Individual Member Rates

New Members

Complete the online membership form or complete and return the paper membership form to PO Box 347214, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-4214.

Current Members

Complete the online renewal form or complete and return the paper renewal form to PO Box 347214, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-4214.

Contributing: The highest level of yearly membership in the AHA. Contributing members receive special recognition on our website.

Life Member: With a single contribution of $4,000, members can gain lifetime status. Lifetime members are invited to the executive director’s reception at the annual meeting and are recognized in both the annual meeting program and the awards ceremony booklet. They also receive special recognition on our website.

Student: Available for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Proof of current status may be requested.

Early Career: Available for three years following graduation (either undergraduate or graduate).

Emeritus/Retired: Available for retired historians.

HBCU/TCU Member: Available for faculty, staff, and students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Tribal Colleges and Universities.

K-12 Teacher: Available for secondary education teachers at all levels.

Associate: Available for persons whose primary professional identification is in fields other than history.

50-Year Members: For individuals who have consistently maintained membership for 50 years, the AHA waives all future membership dues. These members receive special recognition on our website.

Please note, a $25 postage fee is added for members with international addresses, including Canada and Mexico, unless they decline print copies of all AHA publications. This includes the American Historical Review, Perspectives on History, and the Annual Meeting Program. 

Institutional members can purchase discounted student memberships for only $30 each, a discount of nearly 30% off the regular rate. Help your students enjoy all the benefits of AHA membership in an easy, affordable way.

Looking for the perfect gift for the historian in your life? Give the gift of an AHA membership. AHA membership supports historians in all fields, all professions, and all stages.

The Pacific Coast Branch (PCB) was organized in 1903 to serve members of the American Historical Association living in the United States west of the Mississippi River and the western provinces of Canada. All members of the AHA living in those areas, therefore, are also members of the branch.

Membership may be canceled by contacting the AHA membership department by email at members@historians.org. The AHA is not able to offer refunds for canceled memberships.