Become part of the SHPE Familia and find support whereever you go with over 250 chapters and 10,000 members across the nation.
To apply visit SHPE Connect and create an account. Select Region 6 and the appropriate membership type.
SHPE Member Benefits:
- More than $2 million in scholarship offerings
- Internship, fellowships & co-op opportunities
- Exclusive access to the SHPE Career Center where you can share your resume with top employers and search for job openings.
- Tips on résumé writing and interview skills
- Professional, career, & leadership training offered at our various events:
- SHPE Conference
- National Institute for Leadership Advancement (NILA)
- Graduate Leadership Institute (GLI)
- Regional Leadership Development Conferences (RLDC)
- Management Growth Training (MGT)
- Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)
- Competition opportunities to test and refine your academic and technical talent
- Access to the SHPE Foundation GRE/GRAD Lab to guide you through the graduate school application process
- Access to the SHPE Foundation Graduate Institute, an intensive program filled seminars addressing the needs of Graduate Students
- Lifelong networking opportunities with high profile professionals, fellow students, corporate representatives and SHPE leaders
- Discounted registration to SHPE National, Regional & Local events
- Complimentary subscriptions to SHPE Magazine and Hispanic Business Magazine
Membership Types
SHPE Junior Member ($0/year)
Open to all high school students interested in pursuing a career path and/or college education in science, technology, engineering, or math. Students have the option to join SHPE either with a Student or Region-At-Large chapter.
Benefits include:
Benefits include:
- Opportunities for scholarships to graduating seniors averaging $500
- Finding a community of like minded peers and mentors
- Guidance for you and your parents to support your goals
Undergraduate Member ($10/year)
Open to all science, technology, engineering, or math majors. All others are invited to become associate members. Students have the option to join SHPE either with a Student or Region-At-Large chapter.
Benefits include:
Benefits include:
- Access to more than $1M in scholarships each year
- Internship, fellowship, and co-op opportunities
- Exclusive access to the SHPE Career Center (upload your resume and connect directly with industry recruiters and hiring managers)
- Resumé reviews, recommendations, and rewording
- Professional development
- Leadership training
- Mentoring from a professional member
- Discounted registration to national, regional, and local SHPE events
- Competition and award opportunities
- Access to a nationwide network of industry leaders and peers
- Eligibility to run and hold office on the SHPE Board
Graduate Member ($15/year)
Open to all graduate and doctorate students, obtaining MBAs, studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Graduate students have the option to join SHPE either with a Student, Professional Chapter or Region-At-Large chapter.
Benefits include:
Benefits include:
- Access to more than $300,000 in scholarships each year
- Internship, fellowship, and co-op opportunities
- Exclusive access to the SHPE Career Center (upload your resume and connect directly with industry recruiters and hiring managers)
- Resumé reviews, recommendations, and rewording
- Professional development
- Leadership training
- Mentoring from a professional member
- Discounted registration to national, regional, and local SHPE events
- Competition and award opportunities
- Access to a nationwide network of industry leaders and peers
- Dedicated newsletter (SHPE con GANAS)
- Voting privileges in SHPE elections
- Eligibility to run and hold office on the SHPE Board
Professional Member ($65/year)
Open to all professionals who hold an engineer-in-training certificate or a bachelor’s degree in any discipline of science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
Benefits include:
Benefits include:
- Access to a nationwide network of industry leaders and peers
- Discounted registration to national, regional, and local SHPE events
- Exclusive access to the SHPE Career Center (upload your resume and connect directly with industry recruiters and hiring managers)
- Online top-tier professional development programs like Propel and latinXfactor™
- Leadership training
- Volunteer and mentoring opportunities
- Voting privileges in SHPE elections
- Eligibility to run and hold office on the SHPE Board
Associate Member ($55/year)
Associate membership is open to anyone who believes in the SHPE vision and wants to participate. This is usually teachers, parents, career counselors, deans, advisors.
Benefits include:
Benefits include:
- Access to a nationwide network of industry leaders and peers
- Discounted registration to national, regional, and local SHPE events
- Exclusive access to the SHPE Career Center (upload your resume and connect directly with industry recruiters and hiring managers)
- Online top-tier professional development programs like Propel and latinXfactor™
- Leadership training
- Volunteer and mentoring opportunities
Lifetime Professional & Associate Member ($1000 fee)
Open to individuals who have made a lifetime commitment to support SHPE’s mission and goals.
Benefits include:
- A Lifetime Professional membership is open to all STEM professionals who hold an engineer-in-training certificate or a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math, and who are willing to pay this one-time-only membership cost.
- A Lifetime Associate membership is open to anyone who does not qualify for Lifetime Professional status but supports and encourages the members, purpose, and mission of SHPE and is willing to pay this one-time-only membership cost.
- There is a payment plan option available for Lifetime Memberships during the checkout process. The membership becomes active once payment has been received in full.
Benefits include:
- SHPE Lifetime membership benefits include all the benefits of a SHPE Professional membership.
- Membership dues are waived in perpetuity.
- Exclusive SHPE Lifetime Member lapel pin
- Invite-only access to the annual Lifetime Member Reception at National Convention
SHPE/SWE Joint Member
SHPE and the Society of Women Engineers offer this collaboration in an effort to improve networking opportunities and expand professional development for Hispanic women engineers. Follow link for more information.
- $25 Collegiate Joint Membership (New or Returning)
- $125 Professional Joint Membership (Renewing)
- $145 Professional Joint Membership (New; includes the $20 application fee on the SWE website)
Chapter Advisor
SHPE Chapter Advisors receive a complimentary professional or associate membership. Advisors help establish the legacy of a chapter. Please email [email protected] to verify status and receive instructions on how to take advantage of the membership.
SHPE/ASME Member Offer
SHPE and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) offer reciprocal membership discounts of 50% off dues. Follow link for more information.