Become an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS)

The title Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS) is awarded in recognition of several years' experience and contribution to the field of psychology.

Eligibility 

You may apply for this title if you've satisfied one of the following conditions since first becoming eligible for graduate membership:

  1. Achieved eligibility for full membership of one of the society's divisions and been successfully engaged in the professional application of a specialised knowledge of psychology for an aggregate of at least two calendar years full-time (or its part-time equivalent)
  2. Possess a research qualification in psychology and been engaged in the application, discovery, development or dissemination of psychological knowledge or practice for an aggregate of at least four years full time (or its part time equivalent)
  3. Published psychological works or exercised specialised psychological knowledge of a standard not less than in 1 or 2 above

You must normally be engaged in work of a psychological nature at the time of your application.

Benefits

As an Associate Fellow you can:

  • Use the AFBPsS title. This is a mark of experience, competence and reputation of psychological knowledge through the field

Subscription fees and payment methods

Our schedule of fees and payment methods can be found in our FAQs.

Process
  • For this grade, certificates are not required as the main eligibility criteria are based on time spent working in psychology.

Application form

To apply, please upload a completed application form to Hightail.

Download an application