EUCARPIA has individual membership (for scientists qualified in the field of plant breeding) and corporate membership (research institutes, breeding stations, associations, societies etc. involved in plant breeding). A corporate membership is a collective membership for at most 10 persons.

Membership fees for 2005:
individual members	€ 40.--
individuals younger than 30 years or retired	€ 30.--
corporate members	€ 300.--

Special fees apply for members from the new European Union countries and other Eastern Europe countries!

EUCARPIA membership has a lot of benefits:

• Registration fees. Members enjoy reduced registration fees for EUCARPIA meetings and congresses. They receive regular bulletins, membership directories and informations about forthcomming events. 
• International Co-operation. The Association consists of members from all over Europe and over 30 other countries worldwide. EUCARPIA initiates relationships and co-operates with other national and international organizations in fields relevant to plant breeding. 
• Exchange of Methods. EUCARPIA is organized in eleven sections together with several subsections and working groups. Each section is engaged in a certain field of research, or in certain groups of crops. EUCARPIA encourages its members to take part in several sections. New methods and techniques can therefore be rapidly integrated into the wider field of plant breeding. 
• Exchange of Specialized Knowledge. The interaction between people working in the same field of interest, or with the same crop, can contribute effectively to plant breeding. The exchange of specialized knowledge has proven to be of the greatest importance to all researchers and breeders involved. 
• Exchange of Plant Material. Plant breeders from all over the world, who meet in EUCARPIA working groups, help each other through the exchange of genetic material. Furthermore the Genetic Resources section has played an important role in the establishment of regional gene banks. 
• General Congress. Every four years a congress is held, together with the general assembly. These congresses are an open forum for all EUCARPIA members to discuss subjects of a wider interest. They have always been the main platform for presentation of the problems and challenges facing plant breeding both for today and in the future. 
• Specialized Sections. Each member is welcomed to participate in one or more (or all) sections at no additional cost. See EUCARPIA sections for more information.
• Journal Subscriptions at Reduced Rates. Individual members are entitled to subscribe to scientific journals at considerably reduced rates. Ask at the EUCARPIA Secretariate for journal titles, special rates and other benefits of membership.
  
• For corporate members, membership allows including up to 10 individual persons, with all the privileges of individual members, in the list of EUCARPIA members.

For downloading a membership application form, click on DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM (requires the Adobe Acrobate Reader). Please print and send the completed form to the EUCARPIA Secretariate. After we receive the application form we will send to you the invoice corresponding to the membership fee.