Professional Membership
The American Institute for Conservation gives professional membership to those conservation professionals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to our mission.
They are conservators, conservation scientists, or other professionals involved in conservation who have had their training, knowledge, and experience reviewed by a body of their peers.
Applicant Deadlines: January 1 / July 1 / October 1
Sponsor Letter Deadlines: January 15 / July 15 / October 15
Application Fee: $15.00 waived
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Who Qualifies
Current individual members who have:
- A four-year undergraduate degree or the international equivalent. Receive a waiver by writing to the Membership Committee explaining any equivalent education.
and
- Two (2) years of full-time formal education or related supervised training in a conservation method and theory or in field appropriate to other professional involvement in conservation (e.g., chemistry for conservation scientists, library science for library preservation administrators, art history for museum conservation administrators, business management for administrators).
and
- Three (3) years of post-training, full-time work (or its part-time equivalent) in conservation or in a conservation-related profession. You may not count program training internships toward this qualification.
Questions
Contact 202.661.8065 or membership@culturalheritage.org.