About SSE Membership
Membership Benefits
Membership Types
Membership Fees
Global Membership Assistance Program (for researchers in lower GDP countries)
SSE Membership Award (new 2020)
Member Login (access publication discount codes here)

About

The Society for the Study of Evolution has several options for membership. Our main area of expertise is in supporting professional scientists and their students, but we also encourage K-12, community college educators, and affiliated professionals to join us in our mission. Memberships are for a calendar year, January 1 – December 31. You may join and/or renew your membership online with a credit card or by mail. Come be part of a worldwide community that promotes the study of organic evolution!

Click here to renew your membership or join the Society. 

Mail-in Membership Form
To join or renew by mail, please use this form: 2025 Mail-In Membership Join/Renew Form

Gift Memberships
You can now give a gift membership to a student for $10. This is a great way to introduce students to the Society for the first time. You can do this at the same time as your renewal or at a later date.
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If you have any problems, please contact us at sse-manager@evolutionsociety.org. 

Membership Types

Regular Member: Any person who is a professional in the field and does not fit into the categories below.  
Postdoc Member: Any member who is either holding or transitioning from/to a current postdoctoral position, or has completed a PhD no more than 8 years earlier and does not hold a permanent position. 
Student Member: Any full-time (degree-seeking) student who submits an application. 
Emeritus Member: Professional who is now retired.
K-12 Educator: K-12 teachers interested in evolution and our mission. 
Family Members: Members of the families of one of the member types above. Family members have the same privileges as other members. Can only be purchased in addition to another membership type.
Life Membership: Purchase a lifetime membership, including online access during your lifetime with no need to renew each year. Fee: $1,000 
Gift Membership: Current members may purchase one-year gift memberships for students for $10. Purchase gift memberships here.

***Researchers from lower-income countries may be eligible for free or reduced discounts through the SSE Global Membership Assistance Program. See below for more details.***

Membership Fees

SSE now offers multi-year memberships. Sign up for a 2-year membership to receive a 10% discount, or a 3-year membership to receive a 20% discount. 

Lifetime memberships can be purchased for $1,000.00.

Benefits of SSE Membership

SSE members enjoy numerous benefits, including:

●    Eligibility to apply for a variety of awards to fund travel to the annual meeting and recognize exemplary efforts in evolutionary research, education, and outreach

●    Discounted registration fee for our joint annual meeting with the American Society of Naturalists and the Society of Systematic Biologists, where you can make connections, foster relationships, find your next job and share information & research with scientists and educators around the world

●    Professional development opportunities, such as sponsoring a symposium at the annual meeting, serving on a committee, running for SSE Council, or participating in educational outreach and mentorship activities

●    Access to online resources, webinars, and workshops by American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) through SSE’s professional affiliations

Additional discounts include:

●     Free traditional publication in Evolution 

●     Free online access to Evolution

●     50% discount on fees for Open Access publication in Evolution

●     30% discount on fees for publication in Evolution Letters, our Open Access journal with the European Society fo Evolutionary Biology

To learn how to claim these discounts and access Evolution online, log in to the SSE site here.

Your membership fees enable the SSE to invest in:

• Over $100,000 US per year in grants, awards and prizes to evolutionary biologists at all career stages

• Yearly subscriptions to cover costs of Dryad data archiving for authors of Evolution and Evolution Letters

• Policy and advocacy work by financially supporting AIBS, AAAS, and NCSE

• Professional development events (e.g., Diverse Careers, Diversity in Science) at the annual meeting

• International symposia and workshops on evolutionary biology in developing countries

• Outreach and education events at the annual meeting and beyond through our support of the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action

NOTE: SSE journals are now published with Oxford University Press. SSE members no longer receive discounts on publishing in any Wiley journals, including Ecology and Evolution, Evolutionary Applications, Current Protocols, and Environmental DNA.

Global Membership Assistance Program

The SSE Global Membership Assistance (GMA) Program offers free or discounted membership to students, researchers, and educators in 152 countries and territories around the world based on World Bank classifications. Check the list of countries below to see if you are eligible.

GMA Group 1: 50% Discount on SSE Membership

GMA Group 2: Free SSE Membership

If you reside in a country or territory listed above, please complete this form to request a discount code which can be used when joining or renewing your membership:

You will be asked for your name, email address, and the name of the country in which you reside. Codes will be sent via email within 1-2 business days. Please email Kati Moore at communications@evolutionsociety.org with any questions.

Your code will be valid for any one-year, two-year, or three-year membership type. (Learn more about our membership types here.)

To learn more about SSE’s efforts to make the Society more welcoming for international members, visit the SSE International Committee page. Please contact Committee Chair at international@evolutionsociety.org with any questions, comments, or suggestions.
 
 

Evolution 2025 Global Meeting Participation

SSE is pleased to offer free registration for the virtual portion of the Evolution 2025 meeting to SSE members who reside in one of the 152 countries and territories listed above. The virtual portion of the meeting will take place May 29-30, 2025.

To apply for free meeting registration:

1. Check the list above to confirm that you live in one of the 152 countries or territories eligible for the Global Membership Assistance (GMA) program.
2. If you are not yet a member of SSE, request a code for free or discounted SSE membership through the GMA program (information above). 
3. If you are already a member of SSE, confirm that your membership is current by logging in with your SSE username and password.
4. Once you have activated, renewed, or confirmed your SSE membership, complete the form to request a code for free meeting registration.
5. After you receive your discount code, register for the meeting using the appropriate member category.

A limited number of codes are available and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please allow 2-3 business days to receive your code after completing the form. If all available codes have already been distributed, it will be indicated here.

Questions? Email Kati Moore at communications@evolutionsociety.org. Thanks for your interest in attending Evolution 2025!

SSE Membership Award

This award offers free two-year SSE memberships to 100 individuals of any career stage who identify as racial or ethnic minorities, either in their country of origin or their country of residence. This initiative is part of SSE Council’s 2020 commitment to actions to increase inclusion of and support for members of historically excluded groups, particularly individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC), in the field of evolutionary biology and through all of the society’s activities and programs. Learn more and apply here.