FAQs

As a member of a national neurological society listed as an institutional member of EAN, you are automatically an Associate Member with some basic benefits.  
You can easily upgrade to Individual Membership on a fast-track, which will offer you many more benefits and other discount options. Check out the membership package that matches your status and upgrade your membership today! 

If you wish to become a Full Member of EAN, we kindly ask you to log into your MyEAN account fill out the online application form and upload your current CV (in English) to the application. Please follow the same steps for Resident & Research membership and upload an official, English confirmation of your training status as well as your CV. Your documents will be forwarded to the EAN Secretary General, or the RRFS Secretary respectively for evaluation. 

Please make sure that you have filled all mandatory fields and based on the membership category, make sure you have filled out all necessary fields, following: 

• Student membership – Set the profession to “Undergraduate medical student” and fill out your expected graduation date to the field for “Date of graduation”. 
• RRFS – Remember to fill out both date fields, “Date of graduation” and “License issued”. To be able to select the RRFS package, the graduation date should not be more than 3 years ago in the past and “License issued” – date should not be more than 15 years ago. If you are still in training, please fill out the expected ending of your current enrolment in “Date of graduation” field and the latest date of graduation in “License issued” field.  
• Full/Corresponding/FEAN – Fill out mandatory fields and set the “profession” accordingly and leave the date fields empty. 
   

Negative or positive, we are eager to receive your feedback. You can reach us at membership(at)ean.org and we are happy to hear you out! If you attend our annual Congress, you can find membership department staff at the HOME Booth and give anonymous feedback via printed form. 

Depending on your current membership package and career stage, EAN has something for everyone. You can apply for EAN Scientific Panel membership, take part in educational activities, receive speaker invites, submit survey proposals, join EAN committees, Working groups and Task Forces and much more.  
 
Reach out to us via e-mail letting us know what interests you the most and we will guide you through our offers and activities. 
 
 

The submitted applications are forwarded either to EAN Secretary General or to EAN RRFS Secretary depending on the membership category. 
 
RRFS Secretary is reviewing Student and Resident & Research membership applications and the Secretary General reviews Full, Corresponding and Fellow of EAN (FEAN) applications. 

To upgrade your membership status, please log into your MyEAN account here – click on “membership” tab and then you will be able to find the “upgrade membership” section. Fill out the form and choose the type of membership you are eligible for and submit the upgrade by settling the annual fee. 

If your place of work is in a low/ low-middle/upper-middle income country (as defined by the World Bank) you are entitled to a discount of 50% off the membership fee. RRFS Members from the above listed countries pay the fee of €30 instead of €60. 
 

The best way to meet like-minded colleagues from around the globe is to attend the in-person Congress and its’ social get-togethers. As an Individual member of EAN you will be able to visit the special area at the congress – the Members’ lounge and can attend career-development sessions where you can widen your connections in neurology field. 
 
Clinical neurologists in training who did not yet complete their residency/clinical specialty training are eligible to apply for EAN Spring School and Autumn School. 

After you have filled out the application form and selected the membership type, you press “Pay” to submit the application. EAN currently offers three payment options: bank transfer, PayPal and credit card. 

As a FEAN/Full/Corresponding/Resident & Research Member of EAN, you can make savings when registering for the annual congress. Moreover, you may also qualify for other membership fee reductions if you fulfil certain criteria, for example, if you work in a low-income country. To find out all your discount options, please see the detailed information on the respective membership package web page. 
 

The application process may take up to 10 working days. Once your application has been accepted by the Secretary General you will receive a confirmation email and certificate. After approval, activating the membership status can take up to 48h. 
 
Please, make sure to apply at least 2 weeks prior to the deadline that has been set for attending activities aimed at members as well as the early registration fee we offer for individual members..

In October each year, you will receive a membership renewal mail. Please follow the instructions you will receive within the “Call for Renewal” – mail and you can conveniently renew your membership within your MyEAN account.  
 
If you need any assistance with this, please contact us at membership(at)ean.org and we are happy to assist you with your membership renewal. 

Application must be submitted through your MyEAN account.  

Documents:  

• A cover letter detailing the important achievements  
• A Curriculum Vitae (CV) including a list of publications  
• Statement of support from a current, active Fellow of EAN member  
• All documents must be submitted in English language. Check out the full conditions here. 

It may be that you have two EAN accounts and the one you are using is not the one linked to your membership. Please contact membership(at)ean.org and we will help you to solve the issue. After receiving the membership approval e-mail, it takes up to 48h for your benefits to be fully activated in your profile. 

Please use the “membership finder” to find out which membership category will best suit you in future. You can easily upgrade your current membership status by logging into your MyEAN account and choose “Upgrade membership status” under “Membership”. Alternatively, please contact membership(at)ean.org. We will be happy to help you. 

Yes, retired members receive a 50% discount on their membership fees. When applying/renewing EAN membership, please remember to tick the box for “I am retired” – which will automatically apply discount to your membership fee. 
 

It might be that the Associate membership is currently linked to another e-mail address, and we will need to merge your accounts. Please contact membership(at)ean.org and we will assist you. 

If you became a member of your National Society during the year, kindly send us a certificate/official confirmation of your Society membership and we will be able to activate your benefits.  

Unfortunately, this is not possible as these are two separate administrative processes. 

For administrative reasons, reductions on congress registration fees are only possible if membership payments have been received before June 1st of the same year (i.e. before the congress). If you sign up for membership from June 1st onwards, we consider this ‘on-site’ and the same conditions apply as if you had become a member at the congress.  

If you become a member after the deadline for receiving a reduced congress registration fee, you pay only 50% of the annual membership fee but do not receive a discount for your registration fee. If you become a member after September 30th, you will pay the fee for the following year and receive the remainder of the year free of charg

You might be eligible for Corresponding membership. Please check the information here.  

Yes, we are more than happy to welcome you to the Home of Neurology and offer our activities aimed at student members to all medical (and related) students around the world and completely free of charge. Apply today! 
 

Please send an email to membership(at)ean.org letting us know of your decision. You will continue to have access to your benefits for the remainder of the calendar year. Kindly note that we cannot reimburse membership fees already paid or parts thereof. 
 

If your membership application status is “Complete” it means that your documents are currently in review of our RRFS Secretary/Secretary General and as soon as the decision has been made, the final status will be “Approved”. Please, see below explanation of each application status. 
 

• Submitted 
  We have received your application and will shortly review it. 
• Further information required 
  EAN Membership department needs more details or documents from the applicant and the application needs to be re-submitted. Further details have been communicated within an email. 
• Complete 
  We have received all needed documents and forwarded your application under review. Kindly note that the review process might take up to 10 working days. 
• Declined 
  Your application has been declined. Please contact membership(at)ean.org for additional information or apply for another category. 
• Approved 
  Congratulations! Your membership application has been approved, and you are now a member of EAN. If you still cannot access the benefits after 48h of receiving the approval message, please contact membership(at)ean.org for support.