RSC FIRST 2026: AI in Chemistry

To comply with regional payment and invoicing regulations (Chinese Fapiao for taxation), two distinct registration fee structures are in place. Delegates from the Chinese Mainland should select the CNY/RMB (Chinese Yuan, CN¥) payment option. All other delegates—including international attendees and those from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan—should choose the USD (US Dollar, US$) pricing scheme.

For delegates from the Chinese Mainland: 来自中国大陆的参会代表，请通过中文注册通道完成报名（本页面上方中文注册按钮），并使用人民币进行支付。会议结束后，我们将统一为您开具会议注册费正规发票。

CNY / RMB prices (人民币价格)

	Non-member	RSC member

Early-bird registration: until 🗓️ 01 October 2026
Academic - Regular	CN¥ 3000	CN¥ 3000 2400
Student	CN¥ 2000	CN¥ 2000 1600
Non-academic	CN¥ 3800	CN¥ 3800 3000

Standard registration: until 🗓️ 01 November 2026
Academic - Regular	CN¥ 3800	CN¥ 3800 3000
Student	CN¥ 2600	CN¥ 2600 2100
Non-academic	CN¥ 4500	CN¥ 4500 3600

On-site registration (subject to availability; we strongly encourage registering online in advance to guarantee your entry)
Academic - Regular	CN¥ 4200	CN¥ 4200 3300
Student	CN¥ 3000	CN¥ 3000 2400
Non-academic	CN¥ 5000	CN¥ 5000 4000

USD prices

	Non-member	RSC member

Early-bird registration: until 🗓️ 01 October 2026
Academic - Regular	US$ 475	US$ 475 375
Student	US$ 325	US$ 325 275
Non-academic	US$ 600	US$ 600 475

Standard registration: until 🗓️ 01 November 2026
Academic - Regular	US$ 600	US$ 600 475
Student	US$ 425	US$ 425 350
Non-academic	US$ 700	US$ 700 575

On-site registration (subject to availability; we strongly encourage registering online in advance to guarantee your entry)
Academic - Regular	US$ 650	US$ 650 525
Student	US$ 475	US$ 475 375
Non-academic	US$ 800	US$ 800 625

Registration includes:

Attendance at all scientific sessions
Attendance at the poster session
Access to the exhibition area
Conference materials and the official Book of Abstracts
Refreshments throughout the conference
Lunch on all three days
For full paying delegates, conference banquet on 20 November
For student delegates, dinner on 19 and 20 November

Benefits to RSC members

If you are a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) member, please select the member option on the online registration page. You will need to enter your membership number.

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Besides registartion fee discounts, RSC members can also enjoy the following additional benefits:

Grants for Carers

With our Grants for carers, you can apply for up to £1,200 per year to help you attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference or workshop or a professional development event. This money would be used to cover any additional costs you incur, paying for care that you usually provide.

Please visit the website for further information and eligibility criteria.

Accessibility Grants

With our Accessibility grants, you can apply for up to £1,200 per year to help with the cost of specific support to attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference, workshop or professional development event. This support might be any form of equipment, service, or other personal expense associated with meeting your access needs.

Please visit the website for further information and eligibility criteria.

Researcher Development & Travel Grants

If you are an RSC member and you are one of the following:

a PhD student actively undertaking a PhD course in the chemical sciences
a researcher in the chemical sciences (including post docs, research technicians and research assistants)
working in academia, industry or any sector
within 10 years of leaving full time education (at the time of the application deadline).

You can apply for up to £500 to support your participation in this event. Please note it is not necessary to have confirmation of abstract acceptance before applying for a Researcher Development and Travel Grants and we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Please see the website for up-to-date information on eligibility, how to apply and submission deadlines.

Researcher Development and Travel Grants can be applied for in addition to Grants for Carers and Accessibility Grants.