Graduate membership

Engineers Ireland will be with you throughout your college journey and beyond, helping you to build the foundations for a successful engineering career after graduation.

To avail of our Graduate Membership offers, you must have held an Engineers Ireland Student Membership during your studies and transfer directly to Graduate Membership upon graduation. We have two Graduate Membership offers available to student members, depending on your year of graduation.

Student Membership is free for students undertaking a full-time undergraduate engineering degree or a postgraduate Master's programme in engineering or a related discipline on the island of Ireland or in the UK.

Please note that PhD students are not eligible for Student Membership. Instead, PhD students may apply for Full Membership at a reduced rate. For more information, please visit the relevant membership page.

Savings breakdown

Year	2025 Graduates	2026 Graduates
2026	Free	Free
2027	75% discount	Free
2028	50% discount	75% discount
2029	25% discount	50% discount
2030	Full membership fee applies	25% discount
2031	Full membership fee applies	Full membership fee applies

*Fee structure changes will begin in 2027; information can be found here.

How to transfer to Graduate membership

We have made it easier than ever to get this offer. Once you have an existing Student membership you can follow these steps:

Login to your Member Dashboard
On the left of your Member Dashboard, under My Member Services, you will see a box titled Become a Full Member
Select this box:

become a member

4. You will be asked to confirm your information, such as your qualification, and then submit your request for Full Membership

If you have any questions on applying for your Graduate membership, please contact the membership team via the button below.

What happens next?

We will send you more information on how to verify your qualifications via email. If you have not officially graduated, or if you have not been able to provide us verification of completing college, we place you at a holding membership grade.

Our Membership Qualification Board (MQB) meets once a month to consider candidates for Membership of Institution of Engineers Ireland. Once accepted, you will receive an updated Membership Card and Certificate (you will be permitted to use the post-nominal MIEI from this point onwards, once certified).

Please note, you must have applied for your Student membership before the end of your final year of university before you can transfer to Graduate membership. If you have any questions on applying for your free Student membership, please contact Maeve Martin, Student and Graduate Engagement Executive.

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