Over the last few years, there has been a notable trend in the decline of students entering into the corrosion workforce. This trend has raised a certain degree of concern throughout the global corrosion community.

The mission of the NACE Foundation is to "inspire students and educators to engage in the field of corrosion science and engineering." In the pursuit of this mission, the Foundation is committed to the concept of encouraging students to pursue a career in corrosion. As a result, the Foundation has placed special emphasis on recruitment, education and career selection of students regarding the corrosion industry.

To become a Student Member, the applicant must be enrolled, full-time, in an accredited educational institution and be interested in corrosion engineering as a profession.

Student Members Receive:

• Materials Performance Online
• CORROSION Online
• Reduced student rates for the print version of CORROSION Online ($60 Annually)
• Member pricing on products and services
• NACE Career Center access
• Complimentary annual conference registration
• Eligibility to apply for NACE Foundation scholarships
• Eligibility to apply for NACE Foundation travel assistance funding to annual conference

It is important to remember that students pursuing corrosion, science or engineering education programs today . . . are our potential corrosion industry experts of tomorrow!

To become a Student Member, please complete our online NACE Membership Application Form (PDF).

For more questions, please contact: Cindy Tracy at

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