About SFS Membership
The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) is a premier, but welcoming, international organization of aquatic scientists. The Society is committed to providing numerous tangible and intangible benefits to its members and the greater community. Membership in SFS is open to anyone who is interested in freshwater ecosystems.
Please note: The membership year is January 1 – December 31. Any payment November 14 or before counts towards the current year membership. Any payment on November 15 or after up to the following November 14 counts towards the upcoming year’s membership.
Benefits include:
- Discounted meeting registration
- Online subscription to Freshwater Science
- Numerous professional and student awards, including travel grants
- Discounted examination fees for the aquatic invertebrate Taxonomic Certification Program
- Service and leadership opportunities within numerous SFS committees with other committed professionals
- Access to the membership directory
- Engagement and voting rights in Society elections and decisions
- Association with a society that advocates for and facilitates the use of best-available science in policymaking and management of freshwater ecosystems
- Membership in an organization that engages with its members and the greater community through the freely available -
- Making Waves podcast
- In the Drift newsletter
- Stay Fresh! - a weekly roundup of early-view articles in the freshwater sciences
- President's Environment - a quarterly message from the current SFS president
- SFS Bibliographies (1959-2016) - an annual collection of bibliographies of articles published in the freshwater sciences dating back to 1959
- Freshwater Science BRIDGES Fact Sheets - non-technical fact sheets that summarize a cluster of FWS articles on a particular topic
Membership Fee Structure
| Income Level | Membership Fee |
| Student | $40 |
| ≤ $50K | $65 |
| >$50K to $75K | $90 |
| >$75K to $100K | $110 |
| >$100K | $130 |
| Emeritus* | $0 |
| Developing Country**: Student | $10 |
| Developing Country**: Member | $10 |
*Emeritus membership is available to those aged 65+ who have maintained at least 25 years of continuous membership in SFS.
** Developing countries, including low and middle income countries, as defined by the World Bank
For More Information
SFS Membership Services
5005 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322 USA
Phone: (435) 797-7902
Email: sfsmembership@usu.edu