Professional Membership is open to anyone
who possesses a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in a field related
to sport and exercise science; or, anyone who possesses at least a bachelor's
degree in another area, but is working in a field related to sport or exercise
science
Student Membership
Student Membership is open to any undergraduate or postgraduate studying
in a field related to sport and exercise science.
Affiliate Membership
Affiliate Membership is open to anyone with an interest
in sport and exercise science, but who does not possess at least a bachelor's
degree and does not qualify for any other category of membership.
Overseas Membership
Overseas Membership is open to anyone
who qualifies for Professional Membership but lives outside the UK.
There are two additional categories
for existing members:
Graduate Membership
Graduate Membership is open for one year
to Student members who have graduated. For one year Student members can
become Graduate members at a discounted rate. The next year they must become
Professional members.
Retired Membership
Retired Membership is open to those Professional
Members who have retired from all gainful employment. Retired members will
not pay any subscription fees during retirement and are able to continue
to enjoy their Association benefits at no extra cost. To be eligible for
free membership, members will usually have reached the retirement age of
65 and have been a Professional Member of BASES for 10 successive years.
Members who retire from gainful employment before the statutory retirement
age will need to provide evidence that their sole source of income is a
pension (e.g., copy of most recent tax return).