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Professional Membership

Application/membership fees and subscriptions

1st April 2009 to 31 March 2010

NB: These fees are non-refundable

  • Application fee payable on submission of application: £60
    NB: Fee to be offset against appropriate entrance fee for those candidates not requiring a Professional Review Interview. If a Professional Review Interview is conducted the £60 will be used to cover the cost.

  • Transfer fee payable on submission of application: £40
    If a Professional Review Interview is required no additional charge will be made.

  • Individual Route Assessment
    For candidates whose qualifications require Individual assessment for equivalence against exemplifying qualifications there will be an assessment fee of £50.00, payable on either submission of application or receipt of notification that qualifications require Individual Route Assessment.


Class Entrance fee + Annual subscription Total Due
Fellows £93 £146 £239
Senior Members £88 £136 £224
Members £82 £130 £212
Incorporated Members £67 £105 £172
Technicians £35 £79 £114
Senior Associates £36 £106 £142
Graduate - £29 £29

Engineering Council (UK) Fees 2009

Please note, these fees are collected by the Institute on behalf of the EC(UK) and will be included in remittance notices. It is a requirement of the EC(UK) that you maintain your membership of the Institute to continue your registration.

Class Entrance fee Annual subscription fee
Chartered Engineer £46 £29
Incorporated Engineer £36 £24
Engineering Technician £15 £14
Initial registration at CEng & IEng (for Graduates)   £9

Benefits of Professional Membership

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