Membership fees

Concessions

There is a range of reasons you may be eligible for a reduction in your membership fee.

Retired
Members over 55, ceased full-time employment and earning up to $50,000.

Full-time postgraduate study
Members who are enrolled in full-time postgraduate study directly related to their engineering competencies. This tends to apply to those undertaking a Masters or PhD.

Temporary financial assistance
Available to those out of the workforce due to unemployment or parental responsibilities, experiencing reduced hours, owning their own business and experiencing a downturn in income.

Eligibility for a concession is subject to the following conditions:

• Full-time Postgraduate Study and Temporary Financial Assistance concessions expire at the end of the membership year.
• Substantive evidence supporting your claims is necessary when applying for a Full-time Postgraduate Study or Temporary Financial Assistance concession, as this helps to understand your individual circumstances.
• Temporary Financial Assistance concessions are generally granted for a maximum of three consecutive years. Consideration for a reduction in fees past this timeframe may require an interview.
• Only Retired members paying the concession rate are eligible to receive a Technical Society discount if eligible.

You may be asked to provide additional information regarding your claim.

Those holding registration (NER) or Chartered credentials are obliged to maintain their currency in accordance with our CPD procedure may be selected for audit.

The following provisions apply when requesting a concession:

• Concessions cannot be granted retrospectively.
• If payment of the annual fee has been made when applying for a Retired concession, the reduction of fees will apply from the coming membership year.
• Generally, concession requests should be made prior to making payment of the full annual fee.
• Concessions are calculated on a pro-rata basis from the month in which the concession was approved for those paying by direct debit.

For more information, contact Member Services or call 1300 653 113.

Membership or readmission fees do not apply to the following members:

• student members
• new graduates
• first-year and second-year graduates.

*Membership readmission fee applicable if reinstating member at the same time

Concessions

There is a range of reasons you may be eligible for a reduction in your membership fee.

Retired
Members over 55, ceased full-time employment and earning up to $50,000.

Full-time postgraduate study
Members who are enrolled in full-time postgraduate study directly related to their engineering competencies. This tends to apply to those undertaking a Masters or PhD.

Temporary financial assistance
Available to those out of the workforce due to unemployment or parental responsibilities, experiencing reduced hours, owning their own business and experiencing a downturn in income.

Eligibility for a concession is subject to the following conditions:

• Full-time Postgraduate Study and Temporary Financial Assistance concessions expire at the end of the membership year.
• Substantive evidence supporting your claims is necessary when applying for a Full-time Postgraduate Study or Temporary Financial Assistance concession, as this helps to understand your individual circumstances.
• Temporary Financial Assistance concessions are generally granted for a maximum of three consecutive years. Consideration for a reduction in fees past this timeframe may require an interview.
• Only Retired members paying the concession rate are eligible to receive a Technical Society discount if eligible.

You may be asked to provide additional information regarding your claim.

Those holding registration (NER) or Chartered credentials are obliged to maintain their currency in accordance with our CPD procedure may be selected for audit.

The following provisions apply when requesting a concession:

• Concessions cannot be granted retrospectively.
• If payment of the annual fee has been made when applying for a Retired concession, the reduction of fees will apply from the coming membership year.
• Generally, concession requests should be made prior to making payment of the full annual fee.
• Concessions are calculated on a pro-rata basis from the month in which the concession was approved for those paying by direct debit.

For more information, contact Member Services or call 1300 653 113.

*Membership or readmission fees do not apply to the following members:

• student members
• new graduates
• first-year and second-year graduates.

*Membership readmission fee applicable if reinstating member at the same time

Apply direct to amcouncil.com.au

* with electronic journal

Apply direct to EESA eesa.asn.au 

Apply direct to IIEA iie.com.au

Apply direct to raes.org.au/membership

Members of Engineers Australia (excluding free students) who join one or more Technical Societies are entitled to a single discount of $16.50 (includes GST) on their Engineers Australia membership fee*.

If you are a member of one or more Technical Societies, the discount of $16.50 has been applied to your membership renewal fee for 2022-23^.

*The $16.50 discount is applied to a member’s standard membership renewal fee. For example, a Chartered member at the grade of Engineering Associate would normally pay $294.00, however with the discount applied would only be required to pay $277.50. Discounts are automatically applied to a member’s 2022-23 renewal fees.

^The discount is not applicable for Asset Management Council (AMCouncil) and Royal Aeronautical Society Australian Division (RaeS). For further information regarding these societies, please contact them directly.

Concessions

There is a concession rate of $200.00 (includes GST) available to an Engineers Australia member who is in the Fellow, Member or Graduate (completed before 30 June 2019) and any occupational category who:

• is over 55, has been a financial member continuously for five years, and has retired from paid, full-time work, or
• is unable to work by reason of unemployment, disability, ill health, pregnancy, parental obligation, participation in full-time postgraduate study directly related to their engineering competencies, temporary severe financial difficulty or other sufficient cause.

There is a concession rate of $135.00 (includes GST) available to an Engineers Australia member who is in the Graduate 0–3 Year grade and any occupational category who:

• is unable to work by reason of unemployment, disability, ill health, pregnancy, parental obligation, participation in full-time postgraduate study directly related to their engineering competencies, temporary severe financial difficulty or other sufficient cause.

If you are a member of one or more Technical Societies, the discount of $16.50 has been applied to the relevant concession rate.

Members of Engineers Australia (excluding free students) who are also a member of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) are entitled to a single discount of $16.50 (includes GST) off their Engineers Australia membership fee*.

If you are a member of IPWEA, the discount of $16.50 has been applied to your membership renewal fee for 2022-23.

*The $16.50 discount is applied to a member’s standard membership renewal fee. For example, a Chartered member at the grade of Engineering Associate would normally pay $294.00, however with the discount applied would only be required to pay $277.50. Discounts are automatically applied to member’s 2022-23 renewals fees.

Each Engineers Australia member is entitled to receive one discount only (Technical Society or IPWEA membership), calculated as the highest-value discount for which the member is eligible.

The Technical Society discount does not apply when the Technical Society membership fee is equal to or less than the discount amount.

Engineers Australia Membership subscription discounts are available to members who are also members of IPWEA or a fee-based Technical Society. These discounts are automatically applied with the yearly renewals process.