Special Circumstances

IEEE realizes that economic circumstances may impact some members' ability to pay the full amount of IEEE membership dues. For this reason, the following special circumstance categories have been established. Special circumstances are not available to Student members. Only one category may be claimed in any year.

IEEE offers the following special circumstances categories:

Minimum Income
Retired
Unemployed
Disabled

Minimum Income Provision: Applicants who certify that their prior year's income did not exceed US $13,400 or equivalent are granted a 50% reduction in IEEE dues, regional assessment and dues for one IEEE Society and its optional publications. Please submit written certification with application and payment. Student members are NOT eligible.

Retired Provision: A retired member, not gainfully employed and not qualifying for Life Member Status, on attaining the age of 62 years, may apply for a 50% reduction in dues and assessments. An individual who qualifies for the IEEE Retired Member category may continue any and all Society memberships held for not less than the 5 prior years. Optional publication fees equal those established for Student members.

Unemployed Provision: A 50% reduction in membership dues, Society dues, other subscriptions and assessments are available to a member or applicant who informs the IEEE Operations Center Office that he/she: (1) has become involuntarily unemployed and is seeking reemployment, or (2) has become voluntarily unemployed for reasons of raising children. A statement of continued unemployment shall be provided with each annual dues payment. In the case of voluntary unemployment, the provisions of this Bylaw shall not exceed four years. The reduced payments may not be made in installments.

Permanently Disabled Provision: The IEEE membership dues and assessments, if any, shall be waived for those members who become permanently disabled. "Permanent disability" shall mean a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which (i) renders the individual incapable of performing any substantial gainful employment, (ii) can be expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration or result in death, and (iii) is evidenced by a certification to this effect by a doctor of medicine approved by the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall determine the date on which the permanent disability shall have occurred if such determination is necessary.