Join the ERA Community with more than 28,000 Members
2025 ERA Membership fees are now available
Our Pillars
Education
Providing the best knowledge and the latest updates on hot topics in nephrology
Science
Carrying on cutting-edge research through programmes, journals and congress
Networking
Connecting members, associations and patients to create the largest nephrology community in the Mediterranean
2025 Membership fees
Choose your membership category from Free to € 130 and enjoy all benefits! Click on each category for more info:
Category
Fee
NDT Online
Online
€ 130
NDT Online
Members receive all benefits, including online access to the NDT – Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
Junior
€ 50
NDT Online
Members receive all benefits, including online access to the NDT – Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation at a special annual membership fee.
It is exclusively reserved for Members who are between 29 and 40 years of age.
When applying for junior membership, new Members are required to upload a scanned copy of an official document where the birth date is clearly marked.
As a junior Member, you automatically become a Young Nephrologists’ Platform member.
Junior membership ends at the end of the 40th year of age.
Reduced
€ 80
Members receive all benefits without access to NDT – Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
Special Discount Online
€ 50
NDT Online
Members receive all benefits including online access to NDT – Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
Only for members living in low-income countries.
Senior Online
Free
NDT Online
Members receive all benefits including online access to NDT – Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
Only for Senior Members. Active and current Members who have been Members for more than 15 consecutive and uninterrupted years, who have reached the age of 60 and have retired from practice, can become Senior Members of the ERA. The senior membership status is NOT given automatically, but must be requested to the ERA Membership Office at membership@era-online.org.
Student
Free
NDT Online
Members receive all benefits, free of charge, including online access to NDT – Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
It is exclusively reserved for Members who are ≤28 years of age (from 18 up to 28 years of age).
When applying for a student membership, new Members are required to upload a scanned copy of an official document where the birth date is clearly marked and a scanned copy of their student declaration book.
As a student, you automatically become a Young Nephrologists’ Platform member.
Student membership ends at the end of the 28th year of age.
ERA is inclusive to all! If you don’t see your category, you can write to the ERA Membership Office (membership@era-online.org) and we will find the right membership type for you!
Important notes:
- Once payment of the membership fee has been processed, there cannot be any reimbursement.
- Membership follows the calendar year, January – December, and must be renewed on a yearly basis.
- We accept bank transfers and credit cards (Visa and MasterCard only, exclusively submitted using the online payment system) as payment methods. Cash is only accepted at the ERA membership desk during the ERA Congresses.
ERA bank details
Account holder: European Renal Association
Bank name: HSBC UK Bank PLC
Bank address: 69 Pall Mall, St James, London SW1Y 5EY, U.K.
Sort code: 401276
Account number: 57953365
Bank SWIFT BIC (BIC8): HBUKGB4B
Bank Branch BIC (BIC11): HBUKGB41CM1
IBAN: GB53HBUK40127657953365
Currency: EUR €
What does it mean to be an ERA member?
Being a Member of ERA means being part of one of the most important and prestigious international Medical Associations. One of the main goals of the ERA is to encourage and report advances in the field of clinical nephrology, dialysis, renal transplantation, and other related subjects.
Contacts & Resources
Discover the ERA benefits
Unlock a world of opportunities with your ERA Membership
The best of Education
We deliver an excellent education for all nephrologists to apply in their daily practice
Boost your career with the ERA Neph-Manual
A new exclusive ERA Membership benefit, presented as an e-book, which is specifically designed for young nephrologists and is meant to support their training in and broaden their knowledge of the nephrology specialty.
Free materials from our CME courses
Get free access to presentations and webcasts from our CME courses.
Fellowships to support your career
Apply for short-term and long-term fellowships to favour the growth of young clinical investigators and researchers.
YNP Mentorship Programme
Apply and start this exchange of experiences for both the mentor and mentee.
Exclusive travel grants
Exclusive travel grants for our annual congresses are given to authors of the highest-scoring abstracts.
Discount on medical books
35% discount on medical books published by Oxford University Press.
Reviewer training
Start your training path with Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation and Clinical Kidney Journal's theme editors to become a reviewer.
Earn ECMEC® credits by participating live in our e-seminars
Stay updated on the latest trends in Nephrology and earn ECMEC® credits by participating in our Working Groups’ e-seminars LIVE!
Avantgarde Science
We are committed to supporting and spreading top-quality scientific knowledge
Be part of our Working Groups and Committees
Don't miss the chance to become more involved and give your practical support to our Working Groups and Committees to improve scientific knowledge, research, and education.
Get discounts on open access publishing
Get a 33% discount on article processing charges for articles published in the Clinical Kidney Journal and a 25% discount on article processing charges for articles published open access in Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
Subscription to the ERA's Journal
Access to more than 30 original scientific articles per month on Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation and Clinical Kidney Journal (fully open access).
Show your research activity
Grab the opportunity to present your work at the Focussed Orals Session at our annual congress, Q&A with the authors included.
Access to Top Scientific Sessions
Access to top scientific sessions on the most relevant and innovative subjects presented during our annual congress at preferential rates.
Free membership for young authors
Free membership for young authors, only YNP Members, of original articles published in Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation and Clinical Kidney Journal.
International Networking
We work to facilitate professional networking opportunities
ERA National Society Membership
ERA offers the National Society Members the opportunity to also become an ERA Member.
Full Members
Full membership is open to scientific workers qualified in areas relevant to the Objects and living and working (and thus having their main residency) in Europe and adjacent countries (defined as the countries bordering Europe, the Ural Mountains being the natural border between Europe and Asia and countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea).
Associate Members
Associate membership is open to scientific workers qualified in areas relevant to the Objects who are not eligible for full membership.