Subscription Rates for 2010/2011

At the Annual General Meeting of the College held on 3rd December 2009 the following membership rates were approved:

Fellowship

• Fellows’ subscriptions are payable in advance on joining the College and on the annual subscription renewal date. The annual renewal date for 2010/11  is 1st October 2010
• Details of concessionary rates can be accessed here

Associate/Collegiate Membership

• Associate/Collegiate subscriptions are payable in advance on joining the College and at the annual subscription renewal date. The annual renewal date for 2010/11 is 1st July 2010.
• Associate or Collegiate members who have enrolled with JRCPTB and have chosen to pay their training registration fees as part of their annual College subscription should add £125 to the applicable subscription rate.
• Please note that reduced rates available during ‘Joining’ and ‘Reduced Rate’ years are only applicable to new Associates or Collegiate Members. Those who have already benefited from introductory rates will be classed as standard members upon re-joining or conversion from Associateship to Collegiate Membership.

How to renew your annual College subscription

A subscription invoice will be issued to all active Fellows and Members at least one month in advance of the appropriate annual renewal dates.  This invoice will identify your category of membership and the rate of subscription applicable and will give details of how you can pay your subscription.  Payment methods available include:

Direct Debit
Nearly 90% of UK based Fellows and Members pay their subscription by Direct Debit.  This convenient method of renewing your annual subscription is the most cost efficient way for the College to transfer your funds, ensuring that the maximum amount is used in support of charitable activities.  If you hold a UK bank account and wish to pay future subscriptions by Direct Debit please contact the Finance Department to obtain a direct debit mandate, by e-mail (at r.combe@rcpe.ac.uk) or by telephone (+44 (0)131 247 3601).

Pay on-line
Fellows and Members can renew their subscription on-line using a debit or credit card by logging in to the secure Fellows and Members section of the College website at https://members.rcpe.ac.uk/.  Full instructions for paying subscriptions on-line can be accessed by clicking on 'Pay Your Subscription' in the left-hand toolbar. Instructions for use can then be accessed in the centre of your personalised subscription page.  This convenient payment method allows you to renew your subscription at any time of the day and through a fast and secure ‘WorldPay’ gateway.

Debit or Credit Card  - by telephone/post
If wish to pay by debit or credit card but do not have access to the internet, you can do so by telephone or by post.  On receipt of your subscription invoice, you can either contact the Finance Department of the College on +44 (0)131 247 3601 or complete and return the payment slip at the bottom of your subscription invoice

Sterling cheque or draft
Members wishing to pay by cheque or sterling draft can do so, on receipt of their subscription invoice, by detaching the payment slip and returning it to the College with a cheque for the appropriate amount made payable to the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Claim tax back on your professional subscription

The College has been approved as a professional body by HMRC and therefore the annual subscription is allowable as a deduction for income tax purposes in the UK.  This means that if you are a UK tax payer you will be able to claim basic rate or higher rate tax relief of between 25p and 67p for every £1 you pay to the College.

Full details of concessionary rates can be accessed here.