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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">You are invited to apply for individual or junior membership of the IAU. The application
forms and definition of membership categories are as follows:</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>Individual Member:</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Professional scientists whose research is directly relevant to some branch of astronomy
are eligible to apply as Individual Members. Individual Members are, normally, admitted by the
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Executive Committee</a> on the proposal of a National Member. Individual Membership in the IAU is open to scientists with a PhD or equivalent in a branch of astronomy or a related field.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>Junior Member:</b></span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Junior scientists who have completed their PhD studies between
2018 and 2023 and who are in the initial phase of the career of a professional researcher in some branch of astronomy or a related field may be admitted to the Union by the
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Executive Committee</a> as Junior Members, for a period not exceeding 6 years.</span></p>
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form at</span></p>
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Please note that this invitation is personal, and the link should not be distributed to others.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>The deadline for applications is</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>6 December 2023</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">,
and the Academy’s National Committee for Astronomy will review all applications for approval at their meeting on 11 December 2023. </span></p>
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