Membership Options

Prime Membership

$699 Full Academic Year/$380 Half Academic Year

Our Prime Membership is perfect for people who want to take advantage of the entire Osher Lifelong Learning experience. The Full Academic Year option entitles you to take up to three study groups in the fall, winter, spring and summer for a total of 12 study groups.

• A Great Value: Approximately $3/classroom hour.
• Save $60 by purchasing a full vs. two half-year Prime memberships.

The Half Academic Year option entitles you to take up to three study groups in the fall and winter or spring and summer for a total of 6 study groups. 

Note: Half Academic Year memberships DO NOT include a Wildcard.

Standard Membership 

$615 Full Academic Year/$335 Half Academic Year

The Standard Membership is perfect for people who want to engage in a learning community but aren’t quite ready to participate at the Prime membership level. The Full Academic Year option entitles you to take up to two study groups in the fall, winter, spring and summer for a total of 8 study groups.

• A Great Value: Approximately $4/classroom hour.
• Save $55 by purchasing a full vs. two half-year Standard memberships.

The Half Academic Year option entitles you to take up to two study groups in the fall and winter or spring and summer for a total of 4 study groups. 

Note: Half Academic Year memberships DO NOT include a Wildcard.

Basic Membership 

$485 Full Academic Year/ $275 Half Academic Year

Working part-time? This is the ideal membership for you. The Full Academic Year option entitles you to take one study group in the fall, winter, spring and summer for a total of 4 study groups.

• A Great Value: Approximately $6/classroom hour.
• Save $65 by purchasing a full vs. two half-year Basic memberships.

The Half Academic Year option entitles you to take one study group in the fall and winter or spring and summer for a total of 2 study groups.

Note: Half Academic Year memberships DO NOT include a Wildcard.

Trial Membership

$225 Half Academic Year (available only to new members, half year only)

Our Trial Membership is the perfect “get acquainted” level for individuals who are interested in seeing what OLLI has to offer. This special rate is for first-time members only and, if purchase for the fall,  entitles you to take one study group in the fall and winter for a total of 2 study groups. It may be purchased one time only. The Trial Membership is also available for purchase in the winter (for 1 winter and 1 spring study group), or in the spring (for 1 spring and 1 summer study group). It is not available for purchase in the summer.

Note: Trial memberships DO NOT include a Wildcard.

Winter or Summer Only

$165 for the 4-week Winter or Summer Only Term

The Winter or Summer Only option entitles you to take two 4-week study groups in the summer term or winter term.

Note: Winter or Summer Only memberships DO NOT include a Wildcard.

Member Benefits

"Curiosity Never Retires" is OLLI's slogan. When you become a member of our lifelong learning community, you'll have a lot of fun in an intellectually stimulating atmosphere, and you'll meet many very interesting people along the way. In fact, many OLLI members remark that they came to learn, but in the process acquired a whole new set of friends.

All OLLI members enjoy:

• Intellectually stimulating study groups with engaging peers
• A variety of extra-curricular activities such as special lectures and social gatherings
• Workshop training in how to lead and participate in good discussions
• OLLI E-Newsletter 
• Notices about Northwestern campus activities of interest to OLLI
• An opportunity to participate in the governance of OLLI through the Advisory Council and its Committees
• Occasional travel/study opportunities
• Free use of OLLI copy machines for copying of study group material
• Access to Northwestern Library and Online Databases

Prime, Standard and Basic Full Year Memberships also receive a University student Wildcard ID with the following privileges:

• Access to Northwestern Library and Online Databases with borrowing privileges
• Free campus and intercampus shuttles
• Reduced rates to audit School of Professional Studies classes after one full year of active OLLI membership (as determined by the OLLI director)
• Affiliate rates to join the University campus athletic facilities
• Student discounts

Scholarships

Full and partial scholarships are available during fall and spring terms, and awards are strictly confidential. Applications are due at least 10 days prior to the first day of registration for each term.  OLLI member donations help support OLLI scholarships. Apply online here.

OLLI Member Standards of Conduct

All OLLI members are expected to behave in a manner conducive to a successful and enjoyable learning experience. Sometimes, relatively harmless things can disrupt the study group dynamic; for example, some students unintentionally dominate discussions. Students must think about their role in study groups as individual students but also as an integral part of a group experience. Some disruptions are of a more serious nature and cannot be tolerated. These policies extend to student interaction with administrative staff.

As members of the Northwestern community, OLLI members are expected to behave with each other with civility, kindness, and respect, recognizing that disagreement and informed debate are valued in an academic community. Demeaning, disrespectful, offensive, intimidating, threatening, violent, or otherwise hurtful or unsafe behaviors will not be tolerated. Such behavior could result in dismissal from the program at the sole discretion of the Director.

Read the entire OLLI member/student conduct rules and processes.

09/26/2024