Lifetime Membership
Overview and Benefits
TCOIA members enjoy unparalleled access to a a cross-industry forum through which they engage with and gain insight from experts and leaders across multiple sectors and industries. Members have in-person and virtual access to executives, leaders, government officials, and prominent scholars in academia, business, and policy, many of whom are members, themselves. TCOIA is dedicated to facilitating an intellectual exchange of ideas, networking, and facilitation of career progress through mentoring programs, expert panel discussions, symposia, town halls, live-streams, and executive leader forums exclusively for members. Through access to TCOIA’s knowledge base, think tank, publications, briefing materials, and special content on TCOIA.org and the Member-only site, members benefit from an expansive collection of unparalleled resources, opportunities, and intellectual capital.
Individual Membership
The Council on Interdisciplinary Advancement seeks promise, quality, balance, and diversity in its membership. Criteria for Lifetime membership include professional expertise and intellectual achievement. The degree of interest, professional accomplishment and potential, and current involvement in interdisciplinary cooperation as well as the promise of future achievements in the service interdisciplinary advancement and standing among professional peers are all instrumental in consideration of Lifetime Members.
Eligibility Requirements
Lifetime Member applicants (excluding Term Member applicants) must be over thirty-two (32) years of age at the time of applying. All Lifetime Member applicants must be either citizens of the United States (native-born or naturalized), or permanent residents who maintain current legal United States-based employment and legal permanent residency within the jurisdiction of the United States of America.
Lifetime Member Candidates should currently hold a position as any of (but not limited to, as determined by the Executive Board) the following:
Business owner of a United States-registered Limited Liability Organization (LLC), S-Organization (S-Corp), C-Organization (C-Corp), and/or a registered non-profit organization.
Mid-level executive (director, VP, SVP, EVP) at a United States-registered LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, and/or registered non-profit organization.
A medical physician at or beyond their third year of residency or in fellowship, or beyond
An academic adjunct or assistant professor, professor, or administrator at an accredited United States academic institution
A junior law partner (with American Bar Association Bar exam certification and certification to practice law in at least one US State), for at least 3 consecutive calendar years.
In order to be inducted as a Lifetime Member of the Organization (excluding Term Members), to ensure high standards of membership, Lifetime Member applicants must be nominated by at least seven (7) individuals, comprised of at least one (1) individual who is a current officer on The Executive Board, two (2) additional individuals who are current Members (who may or may not be Members of The Executive Board) of the Organization, and four (4) additional individuals comprised of any existing current Members, Lifetime or Term (who may or may not be on The Executive Board) of the Organization or Term Members, and/or external non-Members of the candidates' choosing. The final submitted application for Life Membership will be reviewed by The Executive Board Membership Committee and will require approval by way of unanimous approval of The Executive Board and a written statement of approval from the Executive Chairman. A single application processing and background check fee of $50.00 per candidate will apply to all Lifetime Member candidates for each time an application is submitted.
Nominations
For all applicants, nominating letters should not exceed five hundred (500) words in length and should address the following criteria:
Professional expertise and intellectual attainment
Degree of professional experience, level of interest, contributions to the candidate’s respective field, and current involvement with interdisciplinary endeavors
Candidate’s promise of achievement in their current sector, industry and other sectors/industries
Potential contributions to the work of TCOIA
Desire and ability to participate in TCOIA activities
Reputation and standing among their professional peers
No active Member, Lifetime Member or Term Member, of the Organization may provide a nomination for any applicant for Lifetime Membership or Term Membership if they are a relative, spouse, or in-law relative of the candidate.
To Apply
Request an online application using the form below.
Membership Application Request
To request an online application, please use the form below.