EIANZ membership is open to environmental practitioners at all stages of their career – from those still completing their studies to established experts.
The EIANZ is a leading professional body in Australia and New Zealand supporting environmental practitioners and promoting independent and interdisciplinary discussion on environmental issues.
Our members enjoy a range of benefits like:
Which membership should I apply for?
There are four main types of membership: Full, Fellow, Associate and Student.
Full membership to the Institute is open to those who have:
Members have voting rights, can be elected to the Board, can use MEIANZ as a post nominal and receive an online subscription to the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management.
You can also apply for full membership if you are a member of another professional association or you have expertise or achievements consistent with EIANZ’s purpose. If you fall into either of these categories and wish to apply for membership, please contact EIANZ Central Office in the first instance on + 613 8593 4140 (AU) or +64 9887 6972 (NZ) or by email to office@eianz.org.
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Fellow members are appointed at the invitation of the Institute President following a nomination and review process. Senior practitioners with at least 10 years’ experience in the profession and who have been an Institute member continuously for at least two years are eligible for nomination.
Fellow Members can vote and be elected to the Board, can use FEIANZ as a post nominal and the logo of the Association on personal stationery and receive an online subscription to the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management.
Associate membership is open to anyone who:
Associate members are charged a reduced membership fee.
Associate members do not have voting rights and cannot use a post-nominal.
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Student membership is open to those undertaking full-time or part-time study in a degree, higher degree or graduate diploma in an area of environmental practice.
Student members are offered a reduced membership fee and reduced rates for some Institute events, conferences, seminars and workshops. Students do not pay an application fee.
Student members do not have voting rights and cannot use a post-nominal.
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Corporate membership to the EIANZ offers organisations a discount on membership fees for their employees. The discount applied depends on the number of members belonging to the corporate membership:
Each person belonging to the corporate membership must still apply as an individual member to the institute and their membership application is assessed individually.
A primary contact must be nominated for the corporate membership. This is who EIANZ will liaise with regarding applications, payment and renewals.
Applications for corporate membership cannot currently be made online. Please contact the EIANZ Central Office to discuss.
There are a further two categories of membership that are awarded by the Board: Honorary Fellow and Honorary Life Membership.
Find out more about who EIANZ's Honorary Fellow and Life members are here →
Honorary Fellowships are awarded to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the environment profession.
Confidential nominations for Honorary Fellows are sought from the Australian Divisions and the New Zealand Chapter. Nominations are reviewed by a panel of Fellows and recommendations for appointment are made to the Board.
Honorary fellows may or may not already be members of the Institute.
An Honorary Fellow has voting rights, can use the post nominal FEIANZ and the EIANZ logo on their stationery and receive quarterly copies of the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. Honorary fellows are not charged an annual membership fee.
Honorary Life membership is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the environment profession, as demonstrated through their service to the Institute. Honorary Life Membership is the highest form of distinction awarded by the Institute.
Confidential nominations for Honorary Life Members are sought through the Australian Divisions and the New Zealand Chapter. Nominations are then reviewed by the Board and appointments made.
Honorary Life Members have voting rights, can use the post nominal FEIANZ and the EIANZ logo on their stationery and receive quarterly copies of the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. Honorary Life Members are not charged an annual membership fee.
I am studying a degree, higher degree or graduate diploma in an area of environmental practice | Apply as a Student Member |
I am a graduate environmental practitioner with less than 2 years’ experience | Apply as an Associate Member |
I am an environmental practitioner with a degree, higher degree or graduate diploma and more than two years’ experience | Apply as a Full Member or Associate Member |
I am an environmental practitioner with more than five years’ experience, but I do not have a degree, higher degree or graduate diploma | Apply as a Full Member or Associate Member |
I am not an environmental practitioner or student but I have an interest in contributing to the environment profession | Apply as an Associate Member |
EIANZ acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the traditional custodians of Australia and Māori as the tangata whenua (original people of the land) of Aotearoa/New Zealand.