A life member has made a lifetime commitment to ASCE and the civil engineering profession by remaining a member for the full length of their professional career.
To become a life member, you must have:
- reached 65 years of age
- paid dues in any membership grade except student member for at least 35 years
- had 10 years of continuous dues-paying membership immediately preceding the attainment of life member.
Dues
Life members are exempt from payment of membership dues.
Life members are only required to pay a service fee to receive Civil Engineering magazine. There are 2 options:
- Annual fee (domestic)*: $50
- Annual fee (international shipping)*: $89
*Dues payments must be received by January 1 to ensure uninterrupted receipt of the print magazine.
How to upgrade your current membership level
No action is required — life membership is automatically calculated based on the listed requirements.
Current life members and those becoming a life member in 2027 or prior are legacy life members. The life member rules above apply to legacy life members (including the life member service fee).
New life members 2028 and beyond
Those becoming a life member during or after 2028 have a single requirement:
- 40 years of Society dues paid membership
Dues for new life members 2028 and beyond
- Life members receive a 50% Society membership dues discount.
- Life members who pay the 50% Society dues receive all benefits including print copies of Civil Engineering magazine* at no additional cost.
- Life members who do not pay the 50% dues retain their ASCE membership but lose all membership benefits except ASCE insurance, and section and branch participation. Institutes, sections, and branches may charge additional fees and dues.
*Dues payments must be received by January 1 to ensure uninterrupted receipt of the print magazine.