Annual Membership Fees

The University for Sustainability's  annual membership fee is calculated using a tiered approach based on the value of a member's annual operating budget.

The following annual membership fee categories apply:

• For members with an annual operating budget of less than US$10 million, the annual fee is US$1,000.
• For members with an annual operating budget of greater than US$10 million, but less than US$50 million, the annual fee is US$2,500.

• For members with an annual operating budget of greater than US$50 million, but less than US$100 million, the annual fee is US$5,000.
• For members with an annual operating budget greater than US$100 million, the annual fee is US$7,500.

University for Sustainability's Membership Fee Implementation Principles  include:

• Members that are a subsidiary entity of a larger institution or organisation (e.g. independent institute, branch campus, faculty, department or unit), the fee calculation will be based on the annual operating budget of the subsidiary entity.

• Prior to receiving a fee notice, each member is asked to update their membership profile, including the approximate value of their institutions’ / organizations’ annual operating budget. If a value has not been provided by a member representative, then it will either be obtained from information in the public domain (web-site, internet, or publication) or established to be in the lowest fee category (i.e. < US$10 million).
• New members are to pay their first membership fee in the year that they become a member of University for Sustainability.

• Any member can request the granting of a full or partial fee waiver (i.e. payment reduction or full exemption) by submitting a formal request. All members are informed of this alternative in the fee notices.

• Both the payment of fees and requests for the waiving of fees are regarded as fulfillment of the annual membership fee obligation by members.

In settling the membership fee, the following payment options are  available to members:

Invoice Request: Members are guided to the University Fee Payment web page where a member specific invoice can be requested. Included in each invoice will be full payment details for making a cross-border bank transfer*. Note: In doing so, please be sure to select the appropriate fee category that applies to your institution or organisation.

Credit Card: It is also possible to make payments using a Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Debit, EuroCard and MasterCard credit cards. To do this members are guided to the University for Sustainability Fee Payment web page where the card payment option can be selected.

Payment by Cheque: Although payment can be made by personal or company cheque, this method is not recommended as it will involve considerable delays and surcharges. Still should this be the only possible method of payment, then in addition to the membership fee an additional surcharge of US$11.00 must be added to the total.

For assistance with payments contact the University for Sustainability Office at Payments@U4sustainability.org

Waiver Request: Also, if for whatever reason member institutions or organisations are unable to pay the annual membership fee, then a formal written request for the full or partial waiving (i.e. payment reduction or full exemption) of the annual fee will need to be sent to the US International Secretariat. A copy of a waiver request form can be downloaded here.