Graduate student membership is open to graduate students in physics at a Canadian university. The requirement for graduate student membership is:
- currently enrolled as a full-time Master’s or PhD student in physics or a related field in a Canadian university.
Benefits of being a CAP Graduate student Member:
- First year as a graduate student member is free;
- Reduced registration fees at the CAP’s Annual Congress and meetings of the American Physical Society;
- Allowed to participate in the CAP’s best student presentation competition at the CAP’s Annual Congress;
- Able to apply for scholarships sponsored by the CAP Foundation
- Free access to Divisions memberships and their benefits;
- Advanced access to CAP’s journal Physics in Canada
- Access to 50% off a regular membership fee post-graduation, applicable anytime within 4 years of the highest degree received;
- Opportunity to participate on the CAP Advisory Council, if elected;
- Opportunity to attend and vote at the CAP Annual General Meeting, including the election of Board members;
- Advance notification of events and opportunities of interest.
NEW OPTIONS FOR RENEWALS/APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATE MEMBERSHIPS
STARTING JANUARY 1, 2021 OR LATER
- Joint CAP/CASCA Graduate Student Membership – applicable to Canadian Astronomical Society graduate members who meet the CAP Graduate student criteria listed above for membership to be eligible
- Graduate Student Lab Memberships for Supervisors (NEW for 2021)