Membership in this voluntary association requires a letter from a responsible institutional official to the Chair of the EFSC, stating the institution's desire to be a member and committing the institution to abide by the rules of the organization. Current members are:

Southwest Missouri State University

Arizona State University

University of Madison, Wisconsin

University of California, San Diego

San Diego State University

Oregon State University

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

San Diego State University

University of Utah

University of California, Riverside

University of Washington