Types of Membership

The Membership Committee has developed these Guidelines to assist applicants when applying for membership.

The framework of regulations for entry to IFST membership is laid down in the Articles of Association and Bye-Laws , which provide for the governing body of the Institute, the Board of Trustees, to set down the detailed procedures for the election of all members.

Click here for details of fees. Please also refer to Bye Law 12 which specifies members' entitlement to benefits and the period covered by the newly elected member's initial subscription.

Applicants for Fellow and Member

On receipt of your application, if you are a new applicant for Fellow and Member, you will be temporarily admitted to Associate membership pending full evaluation of your application.

In order to safeguard the standards of the Institute and the value of membership, great care is taken in processing applications. Each application for Membership and Fellowship is first sent to a Membership Committee scrutineer who checks it against requirements and makes a preliminary assessment. It is then considered at the next meeting of the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee will normally meet on a quarterly basis. If the information provided is inadequate or if the references have not been received, then consideration of your application may have to be deferred. The Membership Committee may, at its discretion, require an applicant to attend a professional interview.