membership application

The IOU has categorized their membership applications levels in accordance with the World Bank economic income categorization

This is to address the financial inequalities and ensure that as many interested ornithologist from around the world are able to join and benefit from the IOU membership engagement. Herewith the link to the World Bank Country and lending Group:

World Bank Country and Lending Group

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IOU Supporting Member - $120.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments For members wanting to support the IOU to ensure that the dues for students and members from low- and middle-income countries can be kept low.

IOU Member (high-income countries) - $80.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

IOU Early Professional (high-income countries) - $60.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments Only for members within 5 years of their terminal degree

IOU Member (middle-income countries) - $40.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

IOU Member (low-income countries) - $20.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

IOU Student Member (high-income countries) - $40.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

IOU Student Member (middle- & low-income countries) - $15.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

IOU Organisational Member (>300 employees or members) - $640.00 (USD) Bundle (unlimited) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments For large institutions (>300 employees or members), e.g., colleges, universities, museums, institutes, NGOs, associations, societies, etc. this membership includes 3 designated members, one of which is the voting member.

IOU Organisational Member (<300 employees or members) - $320.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 300 members) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments For smaller institutions (<300 employees or members), e.g., academic departments, museums, institutes, NGOs, associations, societies, etc. this membership includes 3 designated members, one of which is the voting member.

IOU Complimentary Member - Free Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments The IOU is aware that even the very low IOU membership dues may not be affordable by some ornithologists or citizen scientists and that certain countries do not allow payments to a foreign account. Therefore, this type of membership is available upon application and will be paid and awarded by the IOU.