For students or educators, we offer a special dues-reduced membership.

Educators  must be employed full-time with an academic appointment as a teacher, research specialist, department head, director or dean of a college, university, or other academic institution. Your educational responsibility must include purchasing, materials management or other related fields or subjects. Please provide a copy of your business card as verification.

Students  must be enrolled full-time in an accredited community college or four-year college or university. Full-time is defined as 12 or more credit hours for undergraduate students, and six or more hours for graduate students. You must indicate your estimated date of graduation on your application and include your advisor's email address for verification of your full-time status.