The AAA provides financial assistance programs to help with the cost of the Annual Meeting. Each program provides support for various groups of people, please check the eligibility requirements for the program before applying.
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is committed to making its Annual Meeting accessible to anthropologists from diverse backgrounds. To support this goal, we offer financial aid to partially or fully offset meeting registration and/or membership fees for individuals who demonstrate financial need. Members are also encouraged to donate to the “Annual Meeting Registration Fund” to support this funding initiative.
Learn more or apply for Financial Aid or the Invited Speaker Waiver.
This waiver provides complimentary membership and annual meeting registration to enrolled citizens of federally-recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribes. The open period for this waiver is ongoing but the application can take 7-14 days to review and approve.
Learn more or apply for the American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Wavier.
The childcare grant helps to enable AAA members, with dependent children, to attend the Annual Meeting. The purpose of this grant is to offset some of the childcare costs by reimbursing childcare specific costs incurred during on-site attendance of the meeting. We will be awarding a limited number of childcare grants, up to $250 each, to members who registered and attended the annual meeting in-person and submitted proper documentation. The deadline to submit your application and documentation is December 20, 2025, 11:59pm ET.
Documentation required: Childcare provider name, service dates, dependent name and relationship to submitter, type of service/description of out-of-pocket costs and amount of out-of-pocket costs.
