Forum Membership

The Forum on Education Abroad offers a variety of categories, levels and dues to best serve our global members. We pride ourselves on the high level of support that we offer to our colleagues in the field of education abroad. Explore some of our member benefits.
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The Forum membership year runs from July 1 to June 30 for everyone. Please see our New Member Proration Policy if you are a new member joining during the membership year. 
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​If you are a current member looking to renew membership, please do not use this join button. Please email [email protected]. 

If your institution or organization needs financial assistance, please apply for grant funding to help defray the cost of membership. 
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Categories, Levels & Annual Dues

U.S. Institutions/community colleges

U.S. colleges, universities, state systems, or consortiums, that offer students access to education abroad opportunities, whether managed by the applicant institution itself, or by other entities. Students enrolled in education abroad programs who are from other institutions must comprise no more than 30% of the total enrollment in the education abroad programs of the applicant. (If enrollment from other institutions exceeds 30%, applicants are categorized as Providers.) 
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Level	Number of U.S. Students Sent Abroad Annually	Annual Dues
1	</= 500	$880
2	501-1,000	$1,210
3	>/= 1,001	$1,650
Community College	N/A	$440
HBCU or TCU	N/A	$440

Non-U.S. institutions

Universities and institutions located outside of the United States that engage in outbound mobility or host U.S. students in education abroad opportunities, such as study abroad programs, courses, or on exchanges. 
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Level	Number of U.S. Students Received* Annually	Annual Dues
1	<150	$765
2	151-300	$1,360
3	301-500	$1,700
4	501-750	$2,265
5	751-1,000	$2,835
6	1,001-1,500	$3,400
7	>1,500	$3,965

*If an institution outside of the United States does not receive U.S. students but does engage in outbound mobility, the membership level will be determined by the number of its students that go abroad as outlined above. ​

Ed Abroad Organizations

Organizations (for-profit or non-profit) that provide education abroad opportunities for students from U.S. colleges and universities. If a U.S. college or university enrolls students from other institutions and these students comprise more than 30% of the total enrolled in the education abroad programs of the applicant, the applicant institution is considered an Education Abroad Organization. ​

Level	Number of U.S. Students Received/Sent Abroad Annually	Annual Dues
1	</= 150	$845
2	151-500	$1,870
3	501-1,000	$3,120
4	1,001-5,000	$4,365
5	>/= 5,001	$4,895

AFFILIATES

Membership associations, businesses, or other entities (either for-profit or non-profit) that do not directly administer or sponsor education abroad opportunities for college-level students but do provide a service in support of education abroad. 
 
Annual dues: $1,130 

This category also includes secondary institutions (i.e., high schools). While The Forum on Education Abroad does not currently serve secondary education abroad directly, we recognize that The Forum’s resources and training opportunities can be of benefit to professionals and institutions that send high-school students abroad.  

For this reason, The Forum on Education Abroad welcomes secondary institutions to join as affiliate members but caution them that the resources and services provided by The Forum are developed by higher education professionals and specifically for students at the college level. 

Affiliate Membership includes all employees of the organization. If the organization is a group of consultants who are not full time employees, five individuals will be allowed under the membership. Individuals can be changed once per year at renewal. 

Smaller affiliates, like one person affiliates, may apply for the Membership Pathway Grant to support dues.

​The Forum on Education Abroad also maintains selective reciprocal membership arrangements with other membership associations to advance the strategic goals of each association. ​

INDividuals

While The Forum on Education Abroad is an institutional membership association, individuals who are not affiliated with an institution of higher education or an organization that services/supports U.S. higher education study abroad, may apply to receive some of the benefits of membership.

​An Individual will only be considered for Individual membership if they meet one of the following criteria: 

• The individual is between jobs; 
• The individual works for a secondary education institution; 

• The individual is fully retired; 
• The individual is a full-time graduate student enrolled at a non-member institution* 

 
Acceptance of Individual memberships is at The Forum's discretion.  

Annual dues = $200 
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*Graduate students enrolled at a member institution are permitted to take advantage of the institutional membership benefits. Graduate students will be asked to provide an expected date of graduation before access to benefits is granted.

To apply as an individual or for more information, email to [email protected]. 

Please note, membership fees are non-refundable, per The Forum on Education Abroad’s Cancellation & Refund Policy ​