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Corporate

We welcome organisations actively involved in regional development, research and policies for the RSA Corporate membership. This membership category is for managing authorities, university departments, institutes, think tanks, and consultancies. From £79 per year for new members.

Please click here to find a list of some of our current Corporate members

For help signing up as a new user under a Corporate membership, please click here.

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Networking & Community

  • Increase visibility and global exposure of your organisation
  • Reach a global audience of academics, policymakers and practitioners at RSA conferences, online events and via our publications
  • Benefit from on-demand and live professional development training via the Professional Development webinars
  • Access on-demand presentations by acclaimed experts via the RSA Webinar series, such as the Regions, Cities and Industry webinars
  • Connect with others via RSA-funded research networks and network via the RSA Hub
  • Connect with RSA Territorial Networks: Ambassadors, International Divisions, Country Sections, and UK sub-national Branches
  • Subscribe to the monthly eBulletin (newsletter) to stay updated with RSA news and deadlines
  • Publish in the RSA Blog and share your research/insights with the RSA community
  • Benefit from reduced conference rates for up to five colleagues
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Opportunities & Development

  • Grow your organisation’s brand globally by accessing knowledge networks, policymakers and experts in the field
  • Present your work, network and gain latest knowledge at our informative and friendly conferences/events (at the reduced conference rate)
  • Build a global reputation via RSA article-level marketing
  • Win an institutional RSA Annual Award
  • Promote your vacancies, courses and training on the RSA’s opportunities pages
  • Nominate a candidate for the annual RSA awards
  • Participate in professional development training sessions and access on-demand recordings of the professional development webinars
  • Benefit from knowledge exchange activities at EU level via the RSA’s European Foundation (RSA Europe)
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Publications

  • Annual subscription of Regional Studies (online only)
  • Annual subscription of Spatial Economic Analysis (online only)
  • Annual subscription of Territory, Politics, Governance (online only)
  • Regional Studies, Regional Science (open access, online only)
  • Annual subscription of Area Development and Policy (online only)
  • Annual subscription of Finance and Space (online only)
  • Regions eZine, the Association’s e-magazine (online only)
  • Access to 23 subject-related e-journals
  • Policy Impact books (online and hard copy)

We joined the RSA to enhance our global visibility and leverage thematic synergies. This membership grants us access to RSA’s extensive publications and enhances our involvement in international discussions. Additionally, it allows us to contribute our expertise to global knowledge networks.

Britta Bockhorn, Head of International Affairs at the ARL Headquarters, Hanover, Germany
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Funding Opportunities

  • Research network funding: apply for a renewable grant of up to £11,000 to form a research network to examine an issue of interest
  • Benefit from an Article Processing Charge (APC) waiver when publishing in ‘Regional Studies, Regional Science’s’ mentored Early Career Paper section (Student or Early Career Corporate members only)
  • Up to £550 Travel Grant towards travel costs when attending an RSA or non-RSA event
  • Apply for a conference bursary (a free conference place) at charged RSA conferences
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Discounts

  • Discounted rates for up to 5 employees from your organisation for RSA conferences
  • 20% discount off Article Processing Charge (APC) when publishing in the Open Access journal Regional Studies, Regional Science for RSA corporate members (who should be corporate members at the point of submission and acceptance of an article. Please email us at membership@regionalstudies.org for the discount code)
  • 30% discount on books and e-books in the Association’s Regions and Cities Series
  • 30% discount on all subject-related Taylor and Francis Books including Routledge
  • 30% discount on all subject-related Edward Elgar Publications books
  • 35% discount on selected subject-related Wiley books
  • 35% discount on all books from Policy Press at the University of Bristol

2026 Membership Fees

New Members
Band
Fee
A
£ 327
B
£ 235
C
£ 160
D
£ 84
Renewing Members
Band
Fee
A
£ 290
B
£ 211
C
£ 143
D
£ 77
Find your band

If you are representing a library please contact Jon Manley (Publisher, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis) by email: jonathan.manley@tandf.ac.uk or phone +44(0)20 70176387 to discuss publication subscription rates.

Join the RSA

Membership fees are for one year on a rolling basis (this means your membership will expire a full year from when you join). Membership is open to all.

Country band is determined by place of residence (not place of origin).

Those renewing their membership are eligible for a 10% discounted rate. You have the option to pay for multiple years in advance, taking advantage of the 10% discount and this year’s fee for several years. Please email Alex if this is something you wish to arrange, or if you wish to pay via Direct Debit.

Online payments by credit or debit cards are made in Sterling and we can provide an invoice for bank transfer payments.

If you have any membership queries please contact us on +44 (0)1273 698 017 or e-mail membership@regionalstudies.org.

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