Membership Levels & Benefits
Benefits
Collaborate in a respected interdisciplinary community to strengthen your career and advance innovation in aging.
- Advance your career and the profession
- Find current job listings when seeking career opportunities or locate qualified candidates to fill positions at your workplace with AgeWork, the GSA Career Center.
- Participate in the Dissertation Writing Group and access resources on how to fund, publish, and present research.
- Learn about esteemed recognition programs, including Awards and Fellow distinction.
- Engage in leadership positions as an Interest Group convener, journal editor, peer reviewer, or committee member.
- Present at the Annual Scientific Meeting.
- Build your professional network
- Connect with experts in the field of aging at the Annual Scientific Meeting.
- Collaborate on research, publishing, and special projects with other GSA members.
- Communicate with members through the online community, GSA Connect.
- Form mentoring relationships to learn useful insights and develop a support system as a mentee or to share knowledge and contribute to the future of gerontology as a mentor.
- Stay up to date
- Access the most recent and foundational aging research in six preeminent scholarly journals and a variety of publications and newsletters reporting on policy issues, funding opportunities, and resources.
- Explore specific topics along with GSA’s interdisciplinary members and choose from over 50 Interest Groups.
- Attend webinars and the Annual Scientific Meeting to hear about the latest research, trends, and best practices.
Additional perks of GSA membership: publishing discounts, discounted registration rate for the Annual Scientific Meeting, and GSA product discounts.
Levels
Membership in the Society shall be open to persons of good character who hold interest in furthering the purposes of the Society. The purposes of Society shall be to advance the scientific and scholarly study of aging and to promote human welfare by the encouragement of gerontology in all its areas.
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Membership Type |
Price |
Eligibility |
Benefits |
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Regular |
$228/year |
Individuals who do not meet the requirements of the other membership types with restrictions. |
All member benefits outlined above; includes print subscription to two GSA journals. |
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Student |
$98/year |
Individuals who are enrolled full time in accredited institutions of higher education, those completing internship or residency requirements, and postdoctoral researchers and fellows. |
All benefits of a regular member. Plus participation in the Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO). |
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Transitional |
$125/year |
Intended for those transitioning to permanent career posts, this type is available only to current GSA ESPO student members (for a maximum of 2 years). |
All benefits of a regular member. Plus participation in the Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO). |
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Undergraduate Student |
$34/year |
Undergraduates enrolled full time in accredited institutions of higher education. |
All benefits of a regular member, but online journal access only. Plus participation in the Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO). |
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Spouse |
$65/year |
Eligible to spouses of those in the regular membership category. |
All benefits of a regular member, but online journal access only. |
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Emeritus |
$65/year |
Individuals who have been a member for 20 or more years and are no longer compensated for professional work. Members granted emeritus status prior to January 1, 2015, will be grandfathered in at their original emeritus dues rate. |
All benefits of a regular member, but online journal access only. |
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Retired |
$96/year |
Individuals who have not been a member of GSA for 20 or more years but are no longer being compensated for professional work. |
All benefits of a regular member, but online journal access only. |
| AGHE Institutional Membership | varies | GSA offers an Institutional Membership through The Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education. Click here for more information. | Click here for more information |
