compiled and introduced by specialist historians. The Series is especially strong in material relating to British history, including the British Empire and Britons\u2019 influence overseas.<\/li>\n<li>All other RHS publications offered at a substantial discount: this includes print volumes for new and recent titles in the <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/publications\/camden-series\/\">Camden Series<\/a> and all titles in the <a href=\"https:\/\/uolpress.co.uk\/book-series\/new-historical-perspectives\/\">New Historical Perspectives <\/a>book series.<\/li>\n<li>Substantial discounts on the Society&#8217;s former title, the<a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/publications\/bbih\/\"> Bibliography of British and Irish History<\/a>, which is available to Associate Fellows at \u00a340 per year.<\/li>\n<li>30% discount on all academic books (print only) published by Cambridge University Press.<\/li>\n<li>30% discount on History titles published by Oxford University Press.<\/li>\n<li>30% discount on purchases of print copies of the Society\u2019s New Historical Perspectives book series, offering monographs and essay collections, and produced in association with the Institute of Historical Research and University of London Press.<\/li>\n<li>20% discount on print subscription to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/\"><em>History Today<\/em><\/a>, Britain\u2019s leading history magazine (\u00a360 per annum, usually \u00a375 full price). 20% discount on online subscription to the archive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/\"><em>History Today<\/em><\/a> (\u00a356 per annum, usually \u00a370 full price)<em>.\u00a0<\/em>20% discount on print and online subscription to <em>History Today<\/em> (\u00a384 per annum, usually \u00a3105 full price)<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Receipt of the weekly<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cfbccbbd539a\/upcoming-events-and-notices-7229534\"> &#8216;RHS News Circular&#8217; <\/a>(this example, April 2025): regular update on RHS activities, plus listings of events \/ calls for papers from other UK historical societies and research networks.<\/li>\n<li>Copies of <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/news\/newsletter\/\">RHS Newsletters<\/a> and the Society&#8217;s annual reports.<\/li>\n<li>Eligible for RHS training and career development events \/ workshops reserved for Fellows and members.<\/li>\n<li>Eligible to apply for the Society&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/research_funding\/\">Research Funding programmes<\/a> available to historians at all career stages.<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Access to <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/events\/\">RHS members&#8217; events<\/a>, including Early Career training<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u200b\u00a0programmes<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/publications\/directory-history-departments\/\">RHS Archive and Library collections<\/a>, and\u00a0 RHS Library rooms, at University College London (UCL).<\/li>\n<li>Become part of a thriving international community of historians, of all kinds and from many backgrounds.<\/li>\n<li>Help us support and advocate for the study and practice of history in its many forms. Society income also supports our grants programme for historians at the start of their careers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29728 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181334\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.13.15-1024x324.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181334\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.13.15-1024x324.png 1024w, https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181334\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.13.15-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181334\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.13.15-768x243.png 768w, https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181334\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.13.15-1536x486.png 1536w, https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181334\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.13.15-2048x648.png 2048w, https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181334\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.13.15-200x63.png 200w, https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181334\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.13.15-624x197.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Annual Subscription<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">From July 2025<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, annual<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0subscription<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> rates for <strong>Associate Fellows<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, payable on election,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For Associate Fellows within the UK or RoI:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With online access to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transactions<\/a> <\/em>and an annual print copy: \u00a350.00 per annum<\/li>\n<li>With online-only access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Transactions<\/em><\/a>: \u00a345.00 per annum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For Associate Fellows outside of the UK or RoI:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With online access to <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transactions<\/a> <\/i>and an annual print copy: \u00a360.00 per annum<\/li>\n<li>With online-only access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Transactions<\/em><\/a>: \u00a355.00 per annum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he RHS subscription year runs July to June with renewals due on 1 July of each year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An Associate Fellow Hardship Rate is available to unemployed and low income\/wage members (self-defined) and includes unfunded\/self-funded students.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">How to Apply<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Prior to making your application, please consult the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/21171052\/RHS-Associate-Fellowship_notes-for-applicants-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FAQs relating to Associate Fellowship.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To apply for the <strong>RHS Associate Fellowship<\/strong> please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistorical.smapply.io\/prog\/fellowshipmembership_applications\/\"><strong>Society\u2019s Applications Portal<\/strong><\/a>, and select your chosen membership category.<\/p>\n<h5>Applications to join the RHS are welcome through the year.\u00a0Application deadlines for 2026 are as follows: <strong>Mondays<\/strong> <strong>27 July 2026<\/strong>, <strong>5 October 2026<\/strong>, <strong>14 December 2026<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Rejoining the Society as an Associate Fellow<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If your Associate Fellowship has lapsed \/ has been cancelled, and you would like to re-join the Society, please contact our Membership department at <a href=\"mailto:membership@royalhistsoc.org\">membership@royalhistsoc.org<\/a> in the first instance. We will be glad to assist you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All applications are considered by our Membership Committee which meets five times a year. You can expect to hear the outcome approximately six weeks after the closing date for your application. Incomplete applications will be held on file until we have received all the necessary information.<\/p>\n<p>All enquiries about applying for election to the Fellowship should be addressed to the RHS office: <a href=\"mailto:membership@royalhistsoc.org\">membership@royalhistsoc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 27 July and 5 October 2026 &nbsp; Associate Fellowship recognises the contribution made by a wide range of historical researchers and advocates for History with established careers across many sectors.\u00a0 Some Associate Fellows are historians working in Higher Education who have not yet reached the extent of publications, or <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/membership\/membership-associatefellows\/\">&#8230;Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20210,"featured_media":29653,"parent":20,"menu_order":115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29590","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29590"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52640,"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29590\/revisions\/52640"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}