The Society for Biotechnology, Japan

Beginning in 2023, The Society for Biotechnology Japan (SBJ) will offer preferential treatment to student members after their graduation or completion of graduate studies.

• Upon request, student members may continue their student membership for three years after graduation or completion of graduate studies.
• The membership fee (5,000JPY/per) and eligibility will be the same as for student members (you can attend the SBJ Annual Meeting as a student member, but you will not receive the printed version of the Seibutsu-kogaku Kaishi).
• Applicable to student members who will graduate or complete their graduate studies in the fiscal year 2022.
• This also applies to working doctoral student members.
• Upon request, you may change your membership to the Active membership at any time, but you may not reverse your membership except in the case of a working doctoral student.
• The measure shall be limited to a period of five years.

How to apply

To apply for preferential treatment for student members, please follow the steps below.

1. Fill out and submit this web form.
2. You will receive an email with the subject line "【日本生物工学会】学生会員優遇措置申請受付のお知らせ（SBJ Student Waiver Request）" .
3. Please make payment of the student membership fee (5,000 yen) for the following year by December 31. You can use the payment slip sent from the SBJ Business Office early December.
   The application procedure will be completed upon receipt of the following year's membership fee.

Conventional membership change

Membership transition after 2023