ASOR Membership Categories


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Membership Categories

Professional

$110

Receives two of BASOR, NEA, or JCS*, and ASOR Newsletter. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Eligible to apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. Eligible to present papers at the Annual Meeting and serve on editorial boards and academic committees. Eligible to vote as member of ASOR Corporation.
Student/Retired: $85 (current proof of status required). Overseas residents add $25.

Associate

$50

Receives ASOR Newsletter. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Eligible to apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. Not eligible to present papers at the Annual Meeting or serve on editorial boards and academic committees. Not eligible to vote as member of ASOR Corporation.
Overseas residents add $13.

Sustaining

$250

This category is similar to the Professional level but includes a tax-deductible donation of $100 to ASOR.
Receives BASOR, NEA, JCS* and ASOR Newsletter, and special recognition in ASOR publications. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Eligible to apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. Eligible to present papers at the Annual Meeting and serve on editorial boards and academic committees. Eligible to vote as member of ASOR Corporation.

Contributing

$125

This category is designed especially for lay members.It includes a tax-deductible donation of $100 to ASOR and a subscription to NEA for $25.
Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Eligible to apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. Eligible to vote as member of ASOR Corporation.
Overseas residents add $13.

Heritage

$2,500

This membership entails a $2,500 tax-deductable contribution. $2,000 provides a scholarship or other dig support, and $500 supports the ongoing work of ASOR. Heritage Members work with ASOR to establish a Heritage Partnership with one of ASOR's affiliated excavation projects. ASOR will distribute funds to the designated project as advised by the Heritage Member. If the Heritage member does not designate the funds, a selection committe may make the allocations. Heritage Members may choose to participate actively (on field teams or with laboratory work), or passively providing scholarship support to enable student or staff participation, underwrite equipment purchases or publication costs, or offer other assistance according to their own wishes and arrangements with project leaders.
This category of membership receives the ASOR Newsletter. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration.

Institutional

$1000

Receives ASOR Newsletter, BASOR and NEA, and JCS if requested. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Members of the Institution are eligible to attend the Annual Meeting at the discount registration rate and apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. View the full list of benefits of this membership level or check our list of institutional members to see if your institution is currently a member.
Contact the ASOR office in Boston for more information on becoming a Corporate / Institutional member (see contact information page) or fill out the Institutional Membership application.

*Journal abbreviations:

BASOR = Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
NEA = Near Eastern Archaeology (formerly Biblical Archaeologist)
JCS = Journal of Cuneiform Studies

For more information on these titles, please see our Publications pages.

Membership Categories
Professional	$110	Receives two of BASOR, NEA, or JCS, and ASOR Newsletter. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Eligible to apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. Eligible to present papers at the Annual Meeting and serve on editorial boards and academic committees. Eligible to vote as member of ASOR Corporation. Student/Retired:* $85 (current proof of status required). Overseas residents add $25.
Associate	$50	Receives ASOR Newsletter. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Eligible to apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. Not eligible to present papers at the Annual Meeting or serve on editorial boards and academic committees. Not eligible to vote as member of ASOR Corporation. Overseas residents add $13.
Sustaining	$250	This category is similar to the Professional level but includes a tax-deductible donation of $100 to ASOR. Receives BASOR, NEA, JCS* and ASOR Newsletter, and special recognition in ASOR publications. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Eligible to apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. Eligible to present papers at the Annual Meeting and serve on editorial boards and academic committees. Eligible to vote as member of ASOR Corporation.
Contributing	$125	This category is designed especially for lay members.It includes a tax-deductible donation of $100 to ASOR and a subscription to NEA for $25. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Eligible to apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. Eligible to vote as member of ASOR Corporation. Overseas residents add $13.
Heritage	$2,500	This membership entails a $2,500 tax-deductable contribution. $2,000 provides a scholarship or other dig support, and $500 supports the ongoing work of ASOR. Heritage Members work with ASOR to establish a Heritage Partnership with one of ASOR's affiliated excavation projects. ASOR will distribute funds to the designated project as advised by the Heritage Member. If the Heritage member does not designate the funds, a selection committe may make the allocations. Heritage Members may choose to participate actively (on field teams or with laboratory work), or passively providing scholarship support to enable student or staff participation, underwrite equipment purchases or publication costs, or offer other assistance according to their own wishes and arrangements with project leaders. This category of membership receives the ASOR Newsletter. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration.
Institutional	$1000	Receives ASOR Newsletter, BASOR and NEA, and JCS if requested. Member discount on books and Annual Meeting registration. Members of the Institution are eligible to attend the Annual Meeting at the discount registration rate and apply for ASOR fellowships and grants. View the full list of benefits of this membership level or check our list of institutional members to see if your institution is currently a member. Contact the ASOR office in Boston for more information on becoming a Corporate / Institutional member (see contact information page) or fill out the Institutional Membership application.