Membership

This page has five sections: Regular Membership, Associate Membership, How to Apply, Forms & Templates, and Policies & Guidelines.

Revised per GB Resolution No. 2018-75, 15 Oct 2018

Candidates for regular membership should meet any one of the following requirement sets.

Criteria A — Standing, research activity, H-index, and category requirements

1. Be an active associate member of good standing for at least one (1) year from the date of approval.
2. Be actively engaged in research/original design/creative work for the past three (3) years. The nominee must present a certification of research undertaking signed by the head or supervisor of the agency where they are connected.
3. Must have an H-index of at least 4, or an equivalent metric for the Arts and Humanities.
4. Must meet the following set of requirements, as appropriate, after having been approved as an Associate Member:

Physical and Natural Sciences

• Principal author of two (2), or co-author of four (4), ISI- or Scopus-indexed scientific articles; or
• Author of two (2) agency-approved service manuals certified by the concerned institute or agency; or
• Two (2) new inventions produced (owner or co-owner, with certificate of registration) from the relevant agency.

Engineering

• Principal author of two (2), or co-author of four (4), ISI- or Scopus-indexed scientific articles; or
• Author of two (2) agency-approved service manuals certified by the concerned institute or agency; or
• One (1) patented invention; or
• Two (2) utility models granted with copyright certificate.

Arts and Humanities

Proof of research output as:

1. Publication

• Author of at least three (3) critical studies published in a refereed journal; or
• Author of a monograph; or
• Author of a book of critical studies / book of creative works.

2. Performance / Choreography / Direction

• Two (2) solo performances, or main actor in two (2) dramatic presentations; or
• Choreographer of at least four (4) dance performances; or
• Director/Producer of at least two (2) plays or one (1) film; or
• Director/Main Performer in a concert or recital; and
• Certification by a third-party certifying body.*

3. Design / Exhibition

• Designer or architect of an innovative building/urban structure with working drawings featured in architecture magazines; or
• Designer of at least two (2) innovative industrial products; or
• Solo artist with at least two (2) exhibitions in a recognized gallery or museum; and
• Certification by a third-party certifying body.*

*The third-party certifying body must be a recognized critic (e.g., for film), academician (with expertise in the field), thesis adviser, recognized body (e.g., NCCA, Palanca board of judges), and/or nationally acclaimed expert in the area (e.g., Magsaysay awardee, Palanca awardee).

Social Sciences

• Principal author of two (2), or co-author of four (4), scientific refereed publications; or
• Principal author of two (2), or co-author of four (4), publications in refereed proceedings; or
• Author or co-author of two (2) textbooks at any level, with copyright and ISBN.

Last updated: October 26, 2026

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