Membership

There are two types of Alcor membership. You can become a member of Alcor by signing a membership agreement and paying dues. A cryopreservation member has approved funding in place and has signed a cryopreservation agreement.

Member

As a member, you get:

• Locked-in age-based dues to save money over the long-term
• Discounts on conferences
• The opportunity to sign a pet cryopreservation agreement to cryopreserve a companion animal
• The option to sign a cryopreservation agreement and become a cryopreservation member

There is no requirement to have cryopreservation funding in place when joining Alcor. Membership allows you to lock the dues at the current rate while you seek funding to become a cryopreservation member. Enrollment in the membership can be done completely online!

Cryopreservation Member

Cryopreservation members must have approved funding in place and have filled out all Cryopreservation Member agreements. Most of the agreements can be completed online, but the Authorization to donate remains document which states your remains are coming to Alcor must be notarized (US Citizens only). Two witnesses are required, who are not family members, to sign the contracts. The Consent to be Cryopreserved and the Authorization to Donate Remains must be physically signed with ink. If you need assistance in completing these contracts, please contact the Membership Department.

CLICK HERE to start your membership application today!

The cost of cryonics is similar to other complex medical procedures in wide use today. Like these procedures, cryonics is affordable to nearly everyone through insurance. The key, however, is having life insurance or other financial arrangements in place in advance of need. Most people could not afford heart surgery if suddenly faced with having to pay the full cost in cash. Cryonics is no different. The large sums required at the time of these procedures can be made affordable if appropriate steps are taken while one is still healthy.

Yes! Alcor has made provisions for every patient to permanently store one cubic foot box of items, to be returned upon revival. We encourage our patients to include journals, books, photos, CDs or DVDs etc., anything they might treasure in the future. The dimensions of the box are 15″ wide by 10″ tall by 18″ long.

The archival materials are sent to an underground storage facility in another state (Underground Vaults & Storage in Hutchinson, Kansas), which is kept at a constant 65 degrees F. The cost of permanent storage of one box is included with the cost of the cryopreservation procedure. Additional boxes may be stored for $250/box.