WAITRO Membership
Full membership status is intended for any organization that primarily does research. Associate membership status is intended for any organization that does not primarily do research but has interest in cross-border applied research and the infrastructure to support it.
The benefits of a respective membership are listed above.
Associate members usually cannot become full members; full membership is exclusively for organizations actively involved in research or development. Exceptional circumstances are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
WAITRO membership status can only be granted to eligible organizations. Individuals are not eligible for WAITRO membership status.
Yes. The organization’s contact person needs to send a message to WAITRO’s Secretary General.
Yes. Once a year, your organization’s contact person will receive a membership renewal mail.
Membership Categories
Associate members usually cannot become full members; full membership is exclusively for organizations actively involved in research or development. Exceptional circumstances are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Associate membership shall be open to for-profit organizations with a commercial interest in industrial research, including corporations, banks and investment funds.
Full membership shall be open to non-profit or not-for-profit organizations involved in research or development relevant to industrial technology. In exceptional cases, for-profit companies that operate a substantial portion of their business as an RTO should be considered for full membership.
Membership Fees / Members in good standing
Membership fees have been temporarily waived until 2023
Instead, all members will have to fill out a survey and give some data about their organization and employees to be considered as member in good standing. If no further action is taken by the end of 2022, the agreed fees below upon will automatically apply.
New Scheme
| GNI per capita | 2000 USD | 2000 USD | 10000 USD | 30000 USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | 250 USD | 500 USD | 1000 USD | 2000 USD |
Application Process
WAITRO Contact Person
Please contact the WAITRO Secretariat.
Please contact the WAITRO Secretariat.
The contact person (CP) receives official notices from WAITRO Secretariat and acts as a gatekeeper. The CP responds to, or delegates responses to Calls for Participation as well as other WAITRO announcements. The CP should be able to appoint or nominate participants for WAITRO working groups.
This person should know enough about the organization’s structure to forward opportunities to the right people within the organization. It is more important to be involved in organization’s strategy than to have detailed technical knowledge.
A WAITRO contact person is the main point of contact between the member and the WAITRO Secretariat, Regional Representatives and Regional Focal Points. Every member organization has one main and one deputy contact person.
Onboarding Process
Upon request, the WAITRO Secretariat offers WAITRO info sessions for employees at member organizations and/or training sessions on how to optimally access and use WAITRO’s Open Innovation Platform SAIRA.
After your membership has been accepted, the WAITRO Secretariat will contact the contact person and his/her substitute of the respective organization and organize a joint onboarding meeting.
Once your membership has been accepted, employees of your organization will be granted access to the WAITRO network, all above mentioned WAITRO membership benefits and to WAITRO programs. The contact person will receive an official letter welcoming the organization to WAITRO, together with onboarding documents, including information about WAITRO in general and relevant processes.