Regular membership in [[NASPA]] currently costs US$30 per year (regardless of residence: U.S., Canada or overseas).
* Online: To apply for membership, please complete our [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/join.pl online application]. You will be given a choice at the end of then paying online by Visa or MasterCard, or saving your information and mailing us a check. If you are a NASPA [[director]] with an upcoming [[tournament]], we will extend you temporary credit so that you can activate your players’ memberships as required before your tournament; you then pay for the memberships together with your tournament participation fee.* By Mail: If you are unable to complete the online application, you may attach a completed [[media:NASPA_Membership_Application.pdf|Membership Application Form]] and send it to us with your payment as directed in our [[payment]] page.
Memberships purchased on or If you are a NASPA [[director]] with an upcoming [[tournament]], we will extend you temporary credit so that you can activate your players’ memberships as required before December 31, 2009 have an extended initial term: your membership will be valid from tournament; you then pay for the receipt of memberships together with your dues through December 31, 2010. tournament After December 31, 2009, each membership term is twelve calendar monthsparticipation fee.
Memberships purchased on or before December 31, 2009 have an extended initial term: your membership will be valid from the receipt of your dues through December 31, 2010. After December 31, 2009, each membership term will last twelve months.
=== Trial Memberships ===
First-time tournament players (those who do not have aan NSA or NASPAtournament [[rating]]) may buy ''either'' a full NASPA membership
''or'' a trial six-month membership (US$15) through their tournament organizer. If they opt
for a trial membership, they have the option to extend it to a full membership by sending in an additional $15 at any time during the six-month trial period.