Membership

How to become a YECREA member

Becoming part of YECREA keeps you connected with a vibrant community of early-career communication and media scholars across Europe. As a member, you:

  • Receive regular updates about YECREA activities, calls for applications, and conference opportunities via our newsletter
  • Get access to mentoring and peer-support initiatives
  • Connect with other young researchers through events and network collaborations
  • Have a platform to share your work and contribute to discussions shaping the future of communication research (for example, you can send us your own stuff for distribution through the newsletter or our social media channels)

1. Check your ECREA membership

YECREA membership is free, but only available to members of ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association). You must also be a graduate student or early-career researcher to join.

It is likely that your university or department has an institutional membership. Ask your supervisor or department head, they will know whether your institution is already part of ECREA. If it is, ask the institutional coordinator to add you to the institutional list on the ECREA platform – that makes you an ECREA member automatically.

If it is not, you can join as an individual member here: https://ecrea.eu/Apply-for-individual-membership Individual membership fees for junior scholars cost between 10€ and 30€ anually depending on your country of residence.

2. Join YECREA through the ECREA website

Once you Are an ECREA member:

1. Log in to the ECREA intranet

2. Click your name in the top-right corner and click on View profile

3. Click Edit Profile

 

4. Scroll down to Networks and Sections. If you don’t see this option, it means your ECREA membership is not yet active.

5. Click Join Our Network next to Young Scholars Network (YECREA)

6. Click Save at the bottom of the page.

3. Stay connected

Joining YECREA officially happens via the ECREA website, but you can also follow our updates on:

Remember: following us on social media does not make you a member, you need to join through the ECREA platform.