Reduced Membership Due for International Members

How to Fill Out the Application Form (Please print legibly.)

1. Fiscal Year the Discount Is Requested: Please be sure to write down in the underlined blank space the fiscal year for which you would like the discount applied.
2. New/Renew: Please encircle “Renew” if you had received a discount in the prior fiscal year and encircle “New” otherwise.
3. Your Country or Region: Please write down your home country or region.
   *If you are from Hong Kong, please state “Hong Kong” even if your country of citizenship is China.
4. Country/Region Category: Please refer to the Country/Region Category Table and encircle the category applicable to the country or region you specified in 3.
5. Affiliated Institution, Department, Line of Work/Title as of April of the Fiscal Year the Application Was Submitted: Please write down the affiliated institution, department, and line of work/title as of April of the fiscal year for which you would like the discount applied and then encircle the applicable option.
   *Please note that contract staff (e.g., assistant, researcher) is also considered full-time employment rather than part-time employment.
   *Please note that the discount measure is not applicable if you are employed on a full-time basis in Japan.
6. Location of the Affiliated Institution: Please write down the address of the affiliated institution listed in 5.
7. Address (contact address): Please write down the current address or the contact address you would like us to use for notifying the result of application.

Mailing Address and Inquires for the Application

Rules for Reducing the Membership Due for International Members

1. In accordance with Article 17 of the Bylaws of the Japan Sociological Society, members with foreign citizenship may apply for a reduction of the membership due for the given fiscal year each fiscal year. However, the discount measure is not applicable to those who are employed in Japan on a full-time basis.
2. Countries and regions, which comprise a criterion for calculating the membership due, are classified based on the Country/Region Category Table by the World Bank. It shall be updated annually. The discount measure is only applicable to those in Categories B and C.
3. The membership due will be discounted according to the Schedule of Membership Due for members who were approved for the discounted membership due.
4. JSS Administration Center will directly notify the individual whether the application is approved.
5. A payment extension is granted during the period between the application for discount and notification on the approval.

Schedule of Membership Due

Country/Region Category Table