Membership Subscription Fees

Subscription Fees for 2012

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• Affiliates

  
  

  Under 25 years old: £23

  25 to 26 years old: £71.50

  27 to 29 years old: £120

  30 years old or over: £136.50

  (age as of 1 January 2012)

  
  

  Please see below for information on the reduced subscription rates available for retired members and members with limited income.

  
  

• Students

  
  

  Undergraduate students get free membership at Affiliate level for the duration of their course.

   

• Apprentices

  
  

  Apprentices get free membership at Affilliate level for the duration of their course.

  
  

• Associate Members (AMIMechE)

  
  

  Under 25 years old: £32.50

  25 to 26 years old: £86

  27 to 29 years old: £133

  30 years old or over: £189

  (age as of 1 January 2012)

  
  

  Please see below for information on the reduced subscription rates available for retired members and members with limited income.

  
  

• Members (MIMechE)

  
  

  CEng Member: £221.50

  IEng Member: £216.50

  The subscription rate for Members is £189; Engineering Council registrants pay an additional fee to maintain their registration (CEng: £32.50, IEng: £27.50)

   

  EngTech Member*

  Under 25 years old: £52.30

  25 to 26 years old: £62.80

  27 to 29 years old: £83.80

  30 years old or over: £102.80

  (Age as of 1 January 2012)

  *this fee includes the Engineering Council fee for Engineering Technicians of £15.80

  
  

  Please see below for information on the reduced subscription rates available for retired members and members with limited income.

   

  Existing Registrants with other institutions

  If you are already a Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer or Engineering Technician with another institution you can join the IMechE as an Existing Registrant using a simple application process. When you are a member of the IMechE you can continue paying your Engineering Council fee to your original institution, or you can transfer the payment to the IMechE.

  Click here to find out more about dual membership.

  
  

• Fellows (FIMechE)

  
  

  CEng Fellow: £258.50

  IEng Fellow: £253.50

  EngTech Fellow: £241.80

  The subscription rate for Fellowship is £226; Engineering Council registrants pay an additional fee to maintain their registration (CEng:£32.50, IEng: £27.50, EngTech: £15.80) 

  
  

  Please see below for information on the reduced subscription rates available for retired members and members with limited income.

   

  Existing Registrants with other institutions

  If you are already a Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer or Engineering Technician with another institution you can join the IMechE as an Existing Registrant using a simple application process. When you are a member of the IMechE you can continue paying your Engineering Council fee to your original institution, or you can transfer the payment to the IMechE.

  Click here to find out more about dual membership.

  
  

• Reduced Subscriptions

  
  

  Retired Members

  The subscription fee for retired members is £56.

  Retired members who are also Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng) or Engineering Technicians (EngTech) pay an additional annual registration fee to the Engineering Council: £14.50 for CEngs, £13.50 for IEngs and £9 for EngTechs.

  Retired members with a total annual income (including all pension income) of less than £6,000 may qualify for a reduced subscription of £28. Please contact the Subscriptions team to apply. Cases will be assessed on an individual basis.

  If you have retired, or will be retiring soon, you can contact the Subscriptions team on +44 (0) 1952 214 050 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +44 (0) 1952 214 050      end_of_the_skype_highlighting to update your record.

   

  Reduced subscriptions for financial hardship and career breaks

  The reduced rate of subscription is £56.

  Members on the reduced rate who are also Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng) or Engineering Technicians (EngTech) pay an additional annual registration fee to the Engineering Council: £14.50 for CEngs, £13.50 for IEngs and £9 for EngTechs.

  
  

  Eligibility for the reduced subscription

  The reduced rate of subscription is available to members on a career break or suffering financial hardship.

  Acceptable reasons for a career break are illness, voluntary work internationally, domestic catastrophe, compulsory military service outside the UK, being a primary carer of young children and full-time relevant post graduate study.

  Applicants should have an annual income of less than £14,500 or the equivalent, though in exceptional circumstances the reduced subscription may be granted to applicants with a higher income.

  All cases will be assessed on an individual basis. To apply for a reduced subscription please contact the Subscriptions team.

  
  

  Duration of the reduced subscription

  Reduced subscriptions are granted for one year only. Re-application must be made annually if an extension is required.

  The reduced subscription is normally granted for a maximum of three years. In cases of unemployment in excess of three years, applications are referred to the Reduced Subscriptions Review group.

  When granted in cases of a career break for a primary carer of young children, the reduced subscription is granted for a maximum of five years.

• Payment Options

  
  

  Credit or Debit Card

  Log in to your IMechE account to pay by credit or debit card.

  Credit or debit card payments can also be taken over the phone by the Subscriptions team. Contact them on +44 (0) 1952 214 050.

  
  

  Direct Debit

  To set up direct debit payment, simply download and return the direct debit authorisation form to the Subscriptions team or call them on +44 (0) 1952 214 050 with your account details to hand.

  Direct debit payments can be made in a single instalment, or the payments can be split and paid in either three instalments or ten instalments. All direct debit payments are collected on the first working day of the month, from January to October.

  All payments by direct debit receive a £3 discount. Please note that direct debits can only be set up from UK bank accounts and some banks and building societies may not allow direct debits from some types of accounts. For more information or to set up a direct debit please contact the Subscriptions team.