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Membership Eligibility Guidelines
Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation. Those who have shown potential as researchers are invited to join as associate members. Full membership is conferred upon those who have demonstrated noteworthy achievements in research. Each year the Society initiates more than 5,000 new members. Over the course of the Society's distinguished history, more than 170 members have won the Nobel Prize and many more have earned election to the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering.
Any active (dues paying) full member may nominate an individual for membership. A nomination form may be completed and submitted either through a local chapter or through the Committee on Qualifications and Membership (via the Sigma Xi administrative office).
The types of membership are as follows. A summary of the current dues structure also includes descriptions of special dues categories for students, emeritus members, unemployed members and individuals for whom paying the full dues amount presents a hardship.
An associate member who qualifies for full membership as described below may seek promotion to full member status by using the promotion form .
Membership Eligibility Guidelines
Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation. Those who have shown potential as researchers are invited to join as associate members. Full membership is conferred upon those who have demonstrated noteworthy achievements in research. Each year the Society initiates more than 5,000 new members. Over the course of the Society's distinguished history, more than 170 members have won the Nobel Prize and many more have earned election to the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering.
Any active (dues paying) full member may nominate an individual for membership. A nomination form may be completed and submitted either through a local chapter or through the Committee on Qualifications and Membership (via the Sigma Xi administrative office).
The types of membership are as follows. A summary of the current dues structure also includes descriptions of special dues categories for students, emeritus members, unemployed members and individuals for whom paying the full dues amount presents a hardship.
An associate member who qualifies for full membership as described below may seek promotion to full member status by using the promotion form .
Extract from the Sigma Xi Constitution Concerning Eligibility
Section 3. Requirements for Election or Promotion to Membership.
Member (Full Member): Any individual who has shown noteworthy achievement as an original investigator in a field of pure or applied science is eligible for election or promotion to full membership in the Society by a chapter or the Committee on Qualifications and Membership.
Associate Member: Any individual who has, through initial research achievement in a field of pure or applied science, shown aptitude for research which is expected in due course to lead to the fulfillment of the requirements for full membership, is eligible for election to associate membership by a chapter or the Committee on Qualifications and Membership.
Definition of Terms (from the Sigma Xi Bylaws)
Noteworthy Achievement: Noteworthy achievement in research specified for election or promotion to full membershipÖmust be evidenced by publication, patents, written reports or a thesis or dissertation, which must be available to the Committee on Qualifications and Membership if requested. If the work is "classified," it shall be assessed for the Committee by a "cleared" Member. Membership in the Society is neither linked to the possession of any degree nor contingent upon belonging to some other organization.
Research Aptitude: Research aptitude specified for election to associate membershipÖ must be evidenced by independent investigation ordinarily resulting in a written report, which must be available to the Committee on Qualifications and Membership if requested. If the work is "classified," it shall be assessed for the Committee by a "cleared" Member. Associate membership is offered to encourage young investigators with promise to continue careers in research. In making the nomination, both the nominator and the seconder attest to the nominee's potential for future promotion to Member.
Non-discrimination Policy
Neither Sigma Xi, nor any chapter of Sigma Xi, shall discriminate against candidates for election to membership on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
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