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Membership Pricing

$30 - Student Membership: For undergraduates and graduates

$40 - Discounted Membership: For Indigenous, independent, retired, or underemployed scholars

$60 - Regular Membership

+$37 - Add an IJAL subscription

Membership Plans

One-Year Plan - These are valid for one year. When your membership is about to expire, you will receive a notification by email. If you wish to continue your membership, you must start a new membership at this time. You cannot renew a one-year membership.

Recurring Plan - These will automatically renew each year. You will receive notification before your membership renews, and notifications if your credit card information is about to expire. You may cancel the plan at any time. We do not offer recurring plans for student pricing.

As of January 2022, we will no longer offer any new pay-by-check plans.

If you have any questions about the plans or your membership, please contact secretary@ssila.org.

Membership Benefits

A SSILA membership comes with many benefits!

  • Tax-deductible dues and donations (for U.S. members)

  • Reduced cost subscription to International Journal of American Linguistics (IJAL)

  • The privilege of presenting at SSILA meetings

  • Your conference presentation materials published on the SSILA website

  • The collegiality of networking with like-minded people

  • Voting power for the SSILA Executive Committee and Nominating Committee members

  • The opportunity to, as a group, assist linguists and speakers working with Indigenous languages of our whole hemisphere through:

    • Recognition awards (Best Student Presentation, Haas, Hale, Golla)

    • Travel support (approximately 5 students / yr.)

  • Access to SSILA conference presentation materials

  • Access to the SSILA Newsletter & Bulletin Archives

  • Timely notice of issues pertinent to the Society through:


Photo Credits

Membership banner image:  Claire Bowern, Susan Gehr, and Monica Macaulay, 2020 Winter Meetings, Bulbancha/New Orleans. Photo by Mary Linn, SSILA Secretary-Treasurer.