Announcement: SOA releases October 2025 ALTAM, ASTAM, FAM, and November 2025 INV 201 Exams passing candidate numbers. SOA congratulates the new ASAs and CERAs for December 2025.

Partial Waiver of Meeting Fees

Eligibility: Full-time academic member, Full-time faculty (CAE), SOA Hickman Scholar, Credentialed Ph.D. candidate

Contact universityprograms@soa.org to request authorization for this academic benefit.

Qualified SOA Meetings: The following SOA meetings are approved for partial waivers:

  • Life & Annuity Symposium
  • Health Meeting
  • Valuation Actuary Symposium
  • Annual Meeting
  • Predictive Analytics Symposium 
  • Fellowship Admissions Course

Administration:

A partial waiver equal to 50 percent of the full SOA member registration fee for the qualifying meeting is available for SOA members who are full-time academics, full-time faculty at CAE schools, active SOA Hickman Scholars and credentialed Ph.D. candidates. Requests for partial fee waivers must be made at the time of registration.

Limits:

  • In a given calendar year, the amount waived for a single meeting may not exceed the regular SOA member registration fee for the SOA Annual Meeting in that calendar year.
  • No individual may have more than $2,500 (U.S.) total in waived fees per calendar year.