Introduction
We invite members to apply for a concession on your membership subscription and, if applicable, training fee for one of the below reasons.
If you had a financial hardship concession in 2025, this will not be rolled over into 2026. You can apply again on this form.
If you had another type of concession in 2025, this will be rolled over into 2026 or until the end date as applicable.
As of 31 December 2026, concessions will not be rolled over into the following subscription year. You can apply again each year as needed.
You will need to complete our form on the main website.
Less than full time working
This concession provides a 25% reduction on your membership subscription and 40% reduction on your training fee (if applicable) and is available to members who live in the UK in the membership types, Ordinary Member, Associate Member, Fellow and Junior Member (training fee reduction only).
You will need to provide a copy of a letter from your employer, which includes your less than full time working status.
Membership of another UK medical college
This concession provides a 25% reduction.
This concession is only available to members in the following membership types who live in the UK: Ordinary Member, Fellow and Associate Member.
Moving outside of the UK
This concession is available to Ordinary Members, Associate Members and Fellows who have moved outside of the UK.
You may not combine this with a concession for Membership of another UK medical college or Less than full time working.
Maternity, shared parental or adoption leave
This concession is available to all membership types. We will calculate the concession based on information received about your maternity, shared parental or adoption leave.
You will need to provide a copy of your MAT B1 form or letter from your employer.
Out of programme (OOPC, OOPE, OOPR, OOPT)
This concession is only available to paediatric trainees in the UK training programme. It includes Out of Programme Career Break (OOPC), Out of Programme Experience (OOPE), Out of Programme Research (OOPR) and Out of Programme Training (OOPT).
OOPE does not count towards your training unless you are completing an OOPE in anaesthetics for PICM sub-specialty training.
Retirement (undertaking some paid work)
This concession offers 40% off membership fees to Ordinary members, Associate members or Fellows (international and UK) who are eligible for retirement and are still undertaking paid work in medical practice for 1.5 days a week or less (or 3 sessions a week or less).
Senior Members and Senior Fellows are not eligible for this concession. If you are fully retired, please apply for senior membership.
One of the scenarios below might apply to you:
- you are of retirement age and work 1.5 days a week or less
- you returned to paid work following retirement and work 1.5 days a week or less
- you partially retired and continue to work 1.5 days a week or less.
This concession cannot be combined with less than full time, membership of another College or financial hardship concessions. If approved, it will take effect from the day your application was received, and we cannot backdate to when your working pattern started.
Financial hardship (due to low or no salary, unemployment or ill health)
This concession is available to all membership types. You will be asked to provide an outline of your circumstances, including dates and income received. We will calculate a concession based on this information.