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Together we thrive

We are a community of over 4,000 equine veterinary professionals committed to improving the health and welfare of horses around the world.

Join BEVA today

A BEVA membership will help to ensure you thrive at every stage of your career. With leading CPD courses, the latest information, and career support, your BEVA membership will ensure you have the necessary tools to navigate through your career and go in whatever direction you choose. And as BEVA member, you will be helping us to drive forward our profession.

Join today and be part of something special.

 

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Your Member Benefits

From discounted CPD through to handy apps and resources, your member benefits will ensure you thrive in equine veterinary care.
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Membership Categories
You can find information about each membership category below.
Ordinary Membership

Our Ordinary Membership is for Registered Veterinary Surgeons who have been qualified for more than three years. As an Ordinary Member, you would have access to all the BEVA member benefits and have full voting rights within the association.

You may be eligible for our Concessionary Membership if you are on a career break, on a lower salary or studying on a full-time postgraduate qualification.

Membership fees

Annual: £266

Monthly*: £23

Our membership is a digital membership.

You can choose to upgrade to receive print copies of our journals when purchasing your membership. The journals are charged at £25 per journal for print copies per year.

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*Our monthly fee is taken by Direct Debit once a month for your 12-month membership period. It is only currently available to UK members.

Concessionary Membership

Our Concessionary Membership is for Registered Veterinary Surgeons who have been qualified for more than three years and who meet one or more of the following: 

  • On a career break (including maternity/paternity leave) 
  • Earning less than £25,000 per annum
  • Studying on a full-time postgraduate qualification course

As a Concessionary Member, you would have access to all the BEVA member benefits and have full voting rights within the association.

Membership fees

Annual: £149

Monthly*: £14

Our membership is a digital membership.

You can choose to upgrade to receive print copies of our journals when purchasing your membership. The journals are charged at £25 per journal for print copies per year.

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*Our monthly fee is taken by Direct Debit once a month for your 12-month membership period. It is only currently available to UK members.

Veterinary Graduate Membership

Our New Veterinary Graduate Membership is for Registered Veterinary Surgeons who have qualified in the last three years.

As a New Veterinary Graduate member, you would have access to all the BEVA member benefits and have full voting rights within the association.

Membership fees

Annual: £149

Monthly*: £14

Our membership is a digital membership.

You can choose to upgrade to receive print copies of our journals when purchasing your membership. The journals are charged at £25 per journal for print copies per year.

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*Our monthly fee is taken by Direct Debit once a month for your 12-month membership period. It is only currently available to UK members.

Veterinary Student

Thanks to the support of our Student Partners we are able to offer all undergraduate veterinary medicine students free BEVA membership. 

Why be a student member

A student membership will give you access to the equine veterinary profession from day one. Come and join us to see what the equine veterinary profession could offer you.

As part of your membership, you will have access to all of BEVA's membership benefits including: 

  • hundreds of hours of online CPD resources that have been designed and created by leading equine vets 
  • a discounted rate for BEVA Congress and the opportunity to apply to be one of our Student Stewards 
  • exclusive access to the BEVA student forum where you can connect with vet students around the world
  • an insight into the world of equine veterinary practice through our regular news round-ups
  • online access to our two world-leading veterinary journals, Equine Veterinary Education and Equine Veterinary Journal

Membership fee

£0

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Applicants must have a valid veterinary university email address. The membership runs continuously until the 30th September of your final year of studies (your graduation year). You will not need to renew your membership during your time as a student. In the summer of the year you graduate, you will be invited to become a new graduate member by email.

Our Student Partners

Our free student membership and dedicated resources are made possible via our Student Partners.

Baker McVeigh
CVS
IVC
NEH
Rossdales
Vet Partners
XL Vets

 

 

Veterinary Nurse

Our Nurse Membership is for Registered Veterinary Nurses and those working in a nursing role in equine veterinary practice.

Membership fees

Annual: £57

Monthly*: £5.50

Our membership is a digital membership.

You can choose to upgrade to receive print copies of our journals when purchasing your membership. The journals are charged at £25 per journal for print copies per year.

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*Our monthly fee is taken by Direct Debit once a month for your 12-month membership period. It is only currently available to UK members.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Thanks to the support of our Student Partners we are able to offer all student veterinary nurses free BEVA membership. 

