Membership types and benefits

You may apply for membership by simply filling in the online Application Form. When applying, pay attention to use the appropriate form for your requested membership status on the basis of the description.

For individual applicants, there are 4 categories of membership:

Regular member

This category of membership is for young scientists, preferably between 15 and 40 years of age, with or without affiliation to any other organization, society etc. In cases where the age principle is not applicable (e.g. older but still early stage researcher), you may apply for special consideration.

Note: Regular members getting over the age of 40 and having considerable professional experience may be transferred to senior members.

Senior member

This category is open to individuals over 40 years of age, with substantial career progression and who can offer evidence of seniority and maturity of experience in any field which involves or promotes the advancement or wider application of S&T.

Furthermore, longstanding members of WAYS may be transferred to Senior Membership, conferring nearly all the privileges of regular membership.

Affiliate member

This category of membership is for those who have an interest in science and its advancement through the activities of WAYS, but are not directly involved in R&D. Generally, affiliates are supporting persons active in education, management, industry, government, and media worldwide.

Honorary member

For this category of membership you cannot apply directly. This honor is reserved for individuals who have made key or long-standing contributions to Science or to the Organization.

The Honorary President of WAYS is Nobel laureate Prof. Leon Lederman, who made an outstanding contribution to Science (awarded by the Nobel prize in physics in 1988) as well as to the community of young scientists.