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Applying for Membership

Consortium members are researchers and clinicians who are committed to contributing to our collaborative mission.

Autism Consortium Membership Application

The mission of the Autism Consortium is to catalyze rapid advances in understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism by engaging, supporting and fostering collaboration among a community of clinicians, researchers, donors and families in order to improve the care of children and families affected by autism and other neurological disorders.


Qualifications for Full Membership:
  • Have a faculty appointment at a member institution and;

  • Be sponsored by a current member of the Autism Consortium.

  • Further, the applicant must be able to actively contribute to the mission of the Autism Consortium by participating in a working group or a committee as chosen by applicant or nominated to by the Steering Committee and attending the annual Symposium.

  • Sign and fulfill the Autism Consortium Statement of Intent (see below).

Qualifications for Associate Membership:   

(Associate Membership is intended for faculty at an institution not currently affiliated with the Autism Consortium, non-faculty research and clinical staff, postdoctoral fellow, student, or resident/fellow.) 

  • Sponsored by a Full Member in good standing,

  • Actively contribute to the mission of the Autism Consortium and

  • Sign and fulfill the Autism Consortium Statement of Intent.

Please submit a statement along with this application about how you intend to fulfill the qualifications of membership and which working group or committee you best see yourself becoming a member. Your application will be reviewed and you may be contacted for additional information.

Member Institutions: A member institution must have clinical and/or research capabilities that can further the mission of the Autism Consortium. Current Member Institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston University School of Medicine, The Broad Institute, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital, The Lurie Family Autism Center at MGH for Children, McLean Hospital, The Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, UMASS Medical School, UMASS Memorial Health Care

To be considered for membership please download the following forms:

 pdf Autism Consortium Membership Application 32.56 Kb

pdf Statement of Intent for Members 20.35 Kb

pdf AC Data Sharing Policy 16.34 Kb