Around this time of year we get many questions from graduate students trying to get their annual SWE membership squared away so they can take advantage of the WE Conference registration prices for members. Here’s a quick reference that answers all the common questions we get and will point you to many great SWE resources! If you have additional questions, you can check the SWE support Knowledge Base, submit a ticket on the SWE support site, or send an email to membership@swe.org.
SWE Memberships are broken down into two categories: Collegiate and Professional.
The Standard Collegiate Membership is $20 annually and is available to college students pursuing degrees in engineering or engineering-related fields and not employed full time in an engineering position.
The Collegiate to Career (C2C) Membership is $50 and a one-time payment for membership that will last throughout a member’s (consecutive) college career plus one additional year of professional membership after graduating. This is a great deal for students! As someone who joined during undergrad and then immediately transitioned into a PhD program, I will have received almost a decade of membership from my one-time payment.
There are also reduced rate Collegiate joint memberships with professional organizations NSBE, SHPE, and AISES and discounts for members from low- and middle-income countries. Refer to the Collegiate Memberships page to learn more about the rates and restrictions.
The Standard Professional Membership is $100 a year, but there is also a Recent Graduate discount for university graduates with a graduation date within the previous 24 months. Additional options exist for employees not working as engineers, K-12 educators, and Life Members. Similar to the Collegiate Memberships, special rates are available for SHPE or AISES joint memberships and global members.
Note that if you were once a professional member and go back to school, you cannot revert back to a Collegiate Membership. But there does exist a special Professional Back-to-School rate that you can select!
Benefits of SWE Membership include access to a global and local community of engineers, professional development through SWE’s AdvanceLearning Center, leadership training and experience, diversity training, SWE annual and local conferences, and much more!
Did You Know?
Ready to get started and join or reinstate your SWE membership? These fantastic directions from SWE can walk you through everything you need to know about the SWE Member Portal!
Cecilia Klauber. Graduate Member Coordinator
SWE Memberships are broken down into two categories: Collegiate and Professional.
The Standard Collegiate Membership is $20 annually and is available to college students pursuing degrees in engineering or engineering-related fields and not employed full time in an engineering position.
The Collegiate to Career (C2C) Membership is $50 and a one-time payment for membership that will last throughout a member’s (consecutive) college career plus one additional year of professional membership after graduating. This is a great deal for students! As someone who joined during undergrad and then immediately transitioned into a PhD program, I will have received almost a decade of membership from my one-time payment.
There are also reduced rate Collegiate joint memberships with professional organizations NSBE, SHPE, and AISES and discounts for members from low- and middle-income countries. Refer to the Collegiate Memberships page to learn more about the rates and restrictions.
The Standard Professional Membership is $100 a year, but there is also a Recent Graduate discount for university graduates with a graduation date within the previous 24 months. Additional options exist for employees not working as engineers, K-12 educators, and Life Members. Similar to the Collegiate Memberships, special rates are available for SHPE or AISES joint memberships and global members.
Note that if you were once a professional member and go back to school, you cannot revert back to a Collegiate Membership. But there does exist a special Professional Back-to-School rate that you can select!
Benefits of SWE Membership include access to a global and local community of engineers, professional development through SWE’s AdvanceLearning Center, leadership training and experience, diversity training, SWE annual and local conferences, and much more!
Did You Know?
- SWE Membership is open to all genders!
- Be sure to renew annually and always check your graduation date!
Ready to get started and join or reinstate your SWE membership? These fantastic directions from SWE can walk you through everything you need to know about the SWE Member Portal!
Cecilia Klauber. Graduate Member Coordinator
