Partner Benefits
- AnthroGuide Listing
All DSP Partner departments receive a listing and “official DSP badge” in the online AnthroGuide. This is an opportunity to detail information about your department, contacts, dissertations and theses, and more. Please note that the print AnthroGuide was discontinued in 2024. - ACE Job Board Discount
Looking to find the right candidate to join your team? DSP Partner resources include a 50% discount on all ACE Job Board postings. - Virtual Graduate School Fair
The Virtual Graduate School Fair is a half-day online event where prospective graduate students will learn more about the graduate school application process and the options they have for their next step. DSP partners received tabling at this event for no extra cost. - Program Visibility
To assist with increasing the visibility of your department’s program, DSP partners receive access to complimentary digital ads on the AAA website and ACE Job Board and Career Center (when space permits. Some restrictions may apply.) - Translation & Transcription Service
Multilingual Research Professional Language Support | 15% discount or $75 off. - Major in Anthropology Poster
During the join/renew process, DSP partners can select up to five Major in Anthropology posters to display at their institution to promote their anthropology program. These eye catching posters provide information about creative career opportunities possible in anthropology in academia, business, government, and nonprofits. Posters are sent on a rolling basis.
- Department Leaders Forum
The Department Leaders Forum provides an opportunity for monthly conversations about the happenings in your department, within your administration, and with your students. The forum is a place for networking, social support, information sharing, and idea generation. Launching in May 2021, these meetups will be hosted virtually in January, February, March, April, May, August, September, and October. - Chairs Breakfast
Each year, department chairs convene at the AAA Annual Meeting in November for networking with colleagues and dialogue with invited speakers. Recent topics have included curriculum and pedagogy, job prospects for PhD and BA anthropologists, and the AAA's institutional research program. - Summer Institute
Every two years in June, the department leaders summer institute provides chairs with the opportunity to have in-depth conversations about the various challenges of administering a department and to share successful practices for dealing with these challenges.
- Undergraduate Cohort Program
An exclusive opportunity for DSP partners to sponsor a class of undergraduates for a one-year complimentary AAA + NASA (National Association of Student Anthropologist) section membership and AAA Annual Meeting registration. - New & Recent Graduate Program
An exclusive opportunity for DSP partners to celebrate their MA/MS or PhD graduates with a one-year complimentary AAA membership.
Dues Packages
- PhD Programs: $995
- Masters Programs: $495
- Bachelors Programs: $295*
- Affiliated Institutions/Museums: $295*
*Although the AnthroGuide is a benefit of being a DSP Partner, Bachelors Programs, Affiliated Institutions/Museums, and Field Schools are exceptions who may list in the AnthroGuide complimentarily without being DSP Partners. You can indicate this on the DSP join/renew application.
Note: International schools (outside of the United States and its territories, and Canada) receive a 50% discount on all dues packages. You can indicate this on the DSP join/renew application.
The following institutions may join the DSP Partnership community complimentary:
- Community Colleges
- Minors Only Programs
- HBCUs and Tribal Colleges
Note: The DSP Partnership package rates assumes your institution's highest anthropology related degree offered.
Questions?
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DSP + AnthroGuide
Effective June 2024, DSP partners now have the ability to renew online. Click the button to “Renew Online” above, leading you to Community Hub where you can login, scroll down to Company Membership on your Personal Snapshot page, and proceed with the prompts. Brand new DSP partners will need to click the button above for “New DSP Partner Application” to establish an account.
Effective for 2024, in more environmentally conscious efforts, the print AnthroGuide has been discontinued. The 23-24 AnthroGuide is the last one in print and will otherwise be fully online.
How it Works?
Monthly emails are sent to contacts listed on the DSP application form to inform them of valuable resources for students, chairs, and faculty. When your department is getting near time to renew, you will receive an email from the membership department that requests your interest in joining/renewing your DSP partnership. Your DSP dues package will include your department's AnthroGuide listing rate. All DSP partnerships run for one-year based on date of purchase.
How to manage your DSP Partnership
We've tried to make managing your DSP partnership easy. If you are joining DSP for the first time, you will need to complete the join application. Renewing partners should complete the renewal application.
Once the application is received, we will email an invoice within 24-48 hours (unless its a Friday, then it will be on the next business day). The individual(s) who's listed as the primary contact and/or chair will have access to the department profile to apply payment and to edit their AnthroGuide listing. Information about how to manage both your DSP and AnthroGuide listings will be provided once payment is confirmed.
Active DSP Partners
We are grateful for the departments that have been able to partner with the AAA in support of its mission. You can view the most active list of Department Partners via their "official DSP badge" in the AnthroGuide directory.