TAPPI Student Membership Benefits

TAPPI is the leading association for the pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries. Participation in TAPPI opens doors to new opportunities, enhances your formal education, and helps you build professional relationships. TAPPI is your resource for making connections and so much more.

Access to Knowledge
TAPPI Membership offers access to research, technical papers, and news - any way you want it!

  • Learn More through TAPPI’s E-Library
Through TAPPI’s E-Library, you can quickly and easily acquire practical solutions from more than 14,000 technical and industry documents.

Searching is always free as a member.

  • Focus on the World Around You with Paper 360 Magazine
Paper360 is the only global publication dedicated to exploring the links within the pulp & paper industry: from forest resource to finished product; from superintendent to CEO; around the industry, around the world. Paper360 is a magazine steeped in tradition with roots firmly planted in the technical and management expertise of TAPPI and PIMA.

TAPPI produces seven specialty newsletters focused on topics spanning the paper and packaging industries. Highlights include:

  • Over-the-Wire is TAPPI’s weekly electronic newsletter. Distributed exclusively to TAPPI members, it provides instant access to industry news and information.
  • E-Corr is designed specifically for professionals in the international corrugated packaging industry.
  • PLACE Weekly Wrap-Up provides comprehensive weekly news briefings of the week’s top stories related to TAPPI’s PLACE Division (Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, and Extrusions). Each edition of PLACE Wrap-Up contains articles gathered from an expansive list of sources plus the latest from TAPPI.
  • Keep Learning at TAPPI Events
TAPPI is the #1 trusted source for new technical knowledge in the pulp, paper and converting industries. TAPPI Events offer you the opportunity to connect with peers, share and learn technological breakthroughs, get up to speed on best practices, and sharpen your skills.

Access to Networks

Make the most of your TAPPI experience and connect with industry colleagues and leaders-who could turn out to be potential employers! In addition to all the face-to-face opportunities, don’t forget that as a member, you can use your unlimited access to the Online Membership Directory, yet another valuable networking tool.

  • Get Involved
Student Chapters offer you opportunities to meet your peers, interact with future employers and industry veterans, tour various facilities, and contribute to technical programs. Learn more about your TAPPI Student chapters.

Volunteer for a leadership role on a TAPPI committee, through a Local Section, or as part of your student chapter. Volunteering is a great way to meet people while gaining the experience you need to advance your career.

  • Meet other students and industry leaders at the annual Student Summit
The Student Summit is a great opportunity to meet with student members from other universities and connect directly with pulp, paper, and converting industry leaders. The interactive sessions and tours are designed to help you make the transition from student to employee.

  • Be Seen with Industry Leaders
Students are encouraged to submit research and papers to TAPPI events, publications, and contests which put you in front of future employers and colleagues.

  • Attend TAPPI events
Build onto your classroom learning experiences and interact with industry leaders as well as potential employers at TAPPI’s practical hands-on courses and numerous annual division conferences. All offer great opportunities to learn the latest technology and practical information on workplace issues that will most affect your future career and can also be used as valuable professional networking opportunities. TAPPI conference and symposia are the industry’s preferred forums to learn, share, see and be seen.

  • Think Local
TAPPI Local Sections help you meet new industry colleagues in your community and contribute to the industry. Many offer scholarships and mentoring programs.

Access to Resources

TAPPI understands you are in school as a first step on a great career path. We’re here to help!

  • Earn scholarships
TAPPI scholarships open a window of opportunity for you to achieve your personal, educational and professional goals. Complete scholarship descriptions, along with qualifications and applications can be found online.

  • Get a jump start towards the career of your dreams
Take advantage of the TAPPI Career Center, the electronic job bank, your source for the latest listing of available positions in the industry. This service is free to all TAPPI members and allows you to post your resumes and up to three unique profiles.

Join Today!

To become a Student Member, simply join online or complete the application form and return it to TAPPI with your dues payment. As a Student member of TAPPI, you get all the benefits for only $35!

If you have any questions, please call TAPPI’s Member Connection Center at 1.800.332.8686 (USA), 1.800.446.9431(Canada) or +1.770.446.1400 or email Member Connection.

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