1. THE ROLE OF STUDENTS
2. THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
3. QUALIFICATIONS
4. STUDENT MEMBERSHIP FEES - 0$
5. UPON GRADUATION

Recognizing the value of integrating engineering students into the membership of a professional organization, CIM currently provides metallurgy and materials science students with significant opportunities to accelerate their professional development by interacting with respected members of industry, academia, and government; exploring avenues of publication; and attending local and national meetings which attract engineering experts from throughout the world.

The advantages of joining CIM includes receiving information on the numerous scholarships available through both organizations, their travel grants, reduced prices on publications and conferences, poster sessions, essay competitions, career support, and advice. Student Chapters will profit from start-up funding, field trip assistance, student-industry mixers, lecturer support, and Student Chapter competitions. Student members will have electronic subscriptions to the CIM Magazine.

Every person gets a different set of benefits from membership. The value of benefits to individuals cannot be judged on the dollar cost of the annual dues. Important value comes from association among the members of the organization, the free exchange of new ideas, new technologies, novel solutions to everyday industrial problems, and unique approaches to research.

CIM / MetSoc has selfish motives in recruiting student members - we are proud of our profession in terms of what it has meant to us as individuals and its contributions to society as a whole. We want to make certain that its worthwhile endeavours continue; therefore, we promote membership to today's students - tomorrow's professionals.

CIM has designed their student program to offer the student as much room for participation as possible in professional and technical societies. The goals of such participation are awareness and technical competence, critical goals to insuring that student membership will continue to build a sound foundation for future growth.

• Lock into the network - Seek out jobs
  Make incredible contacts and learn more first-hand from those in the industry.
  Use networking opportunities at CIM meetings and career forums in the search for summer jobs, co-op sponsorship or post degree employment.
• Participate at CIM meetings
  Enjoy special rates for students at national and regional, technical and business meetings.
• Acquire and share technical knowledge with the industry
  Participate at meetings and use CIM publications to learn from others, share in discussion, present or publish papers.
• Receive publications
  Membership includes an online subscription the monthly CIM Magaztine, the online annual Directory, and special member rates on the purchase of other publications.
• Appear in the annual CIM directory - the industry's leading resource
  Your name, details and interest area are listed, along with all other members, award winners and CIM officers.
• Publish in CIM Magazine
  CIM Magazine is recognized globally as a high quality technical publication.
• Compete for annual scholarships, bursaries and awards
  Caterpillar Inc. and its Canadian Dealers Scholarship ($2,000), click here for more info.
  Scotiabank and Scotia Capital Markets Scholarship ($2,000), click here for more info.
  Many CIM Branches, Societies and Divisions offer annual scholarships or bursaries
• Enhance your resume
  Your participation at CIM meetings, as a volunteer on committees, in making presentations at meetings to other CIM members, in publishing in CIM publications, in obtaining scholarships or awards, will bolster your resume.
• Demonstrate your interest to potential employers
  Join the technical association of choice for people in our resource industries.