Membership
The ITD Alliance is a membership-based organisation composed of a dynamically growing community of experts and institutions engaged in collaborative modes of research and education. The ITD Alliance is open for all institutions and individuals engaged in and willing to promote collaborative modes of research and education.
All institutional and individual members contribute to strengthening the Alliance in order to advance collaborative modes of research and education globally.
Institutional Membership
Join the ITD Alliance as an institution. Please complete the application form for institutional members and email to Caryn Anderson, Interim Executive Secretary. Do not hesitate to contact Caryn for any questions.
DOWNLOAD: ITD Alliance Institutional Membership Application Form
Open for all institutions engaged in and willing to promote collaborative modes of research and education.
Benefits of institutional membership include:
– Global visibility as an institutional leader in the practice, promotion and development of collaborative modes of research and education
– A stronger, collective voice when informing change in research, education and funding policy affecting inter- and transdisciplinarity
– Opportunities to network and share experiences and resources with like-minded institutions
– Opportunities to shape the future direction of ITD Alliance activities for global impact
– Free individual memberships for a number of employees and students, dependent on the size of the institution (designated individuals would receive discounts on conferences)
Fee structure for institutional members (current, September 2024)
| size of in institution: | up to 20 employees | 21-50 employees | 51- 100 employees | 101 to 500 employees | more than 500 employees |
| regular fee | 300 | 600 | 1000 | 2000 | 3000 |
| upper-middle income contexts* | 150 | 300 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 |
| lower-middle income contexts* | 75 | 150 | 250 | 500 | 750 |
| lower income contexts* | 30 | 60 | 100 | 200 | 300 |
| persons to receive benefits** | 5 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 80 |
| students up to PhD only count half, twice the number can be connected | |||||
| more persons can be connected for CHF 50 each, students CHF 25 each, reductions apply | |||||
*starting point for these fee categories is the World Bank classification of countries link. Other institutional variables (size, funding schemes) and regional contexts (e.g. serving underprivileged groups or regions) can be taken into account.
** Individual benefits include discounts on conferences and access to Member Area resources on the website.
Donor memberships to support the ITD Alliance start at CHF 5’000.
The membership term is 12 months from the month application is approved. Renewal invoices will be sent the month prior to the end of the term.
Departments, institutions, or research group that are sub-sets of a larger institution may use the size of their group to determine their fees and benefits.
Individual Membership
Join the ITD Alliance as an individual. Please complete the online form below – CLICK HERE
Membership is open for all individuals engaged in or interested in collaborative modes of research and education.
Benefits include:
○ being part of a dynamically growing community of experts and leading institutions in inter- and transdisciplinarity
○ receiving a reduced conference fee for the ITD conferences
○ participation in working groups
○ being visible on the ITD Alliance webpage
○ electing the members of the leadership board
○ getting access to the member area on our website
Membership fee for individuals:
Annual fee: CHF 100.
Annual reduced fee for students, individuals from low-income contexts, retired, and unemployed: CHF 40
A limited number of fee waivers is available to foster diversity and enable participation while in difficult financial conditions (by request for a decision by the Leadership Board)
Membership will be active for 12 months from the month payment is received. Renewal invoices will be sent in the month prior to the expiration month.
Membership registrations through the ITD24 conference are valid until August 2025 (or 2026 for 2-year memberships).
Please contact Caryn Anderson, Interim Executive Secretary with any questions: info@itd-alliance.org.
Find our payment options here.
Application form
for individual members
ITD Alliance bank account information
for institutional and individual memberships, and donations
Account holder: ITD Alliance, Laupenstrasse 7, Postfach, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
Account / IBAN: CH37 0900 0000 1569 1094 8
SWIFT: POFICHBEXXX
Bank name and address: PostFinance AG, Mingerstrasse 20, 3030 Bern, Switzerland