RSA Corporate Membership

Corporate membership applies to University Departments, Associations, Organisations and businesses.

Our membership runs from January to December and when you join during the year, you get all the back copies of the publications sent to the contact person provided by organisation.

New £250k investment in research, collaboration and knowledge transfer.

Corporate Membership Benefits

Publications - receive:

• Ten issues of Regional Studies per membership
• Four issues of our new journal Spatial Economic Analysis (both print and online) per membership
• Four issues of Regions, the Association's magazine (both print and online) per membership
• Two issues of Regional Insights per membership
• A fully searchable recent issues CD containing Regional Studies and Spatial Economic Analysis
• Access the fully searchable Regional Studies archive (from Vol 1 No 1)

Funding Opportunities

• One person per corporate membership can apply for our conference bursaries at a time taking the form of a free conference place at our annual international conference (precedence may be given to young/new researchers or those from countries with recognised funding difficulties).
• One person per corporate membership can apply for a Travel Award which offers up to £400 towards travel costs and claims can only be reimbursed directly to the corporate member;
• Apply for one or more of our annual Awards for a chance to win some of prizes;
• Two Bill Ogden memorial prizes are available covering a free conference place and limited travel support to the winter conference. (One person per corporate membership can apply and claims can only be reimbursed directly to the corporate member);
• One person per corporate membership can apply for up to £1000 to support a regional studies event via our Event Support Scheme and claims can only be reimbursed directly to the corporate member;
• Up to 5 people can attend each RSA conference at members’ rates.

Please note that if reimbursements are to be made directly to the person claiming for the funding, he/she must have their own current RSA membership (individual, student, Early Career or Associate) and follow the guidelines for each funding opportunity.

Open Networking

• International Territorial Networks - International Sections and UK-Sub National Branches;
• Search our Expert Register, available through our Members' Lounge;
• Join the E-bulletin network - all entries are moderated;
• Attend our international conferences, up to 5 people can attend each RSA conference at members’ rates;
• Annual President's Parties - open to all members (2010: The Ritz Hotel, London, UK) - One person per corporate membership can attend the event each year.

Opportunities

• Present your work at our open and friendly conferences and events - our events welcome papers from all types of members and offer advice that comes from the paper referees;
• Get actively involved with your Association - we welcome pro-active membership - join with us in using the Association to shape the field and to support innovation;
• Win one of a number of prizes awarded each year by the Association and take part in some of the judging;
• From 1st January 2009 all current (paid) individual, early career, student and associate members may use the post-nominal MeRSA following their family name.

Discounts

• Obtain discounted rates to all RSA conferences Up to 5 people can attend each RSA conference at members’ rates.
• 30% discount on books in the Association's Regions and Cities Series - order by telephone and declare your RSA membership
• 30% discount on all Taylor and Francis Books including Routledge - order by telephone and declare your RSA membership

If you are a University Library and wish to join the RSA for the first time, wish to get more information or if are an existing University Library member and wish to receive online access to the journals, please contact Richard Delahunty at Richard.Delahunty@tandf.co.uk as our Publishers Taylor and Francis handle these subscriptions directly.