# Member Classes
Member Classes are created to aid in the managementr of members in a scheme where a sponsor has different categories of members either because they span geographic locations, branches, job grades (with different contribution rates) or any other form of categorization.
Click the Member Classes link to open the Member Classes window where a list of sponsors and their member classes are listed in a grid table. To create a new member class, click the New Member Class button to open a Member Class Details dialog box for capturing a new member class details as shown in the screenshot below:
