Student Members

Annual Dues

Features of Student Membership

• New: 10 SPIE Digital Library Proceedings or Journal article downloads per year (to be used within 90 days).
• New: Complimentary SPIE online courses. Choose from Effective Technical Presentations and Effective Scientific Papers.
• Subscription to one of the following SPIE online journals:
  • Optical Engineering
  • Journal of Electronic Imaging
  • Journal of Biomedical Optics
  • Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS
  • Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Nanophotonics
  • Journal of Photonics for Energy
• Subscription to SPIE Professional, the quarterly Membership magazine
• E-Newsletters that keep you up-to-date on Student and Member activities
• Reduced registration fees at SPIE conferences
• Eligible for travel assistance to attend SPIE events
• Receive 50% off all conference educational courses
• Networking events at SPIE conferences designed for students
• Eligibility for SPIE Scholarships and Grants: Over $300,000 in scholarships and grants will be allocated in 2010
• Access to the SPIE Career Center and job fairs at SPIE meetings
• Digital Library subscriptions for $95 (regularly $145 for members)
• Free professional development webcasts
• Contact Customer Service for a detailed listing of your history with SPIE.

Join SPIE
Joining SPIE is easy through our web form, or you can download an Adobe Acrobat file (available in 6 languages) and submit it to SPIE via e-mail or FAX. Join now.

More Resources, More Connections
Joining a Student Chapter makes you a part of a dynamic international network of students working in optics and photonics programs.

Student Membership
SPIE defines a student as someone engaged in full-time studies, who has not yet attained their terminal degree. Post-Docs are not eligible for student membership and discounts.

Pre-College Students, you are eligible for a complimentary Membership in SPIE. Pre-College Memberships do not include a journal subscription. You must complete this Pre-College Membership Application PDF and return it to SPIE via email customerservice@spie.org, fax (+1 360 647 1445), or postal mail. You may not use the web interface to take advantage of this offer. If you have any questions, please e-mail students@spie.org.