Welcome to the IOP Affiliated Society re-affiliation process. Firstly, a huge thank you for all the work you’ve done this year through your society – societies are instrumental in creating a community for students on campus and engaging them in physics and we really value the work you do.
Here you will select which society tier you wish to apply for for the year ahead. To apply for a particular tier, you need to have completed certain criteria this year, so please make sure you evidence this in this form.
There are three tiers: Bronze, Silver and Gold, according to your aims, expectations and previous achievements as a Society. Select your tier and then complete the form. Please refer to the IOP Student Community Affiliated Society Framework (see here) before you complete this form. It contains information on what the tiers are and the framework behind it, with examples and suggestions.
Where possible, please provide a description of the activity and if you have supplementary material such as images or links to the events held, please upload, although this is not compulsory. Please be honest and realistic in your self-assessments and use evidence where possible to support the areas you tick off.
Some top tips for filling out your re-affiliation form
Focus on the requirements for your tier
Be clear what tier of membership you're applying for, and focus your evidence on the requirements for that role. You can read up on the tiers of memberships and their requirements here.
Don’t reinvent the wheel
If you have already detailed a lot of your work in your Students’ Union’s annual report, then feel free to use chunks of that in your form to us.
Details!
Don’t just say you ran X event – let us know the details (briefly) of the event:
• What was the purpose?
• How many (roughly) attended?
• How did it go? Did you achieve what you set out to?
Evidence (you should have provided your Society's Privacy Notice to attendees if you are sharing these)
• Photos
• Videos
• Social media screenshots
• Quotes from attendees
If you have any questions, or are in any doubt about your society status, or would like to discuss your affiliation with the IOP Student Engagement Officer please contact: studentcommunity@iop.org. Finally, if you cannot complete a section for whatever reason, please select a tier and click submit on the form - we will follow up with you separately.