- Dec 4, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Jan 28
Dear all,
Good day, this is Vince Ngan from ARWA. We are excited to have received many abstract submissions from interested prospective attendees for ARWA 2026, and we look forward to seeing you at Kaohsiung soon.
We have received some inquiries about the procedures of conference registration, including the differences between the fee options. Therefore, for your kind information, we have included the essential steps below:
To begin, please go to the ARWA Payment portal at https://www.arwasia.org/payment. It may also be found at the top of our website. You would also be prompted to log in if you are not already logged in.
Here, you will have two routes for conference registration. To register for the conference as an active ARWA dues-paying member for the year 2026 and pay an overall lower fee combined, please follow route A below. To register for the conference as a non-member, please follow route B below.
Route A (Dues-paying members)
First, click on Pay for membership.
Select the correct membership plan using the tabs, and then press Select.
Student Applicant: Applicants who are full-time students from a university or other academic institutions.
Regular Applicant: Applicants who are not eligible for student discounts.
Special Pricing for Lower-middle/Low-income Economies: Applicants from lower-middle/low-income economies (Please see * at the end of the email, for a detailed list of eligible economies).
Standard Pricing: Applicants from other economies that are not eligible for special discounts.
Enter your payment details and click Buy Now to complete the payment of annual membership dues. An automatically generated email receipt would be sent to the email associated with your ARWA account.
Your payment of the dues means you will be an active ARWA member for the indicated year.
Next, return to the Payment portal, this time selecting Pay for registration.
Select 'Yes, take me to the members-only ARWA 2026 registration payment page'. This page is only available for members who paid membership dues for the year 2026.
Select the correct conference registration plan using the tabs, similar to membership payment, and then press Select.
Complete your registration payment below by entering payment information and additional attendee information.
You will again receive a payment confirmation email in the email address associated with your ARWA account.
Finally, complete your registration by going to the Conference Registration Form page on the ARWA website: https://www.arwasia.org/registration
The link is also available in the payment confirmation email.
Route B (Non-Members)
First, click on Pay for registration.
Select 'No thanks, take me to the non-members ARWA 2026 registration payment page'.
Select the correct conference registration plan using the tabs, and then press Select.
Student Applicant: Applicants who are full-time students from a university or other academic institutions.
Regular Applicant: Applicants who are not eligible for student discounts.
Special Pricing for Lower-middle/Low-income Economies: Applicants from lower-middle/low-income economies (Please see * at the end of the email, for a detailed list of eligible economies).
Standard Pricing: Applicants from other economies that are not eligible for special discounts.
Complete your registration payment below by entering payment information and additional attendee information.
You will again receive a payment confirmation email in the email address associated with your ARWA account.
Finally, complete your registration by going to the Conference Registration Form page on the ARWA website: https://www.arwasia.org/registration
The link is also available in the payment confirmation email.
N.B.: Membership discounts for ARWA 2026 conference registration fees are eligible for holders of Annual ARWA Membership for 2026 only.
N.B.2: You can pay less overall if you subscribe to ARWA annual membership. The sum of annual membership dues plus members-only conference registration fee is less than the non-members conference registration fee.
For example, regular members pay USD100 for membership dues and USD200 for conference registration fees, totalling USD300. Non-members pay USD320 for conference registration fees.
The complete pricing scheme for our membership and registration fees can be found below: FEES
ARWA Membership Fee (2026)Regular Membership: USD 100
Student Membership: USD 50
*A further 50% discount is available for applicants from lower-middle/low-income economies, defined by the World Bank Atlas method
ARWA 2026 Early-Bird Registration Fee^
Regular Registration (with ARWA 2026 membership): USD 200
Student Registration (with ARWA 2026 membership): USD 75
Regular Registration (without ARWA 2026 membership): USD 320
Student Registration (without ARWA 2026 membership): USD 135
^Valid on or before January 15, 2026 (GMT+8)
*A further 50% discount is available for applicants from lower-middle/low-income economies, defined by the World Bank Atlas method
ARWA 2026 Registration Fee^^
Regular Registration (with ARWA 2026 membership): USD 250
Student Registration (with ARWA 2026 membership): USD 125
Regular Registration (without ARWA 2026 membership): USD 370
Student Registration (without ARWA 2026 membership): USD 185
^^Valid after January 15, 2026 (GMT+8)
*A further 50% discount is available for applicants from lower-middle/low-income economies, defined by the World Bank Atlas method
Membership fees are not refundable once paid.
For registration fees:
On or before 31 January 2026, a full amount of the registration fee can be refunded, minus a 10% administration fee.
From 1 February 2026 to 28 February 2026, a 50% refund of the registration fee can be refunded (no administration fee is levied)
From 1 March 2026 on, no refunds of registration fees are possible.
Since you are responsible for making your own travel arrangements, ARWA is not responsible for non-transferable, non-refundable accommodation or airline tickets purchased in connection with attendance at this conference.
Thank you for your kind attention and we look forward again to your keen participation in our conference!
Best regards,
Vince Ngan, ARWA Webmaster
*Defined by World Bank Atlas method
Eligible countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep, Congo, Rep., Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem. People's Rep., Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia, Zimbabwe.
