Membership Types

Why join as an individual member

Whether you host, produce, or edit a show, joining the Student Podcasters Association turns your podcast from a campus project into something internationally recognized. As an individual member you get the following benefits:

• Digital SPA member card
• Newsletter with jobs, internships, and industry news
• Enter the Student Podcasting Competition at discounted member rate
• Register for annual conference at discounted member rate
• Access to live and recorded guest‑speaker sessions and workshops
• Access to production workshops and training resources
• Eligibility for discounted Dead Podcasters Society induction
• Your podcast distributed on the DPS platform (once inducted)
• Access to the private DPS Discord community (once inducted)

Why join as a school or university member

An institutional SPA charter membership gives your campus a formal place in the first international association built for collegiate podcasters. With one annual membership, your program gains the right to launch a Dead Podcasters Society chapter, an official listing in the public SPA directory, and the ability to use SPA and DPS branding in your own recruitment and promotion. You also receive the following benefits:

• Digital SPA instituional membership certificate
• Access to the shared SPA resource library, including best‑practice guides
• Eligibility to enter the Student Podcasting Competition at the institutional level
• A clear pathway for your students to join SPA as individual members and pursue DPS induction
• International visibility for your campus podcasting program within a growing international network
• Permanent recognition as a SPA Founding Institution if you join during the inaugural 2026-27 year