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SLEA Membership

 


SLEA membership shall be open to persons with academic qualifications in Economics; who have been actively functioning as academics, professionals or executives either in universities, other teaching and research institutions, government or private sector organizations, Central Bank of Sri Lanka and other institutions engaged in business, commerce or finance and who have a continuing interest in the relevant field. They shall be elected by the Council on being proposed and seconded by two Life members of the Association and duly recommended by the Membership Committee having perused academic qualifications, experience and research work. The Membership Committee is required to peruse the transcript of the degree in order to ascertain the standards of knowledge in economics and if subjects or credits related to economics is not less than 80%, the Committee will submit its recommendations to the Council.

Membership categories

1. Ordinary Membership – This shall be open to Sri Lankans with a University degree in Bachelors/Masters/MPhil /PhD in Economics. The Membership has to be renewed annually.

2. Life Membership – This shall be open to Ordinary members vide paragraph 1 above. Only life members will be elected as office bearers or recommended for membership of other organizations.

3. Corporate and Institutional Membership* – This shall be open to institutions engaged in, teaching and research in economics, banking, finance and commerce and related fields.

4. Student Membership* – This shall be open to undergraduate students in Economics, for a period of three or four years depending on the duration of the undergraduate program. The membership has to be renewed annually. They can apply for Ordinary membership on acquiring the requisite qualification/s as in (1) above.

5. International Membership* - This is open to foreigners with qualifications as in (1) above and having an interest in economies. The membership has to be renewed annually.

6. Honorary Fellows* - This will be conferred by the Council of Management on those who have made a significant contribution in the field of economics or related field as academics, professional economists or business executives either in the public or private sector and also have made significant contribution to the Sri Lanka Economic Association as Life members.

 

*No voting rights


The Membership fees:

The Membership fees are as follows:

1. Ordinary/ Regular Annual Membership Rs.     5,000/=
2. Life Membership Rs.    15,000/=
4. Institutional Membership Rs.   100,000/=
5. Student Membership –( Annual) Rs.       750/=
6. Foreign Membership – (Annual)

SAARC Countries US $     50/=
Other US $   100/=


 

Cheques should be written in favour of ‘Sri Lanka Economic Association’.

 

New Membership -Application Form

Update Membership Details- Application Form

Payment of Annual Membership- Application Form

Upgrading Annual Membership to Life Membership-Application Form

 

Membership Benefits:

1. Corporate and Institutional members are entitled to nominate one participant free of charge, for the Annual Session and fee levying seminars and two copies of each publication free of charge.

2. Honorary Fellows – Registration fees are waived for Annual Session and fee levying Seminars and 25% discount on publications of the Association.

3. All other members are entitled to –A discount of fees at annual sessions and fee levying seminars as decided by the Council and 25% discount on publications of the Association

Rules approved by the Council at its meeting held on June 14, 2021.

 

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* No voting rights.

 

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