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Please check your eligibility for Fellowship and read the guidance notes.
Before the online application opens you will be asked to sign in to the website. If you do not already have a user name and password you will be prompted to create an online account.
The application form is divided into the following sections which must all be completed before submitting your application: 1. About you 2. Your career history 3. Organisation chart 4. Evidence of Fellowship requirements 5. Sponsors 6. Your declaration
This online form has been designed to allow you to complete it in sections, at a time that is convenient for you. The form does not have to be completed in order – use the tabs at the top of the form to jump to a different section or page.
You will be asked to upload an organisation chart for your company in section 3.
There is a 4MB size limit for uploaded documents – anything over this will be rejected.
We have included a validation page at the end of each section which will highlight if any information is missing. You will not be able to submit your application for assessment if there are any incomplete sections.
Be prepared to enter the details of two sponsors, of which one must be a Fellow. You will be asked for their name, address, date of birth, email address and information about whether they are professionally registered. Your sponsors should read through your application to check it for accuracy before submission. You will be able to download a PDF version of the form to email to your sponsors. When you submit your application for assessment, an email will be sent to your sponsors for validation purposes.
At any time you can save your progress and exit the form. The next time you log back in to the website you can click on the ‘apply now’ link again and your personalised version of the form will be opened at the point of your last save.
The form is set so that an auto-save will take place every 10 minutes – you will see a count down at the bottom of the page which will indicate the time to the next auto-save. You can also save your work at any time by clicking the ‘save your progress’ button. The form will also be saved when you click the ‘next’ or ‘back’ buttons on the bottom of the form.
For security, the online form session will time-out after 45 minutes of inactivity. If this happens while you are entering information you will lose any unsaved work, so it is important that you save your progress regularly and don’t rely on the auto-save function alone. The online form does not register typing as ‘activity’; only pressing ‘save’ ‘next’ or ‘back’ will register as activity and prevent a time-out.
There is an application fee for online applications, please be prepared to enter payment details when you reach the end of the form. We will collect your application fee by credit or debit card before your application is submitted for assessment. You do not have to pay this fee until you are ready to submit your application. Please note application fees are non-refundable.
You will only be able to submit your application for assessment when all sections of the form have been completed.
Once you have completed all sections of the form you will be asked to enter the details of your credit or debit card for the application fee – no other forms of payment are available at this time. After you have entered your card details you will be prompted to press the ‘submit now’ button; this will simultaneously take your payment and send your application to the Membership Team. You will receive an email to confirm the payment (please keep this for reference) and another email to confirm that the application has been received which will also outline the next steps of the application process.
Your application will be checked by staff and forwarded to an Industrial Advisor for an assessment.
When your application has been submitted you will be able to log in to your account at any time to check its progress.
Contact our Membership team if you have any questions about joining us:
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Our members work within and take the lead in organisations across a wide range of engineering sectors.
Fellows of the Institution are eligible to apply to join The Worshipful Company of Engineers, the Livery Company for senior leading engineers from industry and academia. The Company promotes and develops all aspects of the science, art and practice of engineering through lectures, visits and networking – providing a link to the traditions and activities of the City of London and Livery movement.