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NEW! NAEP Membership Restructure

Launching March 1, 2022

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NAEP Current Membership Types

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Voting Membership Types

• General Member  |  $175/yr
  General membership is open to individuals who:
• Hold a graduate or undergraduate college degree with a science or environmental curriculum-based focus
  
• Are currently engaged in one or more environmental professions. General members may vote and hold office
  
  
• Group General Member  |  $850/yr
  Group General membership is available to companies, individual government agencies/department, or non-profit organizations involved in one of the various environmental practices.
  
  Group General members will:
• Include up to five (5) designated members from one company, who each meet all of the qualifications and criteria for a General Member, with one (1) of the five (5) acting as the primary contact. Designated members are voting members and receive NAEP discounts
• Allow Incremental fee increases per additional groups of five (5) of the organizations' employees/members registered with NAEP
  
• Be recognized specifically by NAEP
  
  
• Emerging Professional Member  |  $95/yr
  

  The Emerging Professional member type offers a bridge rate for student members who:

• Received a graduate or undergraduate college degree
• Have less than two (2) years in the environmental profession

• Emeritus Member  |  $95/yr
  Emeritus (senior) members are entitled to all privileges of General Membership at a reduced dues rate.
  
  Open to individuals who:
• Are at least 65 years of age
• Have at least 20 years of experience as an environmental professional
• Are retired from a full-time compensated environmental professional position
• Are working no more than 20 hours of paid work per week in an environmental professional capacity
  
  
• Transitioning Professional Member  |  Pricing Varies   
  Transitioning professionals meet the requirements of the General Membership type and include professionals transitioning between employers. Contact the NAEP Office to request a discount on membership due to unforeseen unemployment.

Non-Voting Membership Types

• Student Member  |  $60/yr
  Limited to full-time students who are:
• Pursuing an environmental degree (includes students participating in non-traditional coursework such as internships, co-ops, etc.) at an accredited college or university
• Registered in at least one (1) course in an environmentally-related discipline
• Able to provide proof a copy of a current transcript and college ID to NAEP
  
  
• Associate Member  |  $145/yr
  Open to individuals who:
• Do not meet the requirements for General Membership
• Are interested in environmental issues, ideas, or technology; networking; or reaching Environmental Practitioners
  
  

• Corporate or Government Agency Membership  |  $875/yr
  The Corporate or Government Agency membership type is available to companies, individual government agencies/departments, or non-profit organizations involved in one of the various environmental practices.
  
  Corporate/Government Agency members will:

• Include up to five (5) designated members from one company, with one (1) of the five (5) acting as the primary contact
• Allow incremental fee increases per additional groups of five (5) of the organizations' employees/members registered with NAEP
• Be open to vendors in the Environmental Professions
• Be recognized specifically by NAEP