Membership

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Are you a current member or former member?

Click the link below to log into your member portal; then click "Renew Membership." Note: if your membership expired more than about two years in the past, your old record may no longer be available. In that case, you'll need to join as a new member.

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What are the membership categories and dues?

Student membership: $46

Available to anyone who is currently enrolled as a degree-seeking student.
NOTE: Departments can purchase student membership in bulk and receive a substantial discount.
Learn more and purchase bulk student memberships.

Regular membership: $137

If you received your PhD in the past 12 months, you are eligible for a free year of regular membership - congratulations!
Click here to request your free year of membership.

Associate membership: $97

Available to retired linguists as well as non-linguists who would like to support LSA and its work.

Lifetime membership: $2,475

Lifetime membership comes with a print copy of Language at no additional cost.

Indigenous Scholars of the Americas: Complimentary

Individuals who have a deep and personal connection to an Indigenous community of the Americas or the historically United States-affiliated Pacific and who are engaged in scholarship focused on the language(s) of that community are eligible for complimentary membership.
Dues waiver application.

K-12 Teachers and Students: Complimentary

Complimentary membership application.

NOTE: If paying membership dues represents an economic hardship for you, you may be eligible for a dues waiver.

Learn more and request a waiver.

What are the benefits of membership?

By becoming a member, you can help strengthen the scientific study of language and contribute to advocacy based on the empirical findings of linguistics.

You can also:

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Design your career as a linguist Participate in career and professional development opportunities Browse the Job Board and career resources and take charge of your career	Join committees and meet like-minded linguists Attend the LSA Annual Meeting at member-only rates, affiliated conferences, and virtual events Access the LSA Membership Directory	Browse LSA publications and stay current in the literature Participate in research webinars Apply for fellowships, grants, and awards Share your accomplishments on the Good News Form Access the bi-weekly newsletter, LSA Update	Vote in LSA elections Become a volunteer; become a leader Submit manuscripts for LSA publications Submit abstracts and organized session proposals for the LSA Annual Meeting