BECOMING AND BEING A MEMBER

Dues are essential to the operation of the Institute of Andean Studies (IAS). They fund publication of Ñawpa Pacha, the oldest of only two English-language periodicals devoted to Andean studies, and help to support the IAS’s annual meeting, a major West Coast venue for the presentation of Andean scholarship since 1961. Both are member benefits. The IAS Board of Directors (Board), which serves on a voluntary basis, invites those who can afford it to make additional contributions via the “Donate” tab to sustain IAS activities, which also include travel grants for Latin American colleagues who wish to present their research at the annual meeting.

The Board elects IAS members after they either self-nominate or are proposed by an existing member (the nomination form is here). Membership, which is meant to be token recognition or endorsement of professional standing, is normally permanent. Members are considered active if they have paid current year’s dues. All members must abide by the Institute’s Statement of Shared Ethical Commitments, Code of Conduct, and Related Policies. The Board encourages student affiliates to involve themselves in the IAS’s governance, including its committees. 

The Board periodically reassesses modes of Ñawpa Pacha delivery and revises the organization’s membership and dues structure, most recently in early 2026 to streamline membership categories by eliminating Honorary and Corresponding memberships and adding a Friends level. 
 

Current membership categories:

  1. IAS members
    • Members hold a Ph.D., Lic., or other terminal degree related to Andean studies, have made distinguished contributions to the field, and have shown an interest in IAS activities.
    • Active members vote in IAS elections, may hold IAS leadership positions, and receive Ñawpa Pacha. The Board urges members to respond to ballots, which are required by IAS bylaws.
       
  2. Student affiliates
    • Students enrolled in a M.A., Ph.D., Lic., or equivalent post-baccalaureate program can join the IAS as student affiliates for up to four years, a term that  can be extended by the Board upon application.
    • Student affiliates pay dues and receive Ñawpa Pacha but cannot vote in IAS elections.
       
  3. Friends of the IAS
    • Friends include those with avocational interests in the field, archaeologists who work elsewhere in the world and in non-academic roles in South America, educators, and others. U.S.-based scholarly professionals eligible for IAS membership and students in Andean studies are not eligible for this category.
    • Friends do not pay dues or vote but receive communications about and may participate in IAS activities, such as the annual meeting. They may also pay to receive Ñawpa Pacha.

Current annual dues:

  1. IAS member rates (see below)*
    • Standard rate, $50
    • International rate, $30
  2. Student affiliate rate: $30
  3. Friend of the IAS rate: $0 

Ñawpa Pacha access: 

  • Dues provide digital access for IAS Members and Student affiliates; Friends can purchase digital access for $30.
  • For a single fee of $75, IAS Members, Student affiliates and Friends can opt to receive both digital access and print copies.

*Standard rate applies to members residing in countries whose per capita Gross Domestic Product is listed by the World Bank as "high income," including Australia, Bahrain, Bermuda, British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Cyprus, Europe (western, including Schengen countries), Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Macao, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, U.A.E., U.K., and U.S. International rate applies to members living in much of the Carribean and Latin America, Africa, Asia, India, and the Middle East. Please contact the Treasurer in case of questions.