On the basis of Section 10, Paragraph 2 of the statutes of Association of the German Chemical Society , the General Assembly adopted the membership fee regulations for the 2025 membership year on September 30, 2024. The amount of the membership fee depends on the type of membership and the respective performance capabilities of individual member groups.
Annual fee € 140.00
Full members are: those working in chemistry and related areas as well as other people at home and abroad interested in chemical and molecular sciences.
GDCh/VAA dual membership agreement
Application only possible in the first 5 years after starting working life.
Annual contribution GDCh € 100.00
Annual fee € 110.00
This contribution category applies to people who belong to both the German Chemical Society and one of the following associations:
Annual fee € 70.00 (resident in Austria)
Annual fee € 70.00
(upon application; from the age of 58 in the case of early retirement)
Persons who have been a member of the GDCh for at least 25 years can apply for lifelong membership in the GDCh by paying a one-time fee. The amount of the one-off amount depends on various parameters such as B. the age at the time of application. The individual calculation takes place via the following link: https://www.gdch.de/lebenslang
Annual fee € 30.00
(upon application) Please enclose a certificate from the Employment Agency.
The first year of unemployment is free of contributions.
Annual fee €70.00
The following are listed as young members: full GDCh members up to three years after completing their doctorate or, for colleagues who do not have a doctorate, up to three years after entering professional life. Applications for leadership as a young member should be sent to the GDCh Office, stating the date of the doctorate or the start of professional activity
GDCh/VAA dual membership agreement
Application only possible in the first 5 years after starting working life.
Annual fee GDCh € 50.00
The following are listed as young members of the GDCh/VAA: full GDCh members up to two years after completing their doctorate or, for colleagues who do not have a doctorate, up to two years after entering professional life. Applications for leadership as a young member should be sent to the GDCh Office, stating the date of the doctorate or the start of professional activity
Annual fee € 30.00 (first calendar year free of charge*)
However, student status can only be used until you have completed your doctorate until you reach the age of 31. In justified individual cases, status can be granted beyond the age of 31 upon application. The status is only granted until you start working life or complete your doctorate. A part-time course of study or a second, professionally qualifying course of study does not justify the right to student membership. The student ID card must be enclosed with the application for student membership.
GDCh/VAA dual membership agreement (upon application)
Student GDCh/VAA dual membership does not involve any additional costs. VAA membership for students is included in the GDCh membership fee of €30.00. This will only change when I finish my studies - at the latest when I turn 31 - and transition to becoming a GDCh/VAA young member.
*Student members and other members in training are free of charge in the first calendar year. This means that if you join before June 30th, the first annual fee of 30 euros will not be charged and if you join after July 1st, the current and the following calendar year will remain free of charge.
Annual fee € 30.00 (first calendar year free of charge*)
This status applies to other persons interested in the chemical and molecular sciences who are in professional or academic training, ie not enrolled as a student in a university. Proof of education must be attached to the application.
Annual contribution € 40.00 can be paid by people from Germany and abroad whose training does not come from the field of chemistry and related areas and/or who do not work in this field and who are only interested in working in one of the Divisions and/or the sections of society are interested.
Annual fee € 70.00
The discounted special contribution applies to ordinary members who have to accept a temporary reduction in income upon application. Furthermore, the special status for partnerships applies, whereby both persons must be GDCh members, but only one copy of the membership magazine ' Nachrichten aus der Chemie (NCh) is obtained. One of the two persons must be a full paying GDCh member.
Annual fee € 90.00
People who live abroad and are currently only members of another chemical society abroad with which the GDCh maintains friendly relations can apply to acquire the status of an international member. The same applies to foreign nationals who are temporarily living in Germany as part of a secondment.
Basic contribution companies
on request
Basic contribution institutes and libraries
€ 152.00
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