AIAA welcomes incoming members to join anytime during the school year! The easiest way to join the branch is by getting involved with one of our technical projects - just send one of our project managers an email to confirm the time and location of their next meeting. If you do not wish to join a project, but would still like to join the AIAA, attending meetings and joining industry events under AIAA will also work!
What are the benefits of AIAA-UCLA student membership?
- Access to off-campus activities from industry facilities tours, meetings with company representatives, and social events. Events will be posted on our Events tab.
- Opportunities to network with engineering professionals, AIAA alumni, as well as other students
- Workshops to help your succeed at career fairs, internships, and future occupations.
- Looks great on resumes
What are the benefits of AIAA national student membership?
- Mandatory for attending student competitions, such as AIAA's Design/Build/Fly and design challenges.
- Student discounts to all AIAA professional conferences and section events.
- Member discounts on AIAA textbooks, tehcnial papers, and journals.
- For being a student member, receive significant savings on a professional membership after you graduate.
- Networking events, leadership opportunities, and other opportunities for skill-building and career development.
- Subscription to AIAA's Aerospace America magazine and access to the AIAA Student Journal, as well as Aviation Week, Space Technology, and the latest aerospace industry news.
Additional benefits and application can be found here.
I am not an aerospace major, but can I still join?
Definitely! We welcome members of every major who have an interest in aviation or space travel.
For your information, careers in aerospace are not limited to aerospace engineers. For example, NASA employs astronomers, business managers, biologists, doctors, software & hardware engineers, test pilots, physicists, publicists, and people of many other professions needed to carry out their missions.
What events does AIAA host?
We host everything from professional guest speakers, tours of industry facilities, career sessions with recruiters, and assorted engineering projects. For details of upcoming events, check out the Events tab.