Membership Categories

The following three categories are for full membership of the BSA. Full membership is open to anyone with an interest in Audiology or Hearing Science.

1. Full rate – £89 if paying by card / £83 if paying by direct debit​

​2. Reduced rate – £45 if paying by card / £42 if paying by direct debit​

Criteria: non-UK resident, retired, part time (<0.5 wte), or on a career break ​

3. Early Careers Reduced rate – £45 if paying by card / £42 if paying by direct debit​

Criteria: Health professionals are eligible for early career membership for the first five years following their main clinical qualification. Research professionals are eligible for the first five years following completion of their highest qualification (e.g., BSc, MSc or PhD).

Price: £45 if paying by card / £42 if paying by direct debit​

Criteria: This membership is available to those who can provide evidence of registration/membership to another recognised professional body/learned society e.g BAA, BSHAA, BCIG, AAA. Affiliate BSA membership will run for a full year, as long as the applicant has 3 months membership remaining on the other organisation when applying​.

Excludes: Voting rights, eligibility to become a Trustee or a steering group member. ​

Price: £695 +VAT ​

Criteria: This group membership is designed to give organisations (e.g. clinical departments, companies and charities) access to BSA content. You must be applying on behalf a department/ organisations/company and appoint one email address which will be used for online access to resources.

Excluded: Voting rights, no reduced member rate for BSA events, eligibility to become a Trustee or a steering group member. An individual group online learning certification will be issued after completion of online learning activities.

We would remind members that subscriptions are usually tax-deductible, effectively reducing the cost by 20% (basic rate taxpayer) or 40% (higher rate taxpayer). The BSA is on the list of HMRC professional bodies and learned societies with tax-deductible fees. This means that you can claim tax relief on your annual BSA membership subscription provided:​

• You must have membership to do your job or it’s helpful for your work​
• You have paid the subscription yourself​

You should keep a record of the membership subscriptions you have paid and you can make a claim within 4 years of the end of the tax year in which you paid a subscription. You should claim tax relief using a Self Assessment tax return (if you already complete one) or apply using HMRC Form P87 (Income Tax: tax relief for expenses of employment) which can be downloaded from the HMRC website. The HMRC will usually make any adjustments needed through your tax code for the current tax year​

Applications – Please note that BSA Membership is at the discretion of the BSA Council. An application for membership may be refused or withdrawn if the application does not meet membership criteria. If you become a member of the BSA, the information on your application form will be kept on an online-computerised database in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

Payment – Your membership will lapse if you do not pay us within three months of the original invoice date. Membership payments are non-refundable. Membership will not commence, and membership benefits will not start until full payment has cleared.

Fees – The fees will be reviewed annually and any proposed changes will be sent to you in writing.

These terms and conditions are subject to annual review and any changes will be circulated to all members

Please note that as a charitable company limited by guarantee the legal liability of all subscribers is £1.00 GBP Sterling

STUDENTS: Paper applications are no longer accepted. Only online applications will be considered for those students who wish to become a member of the BSA. Please click here to join and complete the online form. To enable us to consider you for student membership you must have at least 6 months of your course left when applying.

Applications – Please note that BSA Membership is at the discretion of the BSA Council. An application for membership may be refused or withdrawn if the application does not meet membership criteria. If you become a member of the BSA, the information on your application form will be kept on an online-computerised database in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

These terms and conditions are subject to annual review and any changes will be circulated to all members

The aim of these terms and conditions is to foster partnership and collaboration in the pursuit of achieving the BSA vision and mission. Through joining, the BSA as an organisation member indicates acceptance of our terms and conditions.​

• Endorsement – BSA Group Membership no way implies endorsement of the company or its products by the British Society of Audiology​
• Applications – An application for membership may be refused or withdrawn if the application does not meet membership criteria​
• Payment – Payment for group membership must be made within 30 days of receipt of invoice. Your group membership will lapse if you do not pay us within three months of the original invoice date.​
  Group membership payments are non-refundable. Membership will not commence, and membership benefits will not start until full payment has cleared.​
• Fees – The fees will be reviewed annually and any proposed changes will be sent to you in writing​
• Inserts at our events – Group members are entitled to one free flyer insert in delegate packs at the annual conference. Once the free insert is taken, no additional free inserts may be claimed by the organisation​
• Link from the BSA Website – Group members will have a direct link from the BSA website to the company website. The website link will be set up from the designated ‘Group Members’ Section of the website. The link in no way implies endorsement of the company or its products​
• Group member nominees – a group member is entitled to nominate one primary contact and up to two other contacts all of whom will receive BSA mailings and publications​
• Please note that as a charitable company limited by guarantee the legal liability of all subscribers is £1.00 GBP Sterling​
• These terms and conditions are subject to annual review and any changes will be circulated to organisation members​

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