The WAU 2025 Organizing Committee reaffirms its commitment to equity and inclusion. A special participation fee of $40 USD is available for colleagues residing in Central America. Furthermore, participants with permanent residence in Venezuela or Cuba, as well as those attending academic or public events without presenting, are exempt from paying the congress registration fee. Information regarding access to online programming will be published on our website and social media.
On Site Early Bird Congress Fee
Until Saturday, June 28 2025
| IUAES Fee (USD DOLLAR) | On Site Early Bird Congress Fee (USD DOLLAR) | Total (USD DOLLAR) | |
| High Income Countries | $35.00 | $320 | $355.00 |
| Upper Middle Income Countries | $30.00 | $270 | $300.00 |
| Lower Middle Income Countries | $15.00 | $180 | $195.00 |
| Low Income Countries | $10.00 | $70 | $80.00 |
| Student | $10.00 | $60 | $70.00 |
Online Early Bird Congress Fee
Until Saturday, June 28 2025
| IUAES Fee (USD DOLLAR) | Online Early Bird Congress Fee (USD DOLLAR) | Total (USD DOLLAR) | |
| High Income Countries | $35.00 | $140 | $175.00 |
| Upper Middle Income Countries | $30.00 | $110 | $140.00 |
| Lower Middle Income Countries | $15.00 | $75 | $90.00 |
| Low Income Countries | $10.00 | $25 | $35.00 |
| Student | $10.00 | $25 | $35.00 |
On Site Regular Congress Fee
From June 29 to August 31, 2025
| IUAES Fee (USD DOLLAR) | On Site Regular Congress Fee (USD DOLLAR) | Total (USD DOLLAR) | |
| High Income Countries | $35.00 | $360 | $395.00 |
| Upper Middle Income Countries | $30.00 | $320 | $350.00 |
| Lower Middle Income Countries | $15.00 | $210 | $225.00 |
| Low Income Countries | $10.00 | $90 | $100.00 |
| Student | $10.00 | $80 | $90.00 |
Online Regular Congress Fee
From June 29 to August 31, 2025
| IUAES Fee (USD DOLLAR) | Online Regular Congress Fee (USD DOLLAR) | Total (USD DOLLAR) | |
| High Income Countries | $35.00 | $160 | $195.00 |
| Upper Middle Income Countries | $30.00 | $130 | $160.00 |
| Lower Middle Income Countries | $15.00 | $95 | $110.00 |
| Low Income Countries | $10.00 | $30 | $40.00 |
| Student | $10.00 | $30 | $40.00 |
Your WAU 2025 Congress participation fee helps pay for the following:
- 20 In-Person Participation scholarships, each scholarship of $1,000 USD.
- 50 scholarships for Online Participation, each scholarship $100 USD
- Childcare during the congress for mothers and fathers traveling with children
- Pre-Congress Workshops benefiting about 300 students (undergraduate and graduate)
- Support for 60 volunteer helpers during the congress
- Awards for the “Women Doing Field Work” Photography Contest
- Infrastructure (WiFi, modems, cameras, microphones, computers and projectors) for live transmissions and recordings of panels, symposia, roundtables, presentations, editorial seminars and keynote lectures.
The WAU 2025 Congress follows the following country classification:
* High Income Countries: American Samoa, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, The, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Chile, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong SAR, China, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao SAR, China, Malta, Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin (French part), Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, China, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, and the Virgin Islands (U.S.).
** Upper Middle Income Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Peru, Serbia, South Africa, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, and Ukraine.
*** Lower Middle Income Countries: ngola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
**** Low Income Countries: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Guinea-Bissau, Korea, Dem. People’s Rep., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Uganda, and Yemen, Rep.