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New Membership Application

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The 2025 New Member application cycle will open on Monday, March 3, 2025.

The deadline to submit an application is Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5:00pm PDT.

Application Fees and Membership Dues

1.    Virtual Site Visit Fee: $1,700. All new member applicants will be required to have an initial virtual site visit, as part of the application process, additional information is below.
2.    New member applications are reviewed by the Fellowship Council Membership Committee and the Board of Directors. If approved, first-year membership dues are $2,500, with subsequent annual dues set at $1,500. Programs will be invoiced only upon membership approval.

Membership dues will cover the cost of the online application process, the fellowship matching process for the upcoming year, membership meetings twice a year and other associated member services. Invoices for the dues will be sent prior to the next application cycle and only once approved by the Fellowship Council Membership Committee and Board of Directors.

Matching Process Participation

In order to participate in the next main application and matching process process, your completed new member application must be submitted by May 2, 2025 at 5:00pm (PDT). If approved, your membership dues must be paid prior to the start of the application cycle. If you do not submit membership dues, your program will not be posted on the public directory, you will not be able to receive fellow applications through the central application processing system and you will not be able to participate in the matching process.

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