Application Form

The United Kingdom Science Park Association: Application For Membership The term Science Park describes a business support environment that encourages and supports the start-up, incubation and development of innovation-led, high-growth, knowledge-based businesses; initiatives called by other names such as Research Park, Innovation Centre, Technology Park, Technopole or technology-based Incubator – where they aspire to meet the essential criteria set out above are also included within the definition. Full Membership is for those organisations which are fully operational, having a site, buildings, tenants and a management function. Associate Membership is the membership category applicable to Innovation-based Parks and Technology-based Incubators which are being planned and where the developers intend to work towards the Association's definition of a science park. An additional category is that of Affiliate Membership, reserved for organisations whose objectives and activities have common ground with those of the Association and where membership, which will be by invitation, could be mutually beneficial. If, having read the above, you believe Full or Associate Membership of the Association is appropriate to the development you represent, please complete and return the attached form to: The United Kingdom Science Park Association Chesterford Research Park Little Chesterford Saffron Walden CB10 1XL Telephone: 01799 532050 Fax: 01799 532049 Email: info@ukspa.org.uk Applicants from outside of the UK and Ireland need to complete the application form for Overseas Membership: click here. If you would like to apply to be a Business Affiliate, please send a letter to the UKSPA Chief Executive Paul Wright at the above address, giving details of your company and the reason you wish to apply to be an UKSPA Business Affiliate. To send your letter by email, click here.

Name of Park


Location of Park – with address, if applicable


Details of any research organisation involved in the development if applicable


List of other development partners


Description of property offering – please indicate which is existing and which is planned


Please provide an overview of how the park will be managed in terms of day-to-day management, strategic
planning, support for tenants and links to external partners


Brief description of the letting policy


Any other relevant details (eg. stage of development reached by Parks not yet operational)


Name, address and contact details of the organisation submitting the application


Name and position of representative who will attend UKSPA meetings and to whom
correspondence should be sent


One additional non-voting representative may be nominated to be included on the mailing list. Please give details
of name, address, telephone and fax numbers, if appropriate


Is the development already known to an existing UKSPA Member? If so, please name


For your information the joining fee is currently £100 and the annual subscription £970; these amounts are
subject to VAT at the current rate. Please do not send any payment with this form. Address to which subscription
invoices should be forwarded:




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