Membership in the Society of Family Planning is open to any qualified individual who is in good professional standing and has an interest in family planning demonstrated through post-doctoral training, a substantial clinical or laboratory practice, or academic presentations and publications within this field. This includes persons who perform clinical, basic science, epidemiologic, social science, demographic, statistical, or related types of studies. The essential criterion for selection is continuing identification with the field of family planning. Learn benefits of membership.
There are three categories of SFP membership:
Membership criteria
Fellowship
Membership dues: $400/year
To be considered for membership as a Fellow, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Applicant must have authored at least three (3) original research articles related to family planning, published in peer-reviewed journals. The candidate must be the first author of at least two (2) of these articles.
- Prior to applying for membership, applicant must have presented at least one scientific abstract, oral or poster, at a SFP Annual Scientific Meeting.*
- Applicant must be sponsored by two (2) Fellows in good standing with the Society of Family Planning.
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Candidate Fellowship
Membership dues: $400/year
To be considered for membership as a Candidate Fellow, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Applicant must have authored at least three (3) original research articles related to family planning, published in peer-reviewed journals. The candidate must be the first author of at least two (2) of these articles.
- Applicant must be sponsored by two (2) Fellows in good standing with the Society of Family Planning
Upon acceptance for membership, Candidate Fellows have up to three (3) years to complete the final requirement for full Fellowship: presenting at least one scientific abstract, oral or poster, at a SFP Annual Scientific Meeting.* Upon completion of that requirement, a Candidate Fellow will automatically become a Fellow. If a Candidate Fellow has not filled the presentation requirement within their first three (3) years of membership, membership as a Candidate Fellow will expire without the possibility of renewal.
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Junior Fellowship
Membership dues: $200/year
To be considered for membership as a Junior Fellow, an applicant must be sponsored by two (2) Fellows in good standing with the Society of Family Planning and must meet at least one of the following requirements:
- Be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program (for example, MS, MPH, PhD);
- Be currently participating in a post-graduate training program (for example, residency, fellowship, post-doc); or
- Have completed a graduate degree or post-graduate training program within four (4) years of the application for membership.
Once an individual is accepted as a Junior Fellow into SFP, he or she may retain membership as a Junior Fellow for up to five years after the completion of a graduate degree or postgraduate training but for no longer than seven consecutive years total. In order to retain membership in SFP after the seventh year as a Junior Fellow, the member must satisfy the criteria for Fellowship or Candidate Fellowship.
A Junior Fellow may apply for membership as a Fellow at any time that he or she meets Fellowship requirements.
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*Since our inception in 2005, SFP Scientific Meetings have been held annually at the Reproductive Health conference.
