Membership Options
Professional Memberships (Regular, Lifetime and Honorary)
Professional Membership is for any researcher, clinician or health care professional interested in CFS activities. Professionals involved with legal issues or those involved with not-for-profit or government agencies related to CFS are also welcome. All professional members are entitled to vote on all organizational matters that must be approved by the board of directors. For those applying to be a member, a membership committee will review each applicant and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors.
The annual fee for Regular Professional Membership is $100 with a 2 year Regular Professional Membership fee of $150. The fee for a Lifetime Professional Membership is $1,000. All professional members are encouraged to join or renew at the Lifetime level. Professional members will be listed on the IACFS/ME website with accessibility only to other IACFS/ME members unless they specifically opt not to be listed.
Honorary professional members have been recognized for their special contributions to the battle against CFS by a two-thirds majority vote by the board of directors. No fee is required of honorary professional members.
Associate Membership
This category is for students, patients and their families, and other interested individuals. The annual fee for Associate Membership is $40 with a 2 year Associate Membership fee of $60.
Associate members have a non-voting status with respect to all organizational matters that must be approved by the board of directors and the Professional Membership. Associate members will be listed on the IACFS/ME website with accessibility only to other IACFS/ME members unless they specifically opt not to be listed.
Supporting Membership
This category is for institutional, corporations, support groups and individual sponsors. Supporting members can contribute at the Standard ($200), Bronze ($500), Silver ($1,000), Gold ($2,500) or Platinum ($5,000) levels. Supporting members can also make donations in any amount to the Rudy Perpich Memorial Fund, the Junior Investigator Award or the IACFS/ME General Fund.
Supporting members have a non-voting status with respect to all organizational matters that must be approved by the board of directors and the Professional Membership. Supporting members will be listed on the IACFS/ME website with accessibility only to other IACFS/ME members unless they specifically opt not to be listed. There will be a separate listing on the website for support groups.
How to Become a Member
Membership Options
Professional Memberships (Regular, Lifetime and Honorary)
Professional Membership is for any researcher, clinician or health care professional interested in CFS activities. Professionals involved with legal issues or those involved with not-for-profit or government agencies related to CFS are also welcome. All professional members are entitled to vote on all organizational matters that must be approved by the board of directors. For those applying to be a member, a membership committee will review each applicant and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors.
The annual fee for Regular Professional Membership is $100 with a 2 year Regular Professional Membership fee of $150. The fee for a Lifetime Professional Membership is $1,000. All professional members are encouraged to join or renew at the Lifetime level. Professional members will be listed on the IACFS/ME website with accessibility only to other IACFS/ME members unless they specifically opt not to be listed.
Honorary professional members have been recognized for their special contributions to the battle against CFS by a two-thirds majority vote by the board of directors. No fee is required of honorary professional members.
Associate Membership
This category is for students, patients and their families, and other interested individuals. The annual fee for Associate Membership is $40 with a 2 year Associate Membership fee of $60.
Associate members have a non-voting status with respect to all organizational matters that must be approved by the board of directors and the Professional Membership. Associate members will be listed on the IACFS/ME website with accessibility only to other IACFS/ME members unless they specifically opt not to be listed.
Supporting Membership
This category is for institutional, corporations, support groups and individual sponsors. Supporting members can contribute at the Standard ($200), Bronze ($500), Silver ($1,000), Gold ($2,500) or Platinum ($5,000) levels. Supporting members can also make donations in any amount to the Rudy Perpich Memorial Fund, the Junior Investigator Award or the IACFS/ME General Fund.
Supporting members have a non-voting status with respect to all organizational matters that must be approved by the board of directors and the Professional Membership. Supporting members will be listed on the IACFS/ME website with accessibility only to other IACFS/ME members unless they specifically opt not to be listed. There will be a separate listing on the website for support groups.
How to Become a Member