MESA's Board of Directors may admit as Institutional Members without the voting privilege academic or philanthropic institutions which meet such qualifications as may be established by the members of the Association. They shall be entitled to attend all public meetings of the Association and to receive all publications of the Association. Annual dues as established by the Board of Directors must be paid to retain membership.

MESA currently has 37 Institutional memberss. Annual dues are $500.

Benefits

• International Journal of Middle East Studies (quarterly)
• MESA Bulletin (biannually)
• MESA Newsletter (quarterly)
• MESA Roster of Members (in even numbered years)
• One complimentary registration for the MESA annual meeting
• Mailing labels of MESA membership (2 sets per year)

Institutional members are listed in the MESA Newsletter and in the MESA Roster of Members.