The classroom is great, but NFDA’s educational offerings supplement what you’re learning in mortuary science school with educational opportunities that will have you learning side-by-side with practicing funeral professionals. Many of our webinars are free for mortuary science students, but there are also opportunities to learn in person at conferences and the annual NFDA International Convention & Expo – at special rates for students! Scholarship opportunities may also be available.

Want to stay up to date on what’s going on in the funeral service profession while you’re still in school? Smart! And we have a publication just for you. When you join NFDA, TheDirector.edu will be delivered to your inbox every quarter, featuring exclusive content tailored to students.

As a student NFDA member, you’ll also receive a free digital subscription to the profession’s award-winning monthly magazine, The Director. Each month, the NFDA editorial team provides in-depth reporting on what’s hot in the profession – using AI in funeral service, entering the profession (that’s you!), anticipating changing consumer preferences, battling burnout and more. (Prefer to go old school and read a paper copy?

We’ll deliver The Director to your mailbox as part of our $35 student subscription option.)

NFDA’s research is regarded as the best and most thorough in the profession. When you’re an NFDA student member, you’ll have access to research reports about everything from consumer perspectives and generational preferences to global trends and cremation statistics. We’ll also educate you about how you can use this research to your advantage, while you’re still a student!

When you graduate from mortuary science school, you’re going to have the knowledge and skills you need to meet with families, manage services and prepare bodies for visitations. But how well will you understand the families you’ll be serving? NFDA’s consumer education initiative, Remembering A Life, has resources and tools you can use to learn more about grief, loss and how you can help families and friends as they begin the grief journey.

Mortuary science school can be stressful, especially when trying to balance the demands of school with everything else going on in your life. NFDA’s members-only self-care resources, including short-term counseling, financial expertise, burnout resources and a sleep fitness toolkit, will help keep you at your best. (And it’s all free with your membership!)