Joining the Federation of Astronomical Societies
If your society wishes to join the FAS you should contact the FAS membership secretary. In this communication you should provide sufficient outline detail to be presented to Council for approval. Detailed guidelines on this procedure can be found in the Joining the FAS document. Please read this first and supply the evidence required to the FAS membership secretary.
Contact the Membership Secretary if you wish to obtain a copy of our guidance on Setting Up & Running an Astronomical Society.
Member societies must abide by the Constitution (FAS Constitution 2022 – agreed at FAS AGM Oct 23rd 2022).
FAS Subscription rates for 2023-24
| Size of Society | Early Payment Discount* (by 20 Mar 2023) | Standard subscription |
| Small – 15 members or less | £ 10.00 | £ 15.00 |
| Medium – 16 to 50 members | £ 20.00 | £ 30.00 |
| Large – 51+ members | £ 30.00 | £ 45.00 |
Contact and queries
For any membership enquires please contact our Membership Secretary.
Benefits of FAS membership
If you wish to know more about the benefits of FAS membership, please see our page on services that we provide and the benefits of FAS membership slideshow .
Membership Data Protection: Before joining you should read our data protection policy .