Early Career Members

Early Career (EC) Members include Student and Associate SRF members and are offered a discounted annual fee, which applies to students at all stages, as well as Postdoc Researchers, as outlined on the membership categories and fees page.

Student Members – Summary of Benefits

  • Free online subscription to Reproduction
  • Fertility Conference bursaries *
  • Vacation Scholarship for undergraduates*
  • Eligible for prestigious SRF prizes and awards*
  • Networking opportunities with peers and senior researchers
  • Access to the SRF mentoring scheme
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Networking opportunities with peers and senior researchers

Associate Members – Summary of Benefits

  • Free online subscription to Reproduction 
  • Travel Grants*
  • Fertility Conference bursary*
  • Eligible for prestigious SRF prizes and awards*
  • Networking opportunities with peers and senior researchers
  • Access to the SRF mentoring scheme
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Networking opportunities with peers and senior researchers

* These benefits are subject to eligibility criteria specified in the information and/or application of each scheme and may change annually.

Whilst the majority of our EC members reside within the UK, we also have many EC members overseas, including 2 of our 5 ECRs. The geographical distribution of our Early Career Members as of 1 March 2023 is shown below.

We want to hear from our Early Career Members!

This year (2025) we have 4 Early Career Representatives (ECRs) elected to the SRF Council. ECRs are an interface between the EC members and the SRF Council, helping to represent the voice and interests of EC members so that their professional development needs and experience within the society remain a high priority. ECRs also organise the Early Career Symposium – which takes place during the SRF Satellite Day at the Fertility Conference – webinars and ECR Workshops; and each ECR serves on an SRF committee.

Please get in touch with any one of your ECRs or email srf@conferencecollective.co.uk if you have any suggestions for how we can improve your experience! Our contact details can be found here: https://srf-reproduction.org/early-career-representatives/