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A Global Community of Committed Nurses
Sigma Nursing is a global community of committed nurses—from students to seasoned leaders—who bring their best to the profession and make an extraordinary impact on their patients, colleagues, and healthcare everywhere.
Your invitation to join recognizes what you’ve already brought to nursing. From there, you’ll find the connections, resources, and support to keep growing, keep leading, and move global health forward, together.
Why Nurses Join
Nurses work hard. Sigma works hard for nurses.
Recognition
Your invitation to join Sigma Nursing is an honor — acknowledgment that you hold yourself to the highest standards.
Global Community
Connect with nurses in more than 100 countries, across every specialty and career stage, who share your commitment.
Support
Access career resources, virtual courses, and professional development built for exactly where you are right now.
Growth
Apply for funding, publish your research, and build the leadership skills that open the door to your next opportunity.
Discover Member Benefits
Explore the knowledge, support, and community available to Sigma Nursing members.
Who Can Join Sigma Nursing?
Sigma membership is by invitation. Chapters at accredited nursing programs invite students who meet academic criteria, and nurse leaders may apply directly.
Nursing students at Sigma Nursing chapter institutions may receive an invitation from their chapter. To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in an accredited nursing program at an institution with a Sigma Nursing chapter
- Have completed at least half of the nursing curriculum and rank in the top 35% of your class (or have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale)
- Meet academic integrity standards
Have an invitation? Accept today. · Need an invitation? Find your chapter. · No chapter at your school? Start a chapter.
Sigma Nursing welcomes master’s and doctoral students who:
- Are enrolled in graduate programs at accredited institutions of higher education
- Have completed at least a quarter of the nursing curriculum
- Have achieved academic excellence (at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale)
- Meet academic integrity standards
Already a registered nurse with at least a bachelor’s degree? You may qualify as a Nurse Leader instead.
Have an invitation? Accept today. · Need an invitation? Find your chapter. · No chapter at your school? Start a chapter.
Experienced nurses who have demonstrated achievement in nursing practice, education, or research may be eligible. This path is open to nursing professionals not previously inducted as students. Requirements include:
- Legal recognition to practice nursing in your country
- A minimum baccalaureate degree in nursing or the equivalent
- Demonstrated achievement through leadership, scholarship, or professional service
For more information about eligibility, see Sigma Academic Excellence Standards.
Find Your Chapter
Locate a chapter at your school or institution.
Membership Dues
Accessible to Nurses Everywhere
$80High-Income
Annual dues for high-income countries
$32Middle-Income
Annual dues for middle-income countries
$16Low-Income
Annual dues for low-income countries
Categories follow World Bank GNI per capita classifications. Individual chapter dues are set separately and vary by location.