To be accepted as an associate member of the Association, you will have to fulfil the following criteria:

  • Not-for-profit organisation

  • Unable to meet all eligibility criteria of full members, e.g. organisations based in a country that is NOT part of “geographical Europe” (= EEA member states + Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Baltic states not in EU).

  • Be an individual, partner or supporter as per the above definitions

  • Proven activities on IPF/PF or related diseases

  • Proven willingness and ability to contribute to the work of EU-IPFF

As an associate member of EU-IPFF you will enjoy the following rights:

  • Partners can be invited to attend the General Assembly, at their own expenses.

  • All Associate members have the right to be informed by the Federation on its activities (by receiving the EU-IPFF newsletter and other relevant communications);

  • All Associate members have the right to have their logo and contact details included in the EU-IPFF website.

Associate members do not have the right to vote.

To apply for membership, please click here and complete the below application form. With your registration, your organisation agrees to contribute to the development of EU-IPFF, as well as to share expertise and experience with other EU-IPFF members.

All requests for membership are examined on a case-by-case basis. A committee will review the request and reserves the right to accept or reject the same.

After submission, our team will review your application and get back to you in due course. If you have any questions on how to fill out the form or require more information, please feel free to send an email to secretariat@eu-ipff.org.

Please find the application form here