Why be a student member

Student membership will give you access to the equine veterinary profession from day one. Come and join us to see what the equine veterinary profession could offer you.

As part of your membership, you will have access to all of BEVA's membership benefits including: 

  • hundreds of hours of online CPD resources that have been designed and created by leading equine vets 
  • a discounted rate for BEVA Congress
  • exclusive access to the BEVA nurse forum where you can connect with vet nurses and student nurses around the world
  • an insight into the world of equine veterinary practice through our regular news round-ups
  • online access to our two world-leading veterinary journals, Equine Veterinary Education and Equine Veterinary Journal

Membership fee

£0

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The membership runs continuously until the 30th September of your final year of studies (your graduation year). You will not need to renew your membership during your time as a student. In the summer of the year you graduate, you will be invited to become a nurse member by email.

Our Student Partners

Our free student membership and dedicated resources are made possible via our Student Partners.

Baker McVeigh
CVS
IVC
Rossdales
Vet Partners
XL Vets

 

 

Affiliate (international membership)

Our Affiliate Membership is for Registered Veterinary Surgeons who are members of one of our partner associations and resident in the association's home country. 

Our partner associations

  • APMVE (Portuguese Equine Veterinary Association)
  • AVEE (Asociación de Veterinarios Especialistas en Équido)
  • AVEF (Association Vétérinaire Equine Française)
  • BEPS (Belgian Equine Practitioners Society)
  • Czech Hippiatric Association
  • DDD (Danish Veterinary Association)
  • EEVA (Estonian Equine Veterinary Association)
  • EVA (Equine Veterinarians Australia)
  • FAVP (Finnish Association of Equine Veterinarians)
  • GPM/GEVA (German Equine Veterinary Association)
  • HAEP (Hungarian Association of Equine Practitioners)
  • IEVA (Irish Equine Veterinary Association)
  • JSES (Japanese Society of Equine Science)
  • NEVA (Netherlands Equine Veterinary Association)
  • Norwegian Equine Veterinary Association
  • NZEVA (New Zealand Equine Veterinary Association)
  • PEVA (Polish Equine Veterinary Association)
  • SAEVA (South African Equine Veterinary Association)
  • SIVE (Società Italiana Veterinari per Equini)
  • SVF (Swedish Equine Veterinary Association)
  • SVPM (Swiss Equine Veterinary Association) 
  • Veterinary Ireland
  • VOP (Austrian Equine Veterinary Association)

2024 Membership Fee

Annual: £133

Our membership is a digital membership.


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Retired Membership

Our Retired Membership is for Registered Veterinary Surgeons who are no longer able to work due to age, illness, or disability.

Membership fees

Annual: £57

Monthly*: £6

Our membership is a digital membership.

You can choose to upgrade to receive print copies of our journals when purchasing your membership. The journals are charged at £25 per journal for print copies per year.

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*Our monthly fee is taken by Direct Debit once a month for your 12-month membership period. It is only currently available to UK members.

Associate Membership

Our Associate Membership is for individuals working in a role related to the veterinary profession.

Membership fees

Annual: £307

Monthly*: £27

Our membership is a digital membership.

You can choose to upgrade to receive print copies of our journals when purchasing your membership. The journals are charged at £25 per journal for print copies per year.

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*Our monthly fee is taken by Direct Debit once a month for your 12-month membership period. It is only currently available to UK members.

Student Associate Membership

This membership is for undergraduate students on a course related to the equine profession that is not a veterinary medicine degree.

Membership fees

Annual: £57

Our membership is a digital membership.

You can choose to upgrade to receive print copies of our journals when purchasing your membership. The journals are charged at £25 per journal for print copies per year.

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Developing World Membership

We offer a free membership to support veterinary surgeons in low- and middle-income countries. 

Who is eligible?

To be eligible for free membership individuals must:

  • be a registered veterinary surgeon
  • live and work in a G77 member state 
  • not be primarily employed in horseracing, polo, or FEI sport.

Membership fee

£0

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UK Refugee Membership

In conjunction with the RCVS we provide a free membership to veterinary surgeons who have been granted refugee status in the UK. Please contact the RCVS to apply for this membership category.