Member Benefits

The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students offers many benefits and resources to assist members. From exclusive discounts through corporate partners to regular opportunities to connect with fellow graduate-professional advocates, we provide a wide range of exclusive benefits, resources, and opportunities to our members.

Learn more about the perks of an NAGPS membership by exploring this Member Benefits page. We encourage you to make the very most of your membership!

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Member Discounts

NAGPS has several corporate partners to help you secure high-quality products and services for less.

Current partnerships:
• Insurance discounts: vision, dental, international student medical, life, tuition, allied health liability
• Healthcare services: dental care network
• Academic: academic consulting services

Member Discounts

Coalition Building

Want to create a student organization at your university to advocate for graduate-professional students? We can help!

Need tools to communicate graduate-professional students' needs to your university's administrators, We can help!

Our Board of Directors are graduate-professional student advocates with years of experience in running GSOs and effectively working with their universities' administrators.

Our Directors are happy to connect our members with winning strategies and tools to cultivate graduate-professional student leadership and advocacy at campuses across the country.

Meet the Board

Networking Opportunities

Every NAGPS event is an opportunity to meet other graduate-professional students from institutions nationwide. Through NAGPS events, you will meet students from all disciplines, growing your network far beyond your chosen field.

NAGPS members can take advantage of discounted rates at NAGPS events where you can grow your network and meet exceptional guest speakers from all walks of life - from policy makers to entrepreneurs. Annual events include National Conference (fall), Legislative Action Days (fall and spring), Leadership Academy (summer), and regional conferences.

Networking Opportunities

Amplified Advocacy

Take your experience in activism on your campus to the next level!

NAGPS empowers graduate-professional students to advocate at the federal level. Guided by the NAGPS Advocacy Platform and Legislative Platform, members can help fellow graduate-professional students' voices and concerns be heard on the national stage.

National Advocacy Campaigns

Committee Service

NAGPS committees meet regularly and are chaired by committed and trained national Directors.

As a member, you may request to join an NAGPS committee to work closely with a team of passionate graduate-professional students. Through committee participation, as a member you will feel more connected to NAGPS and its mission, and you will have the opportunity to develop essential skills by executing projects and initiatives.

Leadership Opportunities

Working collaboratively at the regional or national level, in an NAGPS director position, members can gain valuable skills to use well beyond their graduate-professional student years. Making connections and an impact beyond your university, leadership roles within NAGPS are a great resume or CV builder and help set you apart in a competitive job market.

Be on the lookout for vacancy announcements as they arise; NAGPS fills positions throughout the year and at the NAGPS National Conference each fall.

Regional Leadership Opportunities

Voting Power

At NAGPS regional and national business meetings, members vote on important changes that impact the Association and its future.

As a member, your voting power gives you an true say in how the Association operates.

In NAGPS business meetings, organizational members designate one representative to vote on their behalf, and individual members vote by caucus.