Organisational Membership

Welcome to ReSA

ReSA brings research software communities together to collaborate on the advancement of the research software ecosystem. ReSA organisational membership will demonstrate your commitment to international collaboration and innovation for research (including AI-driven research) by supporting the ReSA vision that research software and those who develop and maintain it are recognised and valued as fundamental and vital to research worldwide. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with decision makers and key influencers to create outcomes that will achieve both your goals and those of the international community.

Organisational Membership Benefits

Opportunities to:

Collaborate with the international research software community to solve common issues
Further the international standing and influence of your organisation
Gain public recognition as an Organisational Member of ReSA and use of the official ReSA Organisational Member logo
Learn and share best practice
Promote your work to a global audience
Broaden your reach by collaborating on ReSA projects
Attend global community events
Access decision makers and key influencers
Receive regular communications
ReSA Organisational Member Logo

How to join

To become a ReSA Organisational Member, please provide your contact details, and review the optional membership agreement and consider if it is beneficial for you and if your organisation wishes to also sign this, or contact memberships@researchsoft.org to discuss further. Membership is for the calendar year. Organisations that join after 1 July are eligible for a 6-month membership. Membership fees are invoiced through our fiscal sponsor, Code for Science and Society. An overview of Organisational Membership (which summarises this webpage) is also available for use. Information on how ReSA funds are used is included in About Us, and donations are always welcome.

Annual Investment

Number of employees	High Income Country - Not-For-Profit (USD$)	High Income Country - For-Profit (USD$)	Low/Middle Income Country - Not-For-Profit (USD$)	Low/Middle Income Country - For-Profit (USD$)
less than 150	$2,500	$4,000	$500	$800
151-250	$5,000	$8,000	$1,000	$1,600
250 or more	$12,500	$20,000	$2,500	$4,000

Recent ReSA Achievements

Leading the development of a research software funders community that has engaged 60+ funding organisations in its goal to address common challenges to achieve the significant cultural change needed across the research sector and better coordinate investment globally. See Amsterdam Declaration on Funding Research Software Sustainability.
Engaging in drafting of the OECD Recommendation on Access to Research Data from Public Funding and UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, which has led to the inclusion of research software in key international policy and toolkits.
Facilitating global community forums and discussions, supported by analysis of relevant issues, to identify community priorities and create task forces on topics such as research software policy for research institutions, and research software authorship.
Co-leading the drafting of the FAIR for Research Software Principles which engaged 500+ community members. Positive signals of adoption demonstrate high levels of community support.
Supporting the ReSA task force on code availability by publishers to engage publishers in the coordination needed to gain wide-scale cultural change.
Co-leading initiatives in Africa (with Research Software and Systems Engineers Africa) and Asia (with Research Software Engineers Asia Association) to identify research software community leaders and influencers to help shape international dialogues.
Providing resources to raise awareness of the importance of software in research.