Benefits
- Regular and timely information on EFI activities and issues related to European forest research in general.
- Having the opportunity to influence the direction of EFI's programme. Associate Members have the right of vote at the annual conference.
- Having the opportunity to stand for Board membership and have a direct influence on the functioning of EFI (for the Associate Members).
- EFI is exercising its best efforts to build research and consultancy consortia out of member organisations only. See
"Policy on Involving Associate and Affiliate Members in Research and Development Projects".
- EFI scholarship awarded annually to young researchers from EFI Associate or Affiliate member organisations.
- Opportunity to special rates at the major networking event EFI Annual Conference.
- EFI associated event status for events hosted by Associate/Affiliate Members.
- Receiving EFI's publications free of charge.
- Opportunity to provide news items to EuroForest Portal.
- Free advertisement space in EFI News and on EFI's webpages (news, open posts).