Justification Letter Toolkit

Make a strong case for having your institution pay for your membership dues by explicitly connecting your institution’s goals, as well as your work and professional development, to the member benefits and opportunities offered.

Draft a Justification Letter to share with decision-makers:

• Focus on what you will bring back to your home institution (lab, department, university, hospital, etc.)
  • • Identify networking and collaboration opportunities.
    • Identify which member benefits will be most useful to you using the below key points and how they will tie to your institution’s goals or relate to your work and professional development.
• Clearly explain the value of membership by highlighting key points.
  • Include these member testimonials with your letter to help convey the value of ASHG membership.
  • Receive exclusive savings at the ASHG Annual Meeting, the largest human genetics meeting in the world, including registration discounts, free abstract submission, and early housing access.
  • Access to live and on-demand workshops, webinars, podcasts, and more in the ASHG Learning Center.
  • Free online subscription to the American Journal of Human Genetics, reduced publication fees for American Journal of Human Genetics and Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, and guaranteed peer review for research presented at the ASHG Annual Meeting.
  • Eligibility for Annual Meeting Travel Grants and Awards, and ASHG Professional Awards.
  • Serve on an ASHG Committee or the Board of Directors.
  • Learn more about additional benefits ASHG membership offers here.