Early Career Professionals

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NGWA offers Early Career Professional membership to individuals who have received a degree from a groundwater-related program or graduated from a groundwater-related trade school within the past two years.

Memberships in this category are valid for a maximum of two years. After this period, individuals will transition to professional membership based on their current professional status in the groundwater industry.

Early Career Professional Membership - $75/year

Early Career Professional member benefits:

Online access to the current issue and all past issues, as well sneak peeks of yet-to-be-published papers, of Groundwater® and Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation® via the Wiley Online Library and the apps
Online Access to Water Well Journal®, the monthly award-winning trade magazine that keeps you attuned to industry news and trends
A subscription to the NGWA member newsletter
Free access to industry solutions, such as best suggested practices and white papers
Discounted member access to NGWA's online Career Center
Networking via members-only discussion groups, where you can seek practical answers and solutions from those working in the groundwater industry
Member pricing on NGWA educational programs and bookstore items
Complimentary access to NGWA’s Members Exclusive Webinar Series.
Discounts on exhibiting and attending NGWA's annual Groundwater Week, including the Science & Engineering Forum
Searchable online directories of contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, and certified individuals
Advocacy with legislators and policymakers to protect your interests
Discounts on author processing fees/page charges for published materials in NGWA's scientific journals, Groundwater® and Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation®

Connect with other groundwater professionals through NGWA’s Young Professional/Early Career education events and LinkedIn group. Also, check out our other social media sites — Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.

To grow your knowledge and your resume, get involved with Hydrogeologists Without Borders. Visit their website to see how you can help — www.hwbwater.org. Or, for our groundwater engineers, try Engineers Without Borders — www.ewb-usa.org.

NGWA events

There are special benefits available to early career professionals at our biggest annual event, NGWA’s Groundwater Week where you can:

Present academic papers and posters
Compete in a scholarship competition
Network with industry professionals.

Questions about membership? Contact:

NGWA Member Services
(800) 551-7379 or (614) 898-7791
customerservice@ngwa.org