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Membership Application Form
Applications for all grades of membership except students, graduate technicians and graduates must be made on the 'Application for Membership or Transfer' form M1. There are separate forms available for students, graduate technicians and graduates. The form must be completed in full and signed by the applicant and a single corporate or fellow member of the institution.

Sponsorship Requirements
The applicantfor the grades of Affiliate, Associate, Corporate, Fellow & Technician membership, is required to obtain three sponsors, who should be a corporate or fellow member of the Institution, except applicants for Affiliate, who
require none. Sponsors should have personal knowledge of the applicant and his/her work and must enter their names and addresses and sign the application form. Sponsors are also required to certify the correctness of the 'Statement of Experience' by initialling the relevant sections. Sponsors are also required to complete the Confidential Assessment Form M2, which will be sent to them. Sponsors of applicants for Corporate Grades (ie. Member or Fellow) must themselves be Corporate Members. In the case of applicants for the grade of Fellow at least one sponsor should be a Fellow of the Institution.

Proof of Qualifications, Training and Experience
Positive proof of identification will be required. Documentary proof of academic qualifications must be submitted with the application. Photocopies of certificates etc., must be certified as being true copies by a senior member of the Institution or a Commissioner of Oaths. Original certificates should not be submitted. A comprehensive training experience report and a recent project of your own choice which should be indicative and illustrative of your current engineering work, as required by the grade you are appling for, must be submitted with the application.