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EnglishHow Early Career Scholars Can Join the ESHS Early Career Network
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The European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) provides a dedicated early career network for early career scholars, and the society's website lists it as an open invitation: "If you are an early career scholar, you can join our early career network." The site does not publish a separate application form, eligibility checklist, or fee for the network itself, so the practical route is to use the society's contact channel and ask to be connected with the network.
Who the network is for
The ESHS describes the network as being for early career scholars. The homepage does not define a specific career stage, such as doctoral candidate, postdoc, or first-years-after-PhD, so if your status is borderline, it is worth confirming with the society directly rather than assuming you are ineligible.
The society itself is broader in scope: founded in 2003, it promotes European cooperation in the history of science, technology, and medicine, and its members are located throughout the world. That means the early career network sits within an international membership base rather than being limited to scholars based in Europe.
How to join
The website gives one clear action rather than a multi-step process:
- Go to the ESHS website at eshs.org.
- Use the "Contact us" link, which appears on the homepage and is described as the route for questions or suggestions.
- State that you are an early career scholar and ask to join the early career network.
The expected result is that the society responds with the relevant next step, since the site does not expose a self-service signup for the network. There is no published menu path, form field list, or confirmation screen to rely on, so treat the contact route as the entry point.
What the network offers
The homepage presents the early career network as a benefit of engaging with the society, alongside membership and the society's journal. It does not itemize network-specific activities such as mentoring, travel grants, or conferences, so those details are not confirmed by the available page content. What is confirmed is that the network exists as a distinct offering aimed at early career scholars, separate from general membership.
If you want to know exactly what the network does before joining, ask that question in the same contact message.
Related ESHS offerings worth knowing
| Offering | What the site says |
|---|---|
| Membership | The site invites visitors to "Become a member of the ESHS" and includes a "subscribe" signal, but no price or terms are shown on the homepage. |
| Official journal | Published in Open Access. |
| Neuenschwander Prize | The 2026 prize goes to Ana Simões; more news is available on the site. |
| Early career network | Open to early career scholars, joined via contact. |
Common sticking points
- Expecting a signup button. The homepage offers an invitation, not a form, so contact is the realistic first step.
- Assuming a fee. No price is stated for the early career network on the page; membership pricing is also not shown, so do not assume either is free or paid.
- Assuming a Europe-only requirement. The society states its members are located throughout the world, so geography is not presented as a barrier.
- Treating the journal's Open Access status as a network benefit. They are separate items on the page; the journal being Open Access does not by itself describe network access.
Bottom line
If you are an early career scholar in the history of science, technology, or medicine, the documented way to join the ESHS early career network is to contact the society through the "Contact us" link on eshs.org and request to join. Confirm your eligibility and what the network includes in that same message, since the site does not spell out either.