Making it to the next level of your academic career requires the right network.
You'll be impressed by the smorgasbord of ways your SME student membership will help you connect with other professionals, solve complex challenges, and advance your mining career.
Community & Networking Opportunities
- Join the online SME Community to take part in valuable discussions with interest groups, committees, and sections.
- Meet other professionals and make job connections at our industry-facing conferences.
- Share your expertise by presenting at conferences or publishing papers.
- Apply for scholarships which offer support for your academic journey.
- Search our online directory and connect with 13,000 SME members across the industry.
- Participate in the Student Membership Contest by signing up new members to earn a trip to the SME Annual Conference.
- Get involved early through SME Student Chapters or the Young Leaders Program.
Engaging Meetups & Events
- Swing by Local Section events and build a network of mining professionals in your area.
- Go to MINEXCHANGE, SME's annual conference with countless educational sessions and networking opportunities.
- Attend technical conferences, meetings, short courses, and webinars (see what's coming up in our events calendar).
Thought-Provoking Magazines, Journals, & News
Enjoy online access to all our insight publications:
- Mining Engineering magazine (12 issues per year)
- Tunneling & Underground Construction magazine (4 issues per year)
- Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration (MME) technical journal (6 issues per year)
- SME's biweekly eNews
A Treasure Trove of Online Resources
- Access OneMine.org, the world's largest repository of mining research with over 130,000 books, papers, and articles.
- Find job openings or explore what your future career could look like through SME's Career Center, MiningJobs.org.
Receive a Graduation Gift
Continue your SME benefits after school
- Upon graduation you are automatically enrolled in the Associates Under 30 program and receive your first year free.
Amazing Discounts
- Take advantage of our deep student discounts on MINEXCHANGE plus other SME conferences, meetings, courses, and webinars
- Build your library with student discounts on SME's huge selection of publications
Student Member Requirements
A person eligible for election to the class of Student Member must be:
- A Student Member must be a full-time college undergraduate or graduate student in good standing.
- A Professional Member who subsequently returns to school for an additional degree cannot become a Student Member.
- Reinstatement is NOT applicable to students.
- The Student Membership category may be retained until December 31 in the year of graduation.
Questions about membership?
Call the Member Relations Team at 800-598-7704 (720-828-6896 in Denver, CO) or email membership@smenet.org.
