Life Membership

Life membership in the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an investment which benefits both you and SWE. 

Simply make the required contribution to the SWE Endowment Fund Inc. - Headquarters Account, and life membership privileges can be yours. 

Contributions remain permanently in the SWE Endowment Fund Inc. - Headquarters Account which is administered by the Board of Trustees.  The principal of the fund remains intact; annual interest is used to further SWE's goals. 

Why you should consider a life membership in SWE: 

• Life membership in SWE carries prestige.  Even if you change professions, you will always be recognized as an engineer.

• Once your life membership contract is paid (you can take as long as 5 years, if you wish), your SWE dues are waived.

• Your influence will live on and help other women engineers long after you are able to help directly.

• Your life membership annually will generate more income for SWE than would be derived from annual dues.

• Income from your life membership provides a stable financial foundation for the Society.

• Any future dues increases will not affect you.

Membership Information

Obtain a copy of a Life Membership Contract , review the payment options, fill out the form, and return it to SWE. 

You will be expected to make a contribution of $2,000 to the SWE Endowment Fund Inc. - Headquarters Account.  This contribution is payable in cash, stocks or other assets equivalent to $2,000.  The contribution can be paid at the time the contract is signed, or in 3 year installments.  However, if you select an extended plan, you must continue to pay annual dues until your contract is fulfilled.  Once you have fulfilled the contract, life membership privileges become yours. 

The SWE Endowment Fund Inc. - Headquarters Account is qualified as tax exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Tax Code.  If you have any questions, check with your accountant on the deductibility of your contribution under the current laws. 

If you are already a life member of SWE, you might want to provide inspiration and lend encouragement to a younger member by contributing a life membership to one who may not yet have become financially established in the profession. 

It would be an especially appropriate gift for the young graduate engineer who needs the continuity of a strong support group. 

BECOME A LIFE MEMBER TODAY!