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The Design Society is a Charity but the activities of the Society cost money. Membership fees give good value to the member and income to run the Society. In particular maintaining the website, ...
Membership
We are proud to say we have members in over 50 countries worldwide. Here you can find everything about being our member, benefits, fees, questions asked and more.
Membership Fees
The Design Society aims help to build a truly world-wide community for all aspects of development and design, enabling scientists and practitioners from developing countries to join us.
Members and Fellows Annual fees:
(for countries in the World Bank categories 'high income' / 'upper middle income' / 'lower middle income' / 'low income')
(Membership fees are differentiated according to the gross national income (GNI) per capita of the member’s home country, using the annually updated World Bank Atlas method)
For further information, please download the current table of countries, their allocation according to the World Bank Atlas method classification, and the related Design Society membership fee: World Bank Classification
Associate Members Annual fees:
Associate membership is available to students or those who have recently qualified in the last two years. The maximum period for Associate Membership is 5 years.
Retired members Annual fees:
£20
* You must tell us you have retired!
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