Student Membership 

Dues: Student Members: free (valued at $120 Annually)

Eligibility & Proof of Enrollment: Student membership is available to students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree.  Post-doctoral Fellows who have completed their PhD should apply or renew as an individual member. During the initial application and for each subsequent renewal, students must provide "proof of enrollment" at a university. The Society for Cryobiology will accept the following:

• Student ID card, in ENGLISH, with EXPIRATION DATE and UNIVERSITY clearly visible OR
• Screenshot or printout of current/future class enrollment, in ENGLISH (e.g. from your university online portal) OR
• Student declaration form, PRINTED, SIGNED and STAMPED by the University supervisor

Term: Society for Cryobiology membership operates on a January - December calendar year. Membership must be renewed by March 15 annually to remain a member in good standing of the Society. 

Sponsorship: New applicants require sponsorship by a current society member in good standing. If you do not know a member of the society, the society secretary will review your application form and act as your sponsor.

Benefits:

• Resources & Access:
• Substantially reduced Annual Meeting registration fees (save up to $325)
• Cryobiology Journal
  • Free online access to all Cryobiology issues 1964 - current (save $36 per article)
  • Exclusive Opportunity to purchase a hard copy print subscription to Cryobiology (available exclusively to Members)
  • Free online access to all issues of Applied Thermal Engineering 1996 - current (save $36 per article)
• SfC Webinar (~monthly): webinars feature both senior scientists alongside young researchers to explore a wide variety of cryobiology topics and themes
  • Invitation to live webinars
  • Access to exclusive webinar archive
• Reduced Price Job Postings to the Society's Job Board/Zip Recruiter (save up to $100 per job)
• Access to member-only forums and information
  • member directory
  • member newsletter
  • document library
  • archive of annual meeting documents
• The right to vote in all Society for Cryobiology Elections
• Professional Development, Education, and Awards
• Leadership opportunities through participation in Society Governance through the ICYR, committees, and working groups
• Eligible for prestigious SfC awards
  • The Peter L. Steponkus Crystal Award - $1,000
  • John K Crister Student Travel Award - amount based on need to support Annual Meeting travel
  • Student Poster Competition - $500
  • Student Travel Grants - $300 to $1,000
• Participate in SfC- and ICYR-hosted career development activities that may be planned throughout the year, such as journal clubs, job fairs, leadership training, grant writing seminars, resume writing workshops, etc
• Networking and visibility
  
• Opportunity to host or give a talk in our SfC webinars
• SfC social media (e.g., Linkedin, X)
  • Opportunity to submit requests for posts to SfC social media sites
  • Submit your accomplishments to SfC for posting on social media sites

Student Members on Membership

Zoran Marinović, Szent István University, Hungary - Student Member
"My name is Zoran Marinović and I am a PhD student at Szent István University, Hungary. I became a student member of the Society in late 2016. My main motivation for becoming a student member was the opportunity to be engulfed in a community of like-minded researchers who deal with topics similar to mine. As this was the first time I was a part of such community, I did not know what to expect, however, at the CRYO2018 meeting in Madrid I realized that the Society was more like a family with each member being eager to gather again and exchange new scientific ideas and opinions. Long-time members were also very welcoming and open towards the new members, especially the enthusiastic and interested student members. 

As a student member I was able to apply for a Travel Grant to attend the annual meeting. Additionally, I had the opportunity to compete for the Society’s prestigious Peter L. Steponkus Crystal Award for Best Student Oral Presentation, which I won in 2018. Besides having the honor of being one of the best student presenters at the conference, I was also awarded a generous honorarium that I decided to spend on my further scientific development."