You can check your membership expiration date by logging into your member profile on Community Hub (AAA Login) and scrolling to the bottom to view your End Date. Memberships run for one-year based on date of purchase. Memberships purchased from the 1st of the month to the 15th will start on the 1st of that month, and memberships purchased from the 16th to the end of the month will start the following month.
Your username is the e-mail address you provided to the association. If you forgot your password, you can reset it, which will be sent to the e-mail address that you used when you joined or renewed. If you forgot your username or need it changed, please contact us and we will send you a reminder or update your username for you.
For eligibility requirements and dues, please check our Membership and Join the AAA pages.
To determine your individual membership type, you can review them on our memberships page. Professional, retired, and graduate student memberships are variable depending on indicated salary range, available as low as $59 for professionals, $50 for retirees, and $49 for graduate students, as seen in our “ability-to-pay” chart. Undergraduate, international, and associate memberships are a flat fee.
Please note that AAA members are required to join at least one section, visible on our sections page, and many sections are free to students. Section costs vary from section to section and across section types, ranging from $0 to $68. Please view the Section webpage for specific pricing.
Although we do not have a traditional organizational membership type, we do have departmental partnerships under our Department Services Program (DSP). The DSP is a partnership for Departments of Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Criminal Justice, Culture, Social Sciences, museums, and allied anthropology firms. The DSP provides department partners with exclusive benefits to assist heads of departments with resources to promote their department, recruit and support faculty and students while simultaneously supporting the AAA's mission of advancing knowledge and solving human problems.
Check out the benefits on our DSP webpage and apply today!
You can login to Community Hub (AAA Login) and select Join/Renew Membership, then proceed with the prompts. If you need further assistance, feel free to contact us, as we’re more than happy to provide instructions via email or over the phone.
If you renewed your membership online, a receipt was emailed to the address provided on the form. You can also login to Community Hub (AAA Login), click on My Orders, and you'll see the Print button there next to your order. If you cannot find your receipt or did not renew online, please contact us.
You can change your contact information by logging into your AAA Member profile on Community Hub (AAA Login). Once you have logged in, please click on Edit My Profile under Personal Snapshot.
Information on insurance can be found on our member benefits page.
Log into Community Hub (AAA Login) and click on My Committees on the left side of the page.
You can add sections to your current membership at any time during the year by logging into your member profile and selecting “Join a Section or IG.” These sections will be billed at a pro-rated fee in accordance with your current AAA expiration date.
If you are a current member with a correct address on file and you have not received your copies of American Anthropologist, please contact pubs@americananthro.org to submit this request. Please note that all section journals are only available online digitally, and not in print.
Your meeting registration does not pay for your membership. Meeting registration is a separate transaction from your membership dues. Log into your member profile to review transactions under My Orders.
We do not offer gift memberships at this time. If you are interested in purchasing a membership for someone else, please connect with us at members@americananthro.org.
The AAA offers departments of anthropology under the Department Services Program (DSP) the exclusive privilege to nominate their recent Masters and PhD graduates with one-year AAA membership.
The only category eligible for lifetime membership at this time are American Indian and Alaska Native Enrolled Citizens, who can submit an application for review.
Membership dues refunds are available by written request through the refund request form within 30 calendar days of joining the American Anthropological Association. Membership dues are non-refundable beyond 30 calendars days from the member join date.
Yes! We have many different options for varying levels.
- DSP partner benefits include participation in the Undergraduate Cohort Program (free membership and meeting registration for undergraduates), and the New and Recent Graduate Program (free membership for recent MA/MS and PhD graduates).
- K-12 Educators are eligible for a free one-year membership trial before renewing at the substantially discounted rate of $19 per year.
- American Indian and Alaska Native enrolled citizens of federally recognized tribes are eligible for free lifetime membership by submitting this form.
- All other pricings are based on the ability-to-pay chart unless they are listed as flat fees.
Members are mailed postcards about a month prior to their expiration date for renewal, but you can print a paper application at any time by downloading the PDF.
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