{"id":124,"date":"2017-07-05T21:21:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T21:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:27:15","slug":"how-to-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/how-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Join"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2>How to Join<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:black;\nmso-themecolor:text1\">BARS memberships run from 1st January to 31st December each year. Subscriptions are due on January 1st, regardless of the month of joining BARS. The annual subscription costs \u00a337 (Waged) or \u00a317 (Postgraduate\/Retired\/Part-Time or Impermanent Position\/Unwaged). BARS also has an optional Sustaining Membership subscription at \u00a357 per year. If you would like to make a larger regular donation to BARS, subscribing at the Sustaining Membership level will help a great deal with supporting additional fellowships and with BARS\u2019s financial planning.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:black;\nmso-themecolor:text1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;\npadding:0cm\">Members will be subscribed to the BARS Electronic Mailbase, will be\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/awards-and-prizes\/\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;\ncolor:#292689;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;\npadding:0cm\">eligible for BARS funding in the form of grants and bursaries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;\nmso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;\nborder:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm\">and can attend\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/international-conference\/\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;\ncolor:#292689;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;\npadding:0cm\">BARS International Conferences<\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:\n&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;\npadding:0cm\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/ecpg-conference\/\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;\ncolor:#292689;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;\npadding:0cm\">Early Career and Postgraduate Conferences<\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;\nmso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;\nborder:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm\">and other events that the association organises. \u00a0BARS dues support the open-access publication of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/review\"><em><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;\ncolor:#292689;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;\npadding:0cm;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none\">The BARS Review<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;\nmso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;\nborder:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm\">and BARS\u2019s continuing work connecting Romanticists in Britain, Europe, the United States, Australasia and the wider world.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:black;\nmso-themecolor:text1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;\npadding:0cm\">New members may pay using the PayPal links below; you will receive an email from the BARS Membership Secretary, Dr Yimon Lo, once your subscription fee has been received. If you are a new member who would like to pay using a cheque, standing order, banker\u2019s order or an online bank transfer, please contact the Membership Secretary by email:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:bars.memberships@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:#292689;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;\nmso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm\">bars.memberships@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;\nmso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;color:black;\nmso-themecolor:text1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;\npadding:0cm\">Current members renewing their subscriptions can use any of the payment methods listed below.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Payment Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>PayPal\/Credit Card<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>You can subscribe or renew your subscription using PayPal.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>You can either make payments separately each year using single payments, or you can set up a recurring annual subscription that will debit your card or account every year on the date that you set it up. Recurring subscriptions or one-off payments can be made using PayPal or with the \u2018Pay with Credit or Debit Card\u2019 option after clicking through.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>To set up a recurring payment without a PayPal account, see the section \u2018Standing Orders, Banker\u2019s Orders and Online Payments\u2019 below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The BARS subscription year begins on January 1st, so if possible, we prefer recurring subscriptions to be set up around this date.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you&#8217;d like to subscribe to BARS later in a year, we ask that you use one of the single payment options below and then set up a recurring payment for the next year at a time between December 1st and January 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4>Recurring Subscription: Waged &#8211; \u00a337 per year<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/recurring-subscription-waged\/\">this link to access a page with the Waged subscription button.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Recurring Subscription: Postgraduate\/Retired\/Part-Time or Impermanent Position\/Unwaged &#8211; \u00a317 per year<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/recurring-subscription-concessions\/\">this link to access a page with the Concessions subscription button.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Recurring Subscription: Sustaining Membership &#8211; \u00a357 per year<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/recurring-subscription-sustaining\/\">this link to access a page with the Sustaining subscription button.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Single Payment: Waged &#8211; \u00a337<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<style>.pp-XX5QAYJ8SMGPU{text-align:center;border:none;border-radius:1.5rem;min-width:11.625rem;padding:0 2rem;height:2.625rem;font-weight:bold;background-color:#FFD140;color:#000000;font-family:\"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.25rem;cursor:pointer;}<\/style>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/XX5QAYJ8SMGPU\" method=\"post\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-grid;justify-items:center;align-content:start;gap:0.5rem;\">\n  <input class=\"pp-XX5QAYJ8SMGPU\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Pay Now\" \/>\n  <img src=https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/images\/Debit_Credit_APM.svg alt=\"cards\" \/>\n  <section style=\"font-size: 0.75rem;\"> Powered by <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/paypal-ui\/logos\/svg\/paypal-wordmark-color.svg\" alt=\"paypal\" style=\"height:0.875rem;vertical-align:middle;\"\/><\/section>\n<\/form>\n\n\n\n<h4>Single Payment: Postgraduate\/Retired\/Part-Time or Impermanent Position\/Unwaged \u2013 Single Payment &#8211; 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Please contact Yimon Lo (bars.memberships@gmail.com) if a cheque is the only viable payment option for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>In 2023, the Executive Committees of the British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) and the North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (NASSR) collectively took the decision to terminate the BARS-NASSR Bundled Membership scheme. For further information on payment refunds and standing order cancellations, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nassr.ca\/\">NASSR website<\/a> or contact NASSR.&amp;nbsp; To continue subscribing to BARS, please use the links below.&lt;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Donating to BARS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>If you would like to make a donation to support the work of BARS, please use the form below, entering an amount that you would like to give and clicking on the button to make a payment using PayPal or by card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Your Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>Your data (name and email address) will only be used for the purposes of the BARS membership record, mailing list, and other member communications.\u00a0 We will never give your data to third parties.\u00a0 When you join using PayPal, the email address you use will be added to our Mailing List.\u00a0 You can contact our Membership Secretary to request that your email address not be added or that we use a different email address to contact you.\u00a0 Every email from BARS will include an option to unsubscribe from the mailing list.\u00a0 You can ask us to delete your data at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":92,"href":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":868,"href":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124\/revisions\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/main\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}