There are six types of AWA memberships including:
- Regular/Individual Membership -- $25.00/year
- Institutional Membership -- $40.00/year (Plus Institutional Members receive upgraded listing on the AWA Consultant List)
- Associate Membership -- $10.00/year (Associate members must designate a Regular Member with whom they are associated)
- Tribal Membership -- FREE
- Student Membership -- FREE
- Lifetime Membership -- $750.00 One-Time Payment
AWA welcomes all students and Tribal members interested in WA Archaeology to our organization. Contact membership.awa@gmail.com for more information about how to join AWA for FREE.
If you would like to join the AWA as a Regular, Institutional, or Affiliate and cannot afford the cost of membership,
please contact the Treasurer at assocwasharch@gmail.com.
If you would like to join the AWA as a Regular, Institutional, or Affiliate and cannot afford the cost of membership,
please contact the Treasurer at assocwasharch@gmail.com.
Membership Benefits
By joining the Association for Washington Archaeology, you help support research and preservation of the unique heritage of Washington State. You also gain the benefits of membership, including:
- Access to Archaeology in Washington, an online peer-reviewed journal detailing current research relevant to the Washington archaeological community. Access to the online journal allows users to read current and past volumes of AiW, as well as archived issues of Occasional Papers of the Washington Archaeological Society and The Washington Archaeologist.
- Delivery of the quarterly AWA Newsletter via email.
- Eligibility to apply for AWA grant funding to support your research or conference travel.
- For institutional members, listing in the first section of the AWA Consultant List.
- Announcements about news, events, and exhibitions of interest and relevance to those interested in the archaeology of Washington.
- Networking opportunities with professional archaeologists in Washington State and beyond.
- The opportunity to contribute to historic preservation, research, and education in Washington State and beyond.
- A voice in AWA business, such as board meetings and the AWA general business meeting held annually at the Northwest Anthropological Conference.