Membership Overview

Preamble

Membership in TASSA is open to scientists and scholars in arts and humanities, social or physical sciences, including all engineering, basic, and life sciences. For the purposes of membership in TASSA, "Scientist and Scholar" refers to an individual holding at least one earned graduate degree. Graduate students studying in these fields may join the organization under a different membership category as specified below.

Institutions interested in and committed to the mission of TASSA may become an Institutional Member. Institutional membership includes a prescribed number of individuals participate as part of the institutional membership as determined by the board of directors. The institutional members shall have one vote at the general assembly meetings, which may be cast by any designated individual by the member institution.

TASSA Membership Categories

• Individual Membership
  • Regular Membership due is $75 annually
  • Student Membership due is $25 annually
• Institutional Membership
  • Sponsor Membership due is $1,000 annually
  • Promoting Membership due is $2,500 annually
  • Sustaining Membership due is $5,000 annually
  • Championing Membership due is $7,500 annually

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Qualifications for Membership

All members must possess the qualities articulated in the preamble. Depending on academic achievements, qualified individuals may apply for one of the following types of memberships. Unless otherwise noted, all members may hold elected or appointed positions ( e.g. officer, auditor, director, or chair of a committee) as articulated in this bylaws. The board of directors or a committee empowered by it must approve the admission of all members.

• Regular Member: A regular member is an individual holding at least one earned graduate degree.
• Student Member: A student member is an individual seeking a masters, doctorate, or equivalent level degree.
• Institutional Member: Institutions interested in and committed to the mission of TASSA may become institutional members. Institutional membership will include a prescribed number of individuals participate as part of the institutional membership as determined by the board of directors. The institutional members shall have one vote at the general assembly meetings, which may be cast by any designated individual by the member institution.

We welcome your questions and suggestions and encourage you to contact us for additional information about TASSA Membership. Please direct your questions about membership to TASSA Membership Committee at: membership {at} tassausa.org