Stay connected to sport science through ECSS membership
ECSS members are the heart and soul of the College. Our missions are largely based around supporting you in your career, as well as driving the field of sport science. We aim to:
- Disseminate high quality, innovative science
- Empower the development of young scientists
- Build and retain an engaged ECSS community
- Develop strong partnerships within the private and public sectors
Be part of our community
Membership options
Membership benefits
- Enjoy up to 30% discount on registration fees for the ECSS Annual Congress
- Opportunity to submit a proposal for ECSS Annual Congress Plenary Sessions and Invited Symposia
- Benefit from a 20% discount on Article Publishing Charges submitting to the European Journal of Sport Science (EJSS)
- Full access to all EJSS back issues
- Free participation in ECSS Webinars
- Compete for prestigious awards such as the ECSS Young Investigators Award and GSSI Sports Nutrition Award
- Apply for Travel Grants to support your ECSS congress attendance
- Apply for ECSS Fellowship
- Opportunity for Early Career Researchers to apply for the ECSS Mentoring Programme and be mentored by experienced ECSS Fellows or Members.
- Exercise your right to vote in ECSS elections of the Executive Board
- Eligible for nomination in the ECSS elections and to the ECSS boards
- Exclusive selected session recordings of ECSS Glasgow 2024 sessions
ECSS also supports your career development through its freely available Job Vacancies and Events Calendar, the ECSS congress abstract database, and public video channel ECSS.tv, which hosts a wide variety of scientific presentations from each annual congress.
How do I become an ECSS member or renew my existing membership?
To become a new member, please follow the steps to create a new member account here. Once you have set up your account, visit the secure membership page to select the membership category that applies to you.
From 2023, your ECSS membership will automatically renew for one year at a time. This means you will no longer need to log into your ECSS account to renew your membership. Renewals are processed in January every year. If you would like to opt out of your ECSS membership for the following year, you will need to cancel your ECSS membership within your ECSS account by 30 September of the present year. After opting out, your annual ECSS membership will continue until 31 December and will be cancelled thereafter. For more detailed information on this, please visit our updated bye-laws.
Membership requirements
To become an ECSS member, you must be 18 years of age or above. ECSS members usually hold a university-level degree in the field of sport and exercise science or its sub-disciplines.
Student members are entitled to all membership benefits and usually are undergraduate or postgraduate students in the field of sport and exercise science and its sub-disciplines.
Are you a student? If so, please enter your ECSS account, go to the section 'myMembership & Benefits' and click on the button 'myStudent Status' to upload your university student enrolment certificate in English language, including an expiration date for 2025 (or beyond). Please be aware that we do not accept other certificates anymore.
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