GSA Membership

Member Benefits

For only $135 a year for regular members and $65 for students*, you will receive the following benefits of GSA membership:

• Subscriptions, including online access, to two of our refereed journals;

• Free and discounted special publications on topics such as sarcopenia, breast cancer, managed care, minority aging, higher education, sensory changes, long-term care, and intergenerational issues;

• Discount on conference registration for GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting, the nation's largest multidisciplinary gathering on gerontological research;

• Monthly newsletter reporting on policy issues and listing fellowships, grants, job openings, continuing education courses, educational tools, and upcoming conferences;

• Valuable contacts with colleagues nationwide through our Professional Sections, Interest Groups, and special events;

• For professionals, optional listing in GSA's Expert Referral Service, used frequently by the media, business, Congressional staffs, and others to locate experts in a given area;

• Eligibility for professional awards and honors;

• Access to the resources of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE), an educational unit of GSA;

• Access to the publications of our policy institute, the National Academy on an Aging Society, and discounted subscription rate for Public Policy & Aging Report, a quarterly publication of the Academy;

• And for students only, membership in GSA and our Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization, which has its own officers and committees, as well as special activities on campuses around the country.

*Undergraduates may choose instead a special membership for $20.

Membership Application Form

You may either use our online membership form or download the print membership form (in pdf format) and fax or mail it in. If you have any problems with the online form, please e-mail membership@geron.org.