Benefits & Conditions

The INSME Association includes the following typologies of Members:

  • Strategic & Sustaining Members – Members who sustain the Association in all or partial activities through the donation of a higher annual fee in accordance with the INSME Board.
  • Full Members – Members who participate in the activities of the Association and pay the annual membership fee determined by the INSME Board.
  • Honorary Members – This type of membership is awarded to International Intergovernmental Organisations, who are distinguished, nationally or internationally, for carrying out activities closely connected or complementary to the objectives of the Association. The selection of candidates among appropriate entities and their appointment for this honour is the competence of the Board.

All fees are considered to be paid per calendar year. As foreseen by the Statute after September 30th, the fee covers also the upcoming year.

Individual SMEs cannot apply for membership in the INSME Association, but they remain indirect beneficiaries of its activities.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES
Membership category For Profit Organisations Public Bodies, Ministries,
Government Agencies
Non profit Organisations, Universities, R&D Centres, Local Authorities
Strategic Member € 10.000  € 10.000 € 10.000
Sustaining Member € 5.000 € 8.000 € 5.000
Full Member* € 1.800 € 5.000 € 1.000

*This type of membership is awarded to International Intergovernmental Organizations, who are distinguished, nationally or internationally, for carrying out activities closely connected or complementary to the objectives of the Association. The selection of candidates among appropriate entities and their appointment for this high honor is the competence of the INSME Board.

BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR EACH MEMBERSHIP TYPOLOGY
Strategic Sustaining Full
Participation to the INSME Annual Meetings for free
Training opportunities during the Annual Meeting  
Voting rights in the INSME General Assembly
Eligibility to the INSME’s Board
Access to conferences’ presentations and contacts  
Access to INSMEAcademy webinars  
Possibility to hold an INSMEAcademy webinar
Dissemination activities1 (INSMEnews, INSMEblog, etc.)
Scouting of funding and matchmaking opportunities
Participation in joint projects as INSME partner
Advisoring and mentoring by INSME experts
Access to Expert portfolio
Targeted INSME Alert Service2 and INSME Insights3
Organisation’s logo in all INSME materials (co-branding)
Possibility to propose a speaker during the Annual Meeting
Co-editing of INSME publications
Media communication (interviews and follow up notes)
International Training during the Annual Meeting

1. Dissemination service reaching out 20.000+ relevant innovation stakeholders worldwide.
2. Customized information on topics of interest of the single member.
3. Brief papers on good practices from across the world.