September 2023

AERA has opened enrollment for the 2024 Doctoral Cohort Membership Program. The program offers institutions a unique opportunity to partner with AERA to offer doctoral students joining AERA for the first-time access to AERA membership at a substantially reduced dues rate.

The Cohort Program allows participating graduate institutions from around the globe to offer special introductory membership pricing.  For each student who joins AERA as part of the program, AERA contributes $25 and the participating institution contributes $25, reducing the student dues rate to $25.  The regular graduate student membership rate for 2024 is $75.

“We are pleased to again offer this important opportunity for graduate students to join the broader scholarly community, begin to build their research networks, and take advantage of the full array of AERA resources,” said AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine. “For more than a decade, the program has helped to foster the aspirations of researchers at the starting point of their careers.”

Among the benefits for program participants are free membership in an AERA division, complimentary digital access to all seven AERA journals, attendance to the 2024 AERA Annual Meeting at the discounted student member registration fee, and more. A central value in connecting with the dynamic graduate student community within AERA. A population that makes up more than one third of AERA membership.

Faculty members and graduate students who would like to see their department or school participate in the program are encouraged to reach out to their dean or graduate director. To ensure a vibrant program, AERA asks that the school or department actively promote the program and recruit the entire first-year doctoral student cohort to join.

If a school or department is interested in the program, please contact members@aera.net or call (202) 238-3200. Visit the program webpage for more information.

The AERA Doctoral Cohort Program is open to any graduate institution or program. Institutions have until March 2024 to sign up for the 2024 membership year. Only students who have not previously been a member of AERA are eligible to take part.

Since the program’s founding in 2016, nearly 5,000 students have made their first connection with AERA through the cohort membership program.