Application for Fellowship

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Application for Admission

We are very pleased that you wish to become a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. An application form can be requested from the office and will be sent out to you for completion.

For your application for Fellowship to be considered it will need to be accompanied by short references from two currently subscribing Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. We understand that you may not knowingly be acquainted with any current Fellows, in which case please discuss this with the Director. In these circumstances we are normally prepared to accept references from other persons who are in a position to know of, and appreciate, your commitment to the study and understanding of Scotland's past, provided that they tell us something about themselves and their experience.

It is for you to contact referees and to ensure that they despatch their references to arrive within one month of the date you send your application. Send the application form and references to the Director at the Society offices. Both require to reach us by the 1st September.

Your application will be treated in confidence by the Director and our Fellowship Committee and, if accepted, offered for election, with the support of the Fellowship Committee, at the next Anniversary Meeting to be held in November. If it is not accepted you will be notified immediately.

If elected you will be notified and, on payment of fees and subscription, your Certificate of Fellowship will be forwarded to you. The entrance fee and subscription are not due until election has taken place. No money should be sent with the application form. We look forward to receiving your formal application and your two supporting references.

Fellowship

There are several forms of Fellowship in the Society.  A reduced rate of subscription is available to those who are not the first member of a household to be elected to the Society, and who waive their right to receive the Proceedings. This reduced rate is only available to Fellows who are normally resident in the same household as the first Fellow.  Such subscribers are called Family Fellows,

Those who have been Fellows for ten consecutive years and who deem themselves retired are called Retired Fellows and may pay a reduced subscription.  Fellows must inform the Administrator of their eligibility for Retired Fellowship.

The Society Laws allow a maximum of twenty-five Honorary Fellows, who are recognised for their eminence in any branch of antiquarian study, and who are recommended by Council.  They are elected in the same manner as Ordinary Fellows but are not liable for an admission fee or annual subscription.

Fellows resident outside Europe will be asked to send an additional amount to cover the high cost of postage. Newsletters and other communications are sent airmail; the Proceedings are sent by surface mail.