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GDCh waives membership fees for new members from abroad for two years

Thinking Across Borders: GDCh waives membership fees for new members from abroad to support the academic freedom of international researchers.

The GDCh wants to support scientists around the world who face restrictions on their academic freedom. While this issue has long existed in many regions, it has recently reached a country previously considered a safe place for scientific research. The GDCh is concerned that funding for chemistry from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will be cut by 75 percent in the coming year. "We hope that this does not mark the beginning of a global trend toward absurdity and arbitrary policymaking," says GDCh President Stefanie Dehnen in the current editorial of Nachrichten aus der Chemie. The GDCh expresses solidarity with affected colleagues worldwide.

To provide concrete support to scientists, the GDCh will waive membership fees for the first two years for all new international members residing outside of Germany. This initiative is particularly intended to support scientists in countries where political restrictions limit scientific freedom.

As a GDCh member, you will receive the following benefits: access to all online media, access to the GDCh job market, and, most importantly, a connection to a scientific community committed to defending academic freedom and facilitating the cross-border exchange of knowledge.

Details:

  • The offer applies to scientists who reside outside of Germany at the time of registration. These new members will have their membership fees waived in full for the year of joining and the following year. The calendar year applies in each case. Exception: New members who join in the second half of 2025 will have their membership fees waived until the end of 2027.
  • Registration takes place exclusively online via https://en.gdch.de/gdch/membership/become-a-member/online-registration.html. To be eligible for the discount, your current place of residence must be outside Germany.
  • For optional membership in one or more divisions, the usual fees of the individual division apply. (https://en.gdch.de/gdch/membership/specialist-group-contributions.html).
  • Non-contributory membership automatically converts to regular membership at the end of two non-contributory calendar years, on January 1 of the following year, unless the member terminates the membership in due time. (For notice periods, see https://en.gdch.de/gdch/membership/terminate-membership.html) The applicable membership fee depends on the contribution class (https://en.gdch.de/gdch/membership/membership-fee.html).
  • New members abroad will receive the member magazine “Nachrichten aus der Chemie” as an online edition. New members who wish to receive the print editions can inform the member service informally. We would like to point out that long delivery times must be expected for some countries.
     
  • The GDCh reserves the right to end the campaign at any time. For members joining after the end of the campaign, the standard membership fees apply.
     

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