The membership application process only takes a few minutes. Follow these steps to start and complete the application process.
As part of the membership application, you must agree to the Program Agreement. In some countries, you must print, sign, and send the agreement to IBM before becoming a member. You must also read the Software Usage Guidelines.
Membership process details
- Read and understand the Program Agreement
for your country. You will be asked to accept these terms of licensing as part of your membership application.
Some countries also require that you print the agreement, sign it, and mail or fax it to IBM. In most cases, once you submit
your application, you will automatically be granted membership into our program. In some cases, where hard-copy signatures are
required by law, you must send it to an IBM Academic Initiative representative. We have indicated which countries require
this.
- Click Join now and proceed to the two-step process to
complete your membership application. In the first step, you create a universal IBM ID and password that you will use each
time you want to access the benefits of the Academic Initiative that are only available to program members. In the second step,
you submit the IBM Academic Initiative membership application form that provides more information about you, your institution,
and the courses you teach or the standards work you are doing.
- In most cases, once you submit your application, you will automatically be granted membership into our program. In some cases, where hard-copy signatures are required by law, you will be contacted by an IBM Academic Initiative representative with additional details.