Who can join SWE?
While most SWE members are women engineers or women engineering students located in the United States and Puerto Rico, anyone who supports the organization’s objectives may apply for membership. SWE has members in every state as well as in more than 20 foreign countries and U.S. military locations overseas. U.S. citizenship is not required. Membership was opened to men in 1976 (previously there was a men’s auxiliary, known as MASWE). Membership grades and qualifications are the same for men as they are for women. Membership grades are: Student Member, Affiliate, Associate, Member, Senior Member, Fellow, and Honorary. Applicants are assigned to the highest membership grade for which they are eligible. An application, which can be printed, completed and submitted to Society Headquarters, may be accessed from the Society’s homepage. After submitting an application, an individual is automatically assigned to either the Section which covers that geographical area or, if the area isn’t part
