Free Student Membership

Students: you can join SIAM for free:

• If you attend an institution that is an Academic Member of SIAM
• If you are a member of a Student Chapter of SIAM
• If you are nominated by a nonstudent member of SIAM

How to Join

Graduate students (Master's and Ph.D. candidates) who attend an institution that is an Academic Member of SIAM can join SIAM for free. These memberships can be renewed for up to six years as long as the member remains a student at an eligible school.

• To apply online: Go to SIAM Web Services to create a new customer record, receive your username and password, and then join online.
• To apply by postal mail or fax: Download an application.

Undergraduate students who attend an institution that is an Academic Member of SIAM can be nominated for complimentary membership by any regular SIAM member in good standing or by their department chair in mathematics, engineering, computer science, physical science, or any field of study using mathematics or computational methods. Nominations can be made by e-mailing the student's name, shipping address, and e-mail address to [email protected]. Nominators should notify students that they have been nominated for a complimentary SIAM membership.

Student members of SIAM student chapters are eligible to receive free student memberships in SIAM. Chapter members can join online at https://my.siam.org. See http://www.siam.org/students/chapters/free_mem.php for detailed instructions. Alternatively, the students may complete an application form and submit it via email, mail, or fax. Please contact Membership Coordinator Nancy Snell if you encounter any difficulties in this process.

Any SIAM Regular Member in good standing can nominate up to two students per year for membership in SIAM. Fill in and submit the online nomination form.

Benefits of Free Student Membership

Benefits of free student membership are the same as for regular student members, except that free student members are not eligible to vote in SIAM elections and only receive SIAM Review in electronic format.