{"id":29596,"date":"2021-12-06T07:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T07:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/?page_id=29596"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:05:25","slug":"membership-postgraduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/membership\/membership-postgraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Postgraduate Membership"},"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>The Society&#8217;s <strong>Postgraduate Membership<\/strong> is for those studying History, or a cognate subject, at a higher level (from Masters to PhD) in a UK or overseas institution. Postgraduate Members join a group of researchers, many of whom will seek to work in a field relating to History. With this category of membership, the Society recognises the particular experience of higher degree students. Postgraduate Membership seeks to provide tailored support, for example in training events and grants, to assist students during a degree and immediately afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Full details of the benefits and opportunities <strong>Postgraduate Membership<\/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 <strong>Postgraduate Membership<\/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 lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Postgraduate Membership is linked to student status and may run for as long\u00a0as the member is registered for a postgraduate degree and one additional year thereafter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Society also offers an <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/membership\/membership-associatefellows\/\"><strong>Associate Fellowship<\/strong><\/a> category for historians who have completed their research degree, for example, a History PhD, and are now developing their careers. Many Associate Fellows go on to become full <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/membership\/fellows\/\"><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/a> of the Society as their careers progress.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Benefits of Postgraduate Membership<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To find out more about the benefits of Postgraduate Membership, please see our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/guide-for-members\/\">Guide for Members<\/a>\u00a0(latest version: November 2025)<\/strong>. These benefits are also listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\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> &#8211; from the journal\u2019s foundation in 1872 to 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Online access to all 390 volumes of the Society\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/royal-historical-society-camden-fifth-series\"><em>Camden Series<\/em> of primary source material<\/a>, including the latest titles published in 20225. Since 1838, the Camden Series 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/publications\/\">RHS publications<\/a>\u00a0offered at a substantial discount: this includes print volumes for new and recent titles in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/publications\/camden-series\/\">Camden Series<\/a>\u00a0and all titles in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uolpress.co.uk\/book-series\/new-historical-perspectives\/\">New Historical Perspectives<\/a>\u00a0series.<\/li>\n<li>Substantial discounts on the Society\u2019s former title, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/publications\/bbih\/\">Bibliography of British and Irish History<\/a>, which is available to Postgraduate Members 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/uolpress.co.uk\/book-series\/new-historical-perspectives\/\">New Historical Perspectives<\/a> 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>30% discount on History titles published by Oxford University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Receipt of the weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cfbccbbd539a\/upcoming-events-and-notices-7229534\">\u2018RHS News Circular\u2019<\/a> (this example, April 2025): a regular update on RHS activities, plus listings of events \/ calls for papers from other UK historical societies and research networks.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Eligibility to apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/grants\/\">RHS grants and funded fellowships<\/a>.<\/span><\/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> (including Scholarships and Fellowships) available to historians at all career stages.<\/li>\n<li>Access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/publications\/directory-history-departments\/\">RHS Archive and Library collections<\/a>, and RHS Library rooms, at University College London (UCL).<\/li>\n<li>Become part of a\u00a0thriving international community of historians, of all kinds and from many backgrounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29730 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/07181618\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-18.16.00-1024x331.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"201\" 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annual<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0subscription<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> rates for <strong>Postgraduate Members<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, payable on appointment,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Postgraduates, UK-based and International: \u00a320.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Postgraduates, Hardship Rate: \u00a310.00<\/strong><\/span><\/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>A Postgraduate 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 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/files.royalhistsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/06130918\/RHS-Postgraduate-Membership_notes-for-applicants.pdf\">FAQs relating to Postgraduate Membership<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To apply for the <strong>RHS Postgraduate Membership<\/strong>\u00a0please 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 a Postgraduate Member<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If your Postgraduate Membership 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 eight 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; The Society&#8217;s Postgraduate Membership is for those studying History, or a cognate subject, at a higher level (from Masters to PhD) in a UK or overseas institution. 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