Member Categories
ISCM members are organized in categories with different benefits and corresponding membership fees.
Do you want to become a member?
The application process is simple, and the first you should do is to determine what would be the best member category for your organization.
If you represent an independent organizations which works for contemporary music in a country you may become and ISCM Section.
ISCM Section benefits include full access to the annual ISCM World New Music Days festival with voting rights during the ISCM General Assembly for your first delegate; submission of 6 musical works to the ISCM World Music Days with further encouragement by the Society for performance and broadcast through our online database; access to ISCM’s worldwide network with networking opportunities and financial support towards ISCM events that you organize with other ISCM members.
The annual ISCM Section membership fee is 1015€ (+ 60€ for PayPal costs) for 2026 membership dues.
If you cannot sustain a full ISCM Section membership, then you may want to consider one of the several Associate Member categories.
The Full Associate Member is intended for larger organizations that promote contemporary music life in a geographical or cultural region of a country. The Affiliated Membership is mainly for smaller organizations that represent composers or promote contemporary music in a local context (e.g. local area or city). The Allied Membership is mostly for individual ensembles, new music presenters, broadcasters, university schools of music, conservatories, composer collectives and similar. The Associated Business Member is for music publishers whose objectives correspond to the vision, purpose, mission and values of the Society (e.g. specialized publishers) and that want to support the activities of the ISCM on an
annual basis. All applications for membership are actively reviewed by the ISCM Executive Committee before organisations are accepted.
Full Associate Member annual fee is 745€ (+ 45€ for PayPal costs)
Affiliated Associate Member annual fee is 510€ (+ 40€ for PayPal costs)
Allied Associate Member annual fee is 315€ (+ 30€ for PayPal costs)
Associated Business Member annual fee is 1,540€ (+ 45€ for PayPal costs)
Associate memberships all provide access to the ISCM General Assembly, access to the network and participation in ISCM Events with ISCM funding opportunities. The difference is the free stay for your delegate and the opportunity to submit works to the World New Music Days festival.
Here is a quick overview over main benefits and annual membership fees:
| Section | Full Associate | Affiliated Associate | Allied Associate | Business | |
| Annual membership fee | 1015€ +60€ (PayPal fee) | 745€ +45€ (PayPal fee) | 510€ +40€ (PayPal fee) | 315€ +30€ (PayPal fee) | 1,540€ +54.57€ (PayPal fee) |
| Participation in the ISCM World New Music Days festival | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Voting rights at the ISCM General Assembly | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Number of works submitted to the ISCM World Music Days | 6 works | 6 works | 3 works | none | 6 works |
| Full access to the entire ISCM network | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Participation in ISCM Events and access to ISCM funding | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |