Membership

Info for new members

Membership is open to people who are active in the area of psychological research in adolescence. Their activity must be evident through their contribution to the study of adolescence, for example, in publications, in contributions to international conferences, or by some other means which can be appraised by the committee. Students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate study qualify for Student membership.

There are three membership categories:

1. Full members: Those who have obtained a doctoral degree or comparable qualification and who work in a European setting– academic or otherwise– which is involved with adolescent research.
2. Associate members: Those who have obtained a doctoral degree or comparable qualification and are engaged in psychological research with adolescents in a setting outside Europe. These members have no vote in issues concerning the Association.
3. Student members: Those who are currently working on pre-doctorate levels and whose research interests include adolescence. Such members have no vote in issues concerning the Association and its policy but are entitled to all other provisions of the Association.

Membership fees

Membership rates are paid for two years linked to the biennial conference schedule. Fees include the Journal of Adolescence, EARA Newsletters, a Directory of Members, and reduced registration for EARA meetings. The biennial fee is presently € 137,-, and includes a non-optional 2-year subscription to Journal of Adolescence of € 72,-. For student members the amount is € 15,-, with an optional 2-year subscription to Journal of Adolescence for € 72,-. Applications received prior to October 1 will be processed for the current year and membership will be retroactive to January 1. All publications from the current year will be sent upon processing of the application. Applications received on or after October 1 are considered eligible for membership effective the following year.

Biennial Membership fees

*There is a reduced biennial membership fee of € 87,- for members from the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo- Brazzaville, Costa Rica, Cte dIvoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Samoa, Slovak Republic, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Membership Benefits

Members receive the following membership benefits:

• Reduced fees for the Association’s Biennial Meetings
• Free subscription to the Journal of Adolescence
• Free Newsletter twice a year also available online
• Up-to-date information on congresses, research and grant opportunities via the website
• Free electronic Membership Directory
• 20% discount on the volumes in the Studies in Adolescent Development (SIAD) book series (published by Psychology Press)

How to pay membership:

You can pay the membership fee by credit card. You can also pay by a bank transfer. For more details on payment by bank transfer, please contact the EARA Treasurer, Dr. Joyce Akse, at Joyce.Akse@PSYCHOLOGY.unimaas.nl. 
As the costs of a bank transfer are high, please arrange, if possible, to cooperate with other local members by transferring your combined fees as one lump sum. You can then share the transfer costs with your colleagues and the Association has only to pay one transfer charge.

If you have any questions regarding your membership, please contact:

Joyce Akse
Maastricht University
Faculty of Psychology / Centre for Brain & Learning
Dept. of Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Tel.: 0031-43-388 42 68
Email: Joyce.Akse@PSYCHOLOGY.unimaas.nl

Special EARA 2008 Conference Membership

If you are not an EARA member and wish to register for the 2008 conference with the member rate conference fee, you can now enjoy a biennial EARA membership at a special conference rate! You become an EARA two-year full member only paying the reduced Journal of Adolescence subscription rate (EUR 72 for 2 years instead of EUR 137 for 2 years). Of course, new members enjoy full membership benefits such as our email newsletter.

You can become an EARA member by filling out the online application form and indicate that you want to become a member for the reduced conference rate by filling out ”conference membership” in the box “Reason for Joining EARA”. In the box “Payment for 06/07″, select “EUR 137 full member”. After registering as EARA member for the reduced fee, register as a conference participant and pay the conference membership fee at http://www.eara2008torino.eu/registration.html.