The six criteria listed below should be addressed in a request to join the North and West Alaska CESU. These criteria will be used in the evaluation of new membership applications.
1. A federal sponsor is needed.
2. No groups with the primary purpose of advocacy will be accepted. Applicants must be involved in at least one of the following: research, technical assistance, and education/outreach.
3. The applicant must be a nonprofit or education institute.
4. Applicants need to clearly state what they expect to contribute to or gain from the North and West Alaska CESU, i.e., projects and collaborations they are interested in.
5. The application needs to list the applicant’s area of expertise and skills they can offer, and it has to fit with the objectives of the North and West Alaska CESU.
6. Examples of work (e.g., completed projects, project reports, journal articles), should be provided.
