Become an APS member
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We know that cuts to federal science agencies have real consequences, including derailing careers and affecting livelihoods. In moments like these, please know that the American Physical Society is utilizing its resources to help physicists affected in real, tangible ways.
Why join APS?
Grow your professional connections while staying informed about the latest news and research.
Meet with researchers worldwide, shape the field's future, and engage with others in your specialty.
At every career level, APS membership gives you access to job boards, mentorship, and more.
Through APS units, you can find other physicists who share your areas of interest and expertise within physics or who are working in your region.
Find the membership option that's right for you
Meet your goals for advancing in physics, whether you're a student or a scientist at any career level. APS is excited to welcome you into our international physics community.
If you are joining APS for the first time, you will need to create a MyAPS account to get started.
Regular membership
Open to all science professionals and physics enthusiasts
$189
Early-career membership
Open to science professionals up to five years after they have received their final degree
$79
Life membership
With a one-time fee, you can join APS as a lifetime member, which includes free life membership in one division or topical group.
$2,835
Special membership types
Subsidized dues for students, seniors, unemployed individuals, and others who qualify
Special member categories
Join APS and connect with other physicists at your educational and career level and in your region. APS offers special membership categories for students, as well as scientists who may be retired or who live and work outside the United States.
Students
To support the next generation in physics, APS provides special memberships for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students.
Senior scientists
Open to current, qualifying APS members, senior membership is an opportunity for retired physicists to remain engaged with the community.
Scientists outside the United States
We offer reciprocal memberships and free memberships for physicists in less-resourced countries
More APS membership options
APS membership is open to all science professionals and physics enthusiasts. We offer generous discounts for students, early-career, and unemployed scientists, among others. Lifetime and senior membership options connect you to the physics community through your career and beyond.
Joining APS connects you to other students, mentors, funding opportunities, and ways to advance your education and career in physics.
APS offers membership dues at rates to fit a variety of circumstances and career levels.
Connect with your community
Network and collaborate with other physicists who share your research interests and career paths, as well as with other physicists in your geographic area of the United States. APS is excited to advance your passion for physics and can connect you to others in your specialty or areas of interest.
APS chapters
APS chapters support graduate students, postdocs, and early career scientists at their colleges, universities, and national laboratories.
Inclusive physics
We're committed to fostering a welcoming physics community where everyone passionate about science can succeed.
Industrial Physicists
Connect with others studying and working in the fields of aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, software, biophysics, and more.
Communities
Discover specialized physics networks, regional chapters, and peer connections to advance your research and career.
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We're advancing physics to benefit humanity.
Share your expertise, mentor future physicists, and help shape science policy through APS volunteer opportunities.
Discover the benefits and services available to you as a current APS member.