Membership Categories & Application

Students currently enrolled in urban and regional planning or related courses are welcome to join the Institute as Student Members

For graduates who are in possession of a recognized planning qualification and are undergoing the requisite town planning experience leading towards election to a higher class of membership.

This class is open to both new and existing Fellows, Full Members and Affiliates. The member shall write in for approval and produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council that he is or will be residing overseas for a period of more than 12 months. A member approved into this class of membership is only required to pay 50% of the usual Annual Subscription rate.

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For planners and allied professionals with degrees in architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, real estate, geography, economics, sociology etc who are involved in multidisciplinary urban planning project work or who are interested in urban and regional planning and development.

For Institution/Corporate/Companies and Firms, whose businesses are related to urban planning and has at least one permanent staff who is a Certified Planner from the Singapore Institute of Planners

For planners with sufficient professional planning work experience and a recognized degree in urban and regional planning.

For SIP Full Members who have passed the examinations recognized by the SICP Accreditation Council.

A person who intends to be elected as a Fellow or transferred to the Class of Fellow should have undertaken responsible planning works that in the opinion of the Council has made significant contributions to town planning, or whose election can help elevate the standing of the Institute. Every Fellow shall be more than thirty-five years of age and shall have had not less than seven years professional town planning experience immediately prior to election to this class of membership. He or she shall be nominated by 3 Officers of the Institute, of whom one shall be the President, and seventy-five per cent of the members of the Council with voting rights has to agree.

The Council can approve the admission of Honorary Fellow, persons who have made exemplary contributions to planning, or whose election can help elevate the standing of the Institute. He or she will be nominated by 3 Officers of the Institute, of whom one shall be the President, and seventy-five per cent of the Voting SIP Council has to agree.