Fellowship FAQs

Our Life Fellowship option lets you become a Fellow for life with a one-time subscription. The standard price is £4,500, which is reduced to £3,000 for those who have been Fellows for at least 10 consecutive years or are aged 65 and over. If you would like to pursue Life Fellowship, please select this option on the application form. 

You do not need to provide references as part of your application. However, if we have any concerns or need further verification, we will be in touch to request a reference. If we do contact your referee, they will be asked a couple of questions based on how they know you and whether they consider you to have a commitment to positive social change. This will be stored securely on our database as part of your application.

Yes, we would love to welcome you back to the Fellowship. Please send the Fellowship Team an email telling us you wish to rejoin, and they will provide you with a link to update your details. We do not require rejoining Fellows to pay the £75 registration fee.

All Fellows pay an annual charitable subscription of £219. Most Fellows with UK bank accounts choose to pay by Direct Debit in monthly instalments of £18.25 at no extra cost.

There’s also a one-off registration fee of £75 to help cover the set-up of your Fellowship.

For those applying from outside the UK, you can pay in instalments via credit or debit card by contacting the Fellowship team.

You will be asked to provide payment details on your application form. However, payment is only processed after your application has been reviewed and approved by our admissions panel. If your application is not approved, your card details will be securely destroyed.

Direct Debit is the most cost-efficient way of making payment. There is also the opportunity to pay monthly or quarterly. If you would like to switch to Direct Debit, please contact the Fellowship Services team by email or call 0207 451 6939 and we will set this up for you. If you are not yet a Fellow, you will be given the opportunity to set up a Direct Debit when you apply. 

We understand that an annual payment may not be affordable for all. You can pay your subscription monthly or quarterly to help spread the cost of Fellowship through a Direct Debit from a UK bank account.

We do have a limited bursary fund to make the Fellowship more accessible.

Should you wish to apply for a 25% or 50% bursary, please contact [email protected].

If you would like to pay by bank transfer, please email [email protected] to request our bank details.

Please address cheques to RSA No. 1 Account. Please write your Fellowship number on the reverse of the cheque, and post it to: Freepost THE RSA 

Please do not include any other address information (for example, our street address) on the envelope as this may cause your cheque to be delayed. 

Gift Aid is a government initiative that allows charities to reclaim tax from HMRC for donations made by UK taxpayers. This means that we can claim back from HMRC 25p of every £1 of your Fellowship subscription, at no extra cost to you.

Gift Aid is a crucial way for our Fellows to increase the value of their charitable subscription and provide further support to the RSA. If you are eligible, you will be provided with the option to Gift Aid your subscription when you apply.

To be eligible, you must be a UK taxpayer and pay an amount of UK income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax that the RSA and any other charities and CASCs that you donate to reclaim on your subscriptions and donations in the tax year.

If you would like more information about Gift Aid and the RSA, please do get in touch at [email protected] and a member of our team will be in touch.

Please see our donations page for a list of the ways in which you can donate to the RSA. Your support makes a real difference and enables the RSA to deliver positive social change globally. 

Please let the Fellowship team know that you need a replacement card and we will arrange for a replacement to be sent to you as soon as possible.

You can still visit RSA House in the meantime, just remember to make yourself known to reception when you arrive. 

Request a password reset on the My RSA sign-in page. This will generate an email with further instructions about how to change your password. 

Once you are logged into MyRSA then you will be able to access Circle by clicking on the “Chat, Connect and Collaborate” icon on the right-hand side. Once logged in, if you need more information then please go to Circle’s help section. If you need any further assistance, then please contact the Fellowship team.

As a Fellow, you should be receiving regular communications from us by email. Please check your spam filters to ensure our emails are not being diverted. You should also log in to My RSA to check that your personal details are up to date. If you are still experiencing problems, please contact us. 

Please log in to My RSA and go to the “My Account” section to update your details or email [email protected]with your updated information. 

Sometimes these letters cross as we arrange for them to be sent out ten days in advance. Please email [email protected] if you’re concerned that we have received your payment, and if we have, please disregard the renewal letter. 

The Fellowship Services team will contact you in advance of your renewal date to let you know how you can renew. You can contact the Fellowship Services team by emailing [email protected] or by calling 0207 451 6939 if you need any help with your renewal. 

The RSA no longer supplies certificates or diplomas. Your Fellowship card and welcome pack confirm your Fellowship status, and you are welcome to use the postnominal FRSA as you wish.

You are more than welcome to use the RSA logo, please click here for more details.

Please email your request to [email protected] and we can confirm whether someone is a Fellow. However, we are unable to provide any further personal information about our Fellows to non-Fellows.

Please send any information to [email protected] and we will pass the details on to our Governance Manager to follow up on.

The RSA ceased being an examinations body some time ago, but you should be able to get the information you’re looking for from our successors, OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA examinations). You can contact OCR through the following routes:

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 01223 553 311
• Address: 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU