They should be submitted to the chapter president . Membership Information Initiation of new members is conducted anually. Associate membership is granted, upon nomination, to individuals engaged in research, who have demonstrated potential for future research activity. Generally, associate membership is granted to promising graduate students completing their thesis work. Associate membership can also be granted to outstanding undergraduate students involved in research projects.
Full membership is granted to researchers with established publication records.
Membership information can be obtained from Sigma Xi Headquarters . There are specific guidelines, which list several exclusions such as educational development. However, fundable items may include project-specific equipment and travel to field research sites. This award will alternate between physical sciences including engineering and mathematics and life sci-ences including social sciences. The first award, was presented at the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting in November 1998.