Students ages 13-17 who are accepted to qualifying High School Research Programs receive a Young Membership to The New York Academy of Sciences. Additionally, organizations that partner with the Academy may offer Young Memberships to students participating in their own educational programming.

Once The New York Academy of Sciences creates your Young Membership, you will receive a welcome email with information about the membership and its benefits.

• Digital subscriptions to Academy eNews, STEM Education Updates and Career Builder newsletters.
• Unlimited digital access to multimedia reports on research presented at the Academy.
• Discounted or free access to virtual Academy events, covering cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary topics in STEM.
• An invitation to attend the Virtual Student Symposium.
• A digital Young Member badge that you can share on social media or embed on your personal website.
• One free year of Student/Postdoc membership, to begin when you turn 18.

To log into your account, you will need to enter your unique username and password on the login page. Your username can be found in your Young Member welcome email. Once you’ve logged in, you can view and edit your account details under My Account.

From My Account, make changes accordingly under Email Preferences. Our eNews is a monthly email newsletter highlighting our latest events, publications and opportunities. In the STEM Education Updates newsletter, you’ll receive special announcements from our Education team. Our Career Builder newsletter includes information on resources and opportunities for developing a career in STEM.

From the Events Calendar, click the “Register” button and you’ll be taken to a page where you can register for the event.

There are some Academy events that Young Members may not register for online. If you attempt to register for one of these events, you will see a notification indicating that you may not register online for this type of event until your Student membership term begins. If you have questions about registering for an event that does not allow online Young Member registration, please email customerservice@nyas.org.

Shortly after your Young Membership is created, you will receive an email from admin@credly.com notifying you that you have earned a digital badge from The New York Academy of Sciences. To claim this badge, click the link in the email to create an account on the Credly digital badge platform and accept your badge. This digital badge can be shared on social media, embedded on a personal website or downloaded as a PDF certificate.

Your Young Membership will end on the last day of the month before your turn 18 years old. For example, if you turn 18 on May 14, then your Young Membership will end on April 30. Your one-year of complimentary Student membership will begin on May 1.

Your complimentary year of Student membership will automatically begin on the first of the month in which you turn 18 years old. For example, if you turn 18 on May 14, your complimentary year of Student membership will begin on May 1. You will receive an email from the Academy notifying you when your complimentary year of Student membership begins.

Your complimentary year of Student membership will expire 12 months after it begins. You can find your membership expiration date in My Account under “Current Membership Term.”

• Discounted or free access to all scientific symposia, webinars and conferences.
• Access to career readiness and training opportunities, through webinars, workshops and online courses designed to help plan a successful career in STEM.
• Unlimited digital access to Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, which is among the world’s most cited interdisciplinary scientific publications.
• The ability to connect with other members through our global Member Directory.
• In addition, you are entitled to all additional Student/Postdoc member benefits.

About 90 days before the end of your membership term, you will begin to receive a series of emails notifying you that your Student membership will soon expire. The emails will provide instructions and information about how to renew your Student Membership on a self-paid basis. Check whether your university sponsors students for Academy membership.

No, you will not receive additional Young Membership benefits if you participate in multiple program years. Once your Young Membership is created, it will remain active until you turn 18 years old, at which point your one complimentary year of Student membership will begin.

To protect the privacy of Young Members, your personal information is automatically hidden from the online Member Directory. You may opt to change your directory preferences when you turn 18 years old.

For all other questions related to Academy membership, please e-mail customerservice@nyas.org.