Fellowship Criteria

Fellowship is the prestigious IET membership level awarded only to individuals who have demonstrated recent significant
achievement(s) sustained at high levels for a period of at least five years in engineering, technology or related disciplines
relevant to the IET (usually within the last 10 years). Applicants must show evidence of their specific personal contributions,
achievements and the associated impact in two and no more than three of the nine criteria described below.

To apply complete the application form here using no more than 1000 words in total. Where appropriate include URL links for
significant additional evidence. URL links should only be used to validate key evidence provided. If you cannot provide publicly
available information due to security or other sensitivity, then it must be corroborated by your supporters.

Creativity Innovation
Describe the key findings of your independent contributions to Describe your personal responsibility for significant technological
original research, including the associated outcomes and impact innovation and achievements in bringing product(s) and/or
that have resulted in national and /or international recognition. service(s) to market including:
Include a selection of the following examples that cover the full
5-year period: – Details of your involvement in successful innovative projects(s)
– Details of scale of acknowledgment and media coverage
– Published publicly available outputs (as principal author), for – Numbers and timescale of the products or services that you have
example books, book chapters, journal and conference papers developed and delivered
– Patents granted – Patents, peer-reviewed papers in learned journals, international
– Prestige invitations as conference chair, to organising conferences and other public output that demonstrate the
committees, keynote speakers etc innovation
– Externally awarded research grants and funding as principal – The impact of the innovation on business (includes non-profit)
investigator exploitation, utilisation, development of products, services and
– Number of doctoral students currently managed and graduated processes
– Staff responsibilities, including number of research staff currently
and previously managed
– Other Scholarly activities (e.g. visiting professorships, doctoral
examinations, external examinerships, etc.)
Insight and experience
Show your roles as a consultant, business manager, technical
specialist / subject area expert / functional head in fields related to
Enterprise engineering and technology. Please provide:

Summarise your personal creation and development of successful – Details of the range of clients and geographies served, nationally
business(es) or significant business unit(s) in areas relevant to and internationally (customers, suppliers, governmental etc)
the IET, including details of products and services developed and – The level of recognition nationally and internationally
delivered. Include details of: – The typical value of personal commissions or budget
responsibility in the context of the organisation for which
– Business turnover you work
– Number of employees – Details of the level advised within client organisations
– Funding sources utilised for enterprise life cycle – Evidence of the sphere of personal influence within the
– Sectors, markets and key customers served organisation described
– External acknowledgement and recognition of associated – The business impact, outcomes and consequences of the insights
achievement(s) and experience that have been provided

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Felllowship Criteria

Leadership an organisational chart that shows your title and your position
within your organisation both upwards and downwards, including
the number of professional engineers and other professional people
Describe your senior role(s) that set, directs or significantly
that report directly and indirectly to you. Include:
influences an organisation’s vision, strategic and operational
aims. Please include an organisational chart that shows your
– The size and scope of your budget, and the influence and
title and position within your organisation both upwards and
responsibility held in setting and managing it
downwards, including the number of professional engineers and
– The size and scale of the projects or activities delivered
other professional people that report directly and indirectly to you.
– Key achievements, their consequences and impact, nationally,
Demonstrate how you have shown leadership, for example in the
internationally and/or globally
following areas:
– Scope of strategic decision-making responsibilities
– The number, type and professional status of the staff reporting
– Your sphere of influence in your organisation
to you directly and indirectly
– The level at which you represent the organisation
– Ensuring compliance with national/international legislation,
externally and internationally
regulation and standards and influencing industry changes
– The extent and nature of your accountability for wider financial
and non-financial actions and resources
– Influence on the type and status of corporate or functional
standards, policies and procedures
– Championing professionalism within engineering
– Evidence of resultant achievements and associated significance Service
and business impact
– Role and authority in investigating major accidents/incidents and Describe the impact of your outstanding service as Chair or
leading any subsequent corrective actions other senior position on committees at the IET or other relevant
– Efforts in originating and completing transformational events organisations in engineering and technology disciplines such
– Personal engagement (coaching/mentoring) of people and as non-government and government committees, not-for-profit
groups for effective development, motivation and releasing organisations etc:
potential
– This will be service at national and/or international level,
although outstanding service with an IET Local network will be
considered. Note that committee work should not be the main
focus of your paid employment
Repute – Examples of the consequences and outcomes of your
committee service
– Leading the setting of national or international
Provide evidence of public recognition of standing at national engineering standards
and/or international level which may include one or more of the
following:

– National and international awards such as decorations

and honours
– Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering or the
Influence and contribution
Royal Society
– Fellowship (or equivalent) of another professional institution Indicate any other activities that demonstrate the expectations
(where Fellowship equivalence is demonstrated) for IET Fellow not covered by the criteria above. There must be
– Honorary degrees in engineering disciplines awarded evidence of personal impact but there is no other constraint on the
– Prizes and awards from the IET and other professional bodies type of activity that might be considered under this criterion. It
(student awards are not appropriate) could include any of the following:
– Non-executive directorships in engineering related business
– Senior government science and engineering advisory roles – Any activity that fulfils the wider goals and aims of the IET and is
– Member of a public enquiry team related to engineering of a standard commensurate with the other Fellowship criteria.
issues Our mission: To inspire, inform and influence the global
– Expert witness in engineering related topics engineering community, supporting technology innovation to
– Honorary professorships etc meet the needs of society
– Engineering or technology activity which has a significant
positive impact on society, humanity or the environment
– Promoting public understanding of engineering and technology,
both nationally and internationally
Responsibility – Encouraging the next generation of engineers, for example
through STEM activities within schools
– Exemplary demonstration of the IET’s values and supporting
Summarise your operational responsibility for significant behaviours
programmes, activities, risks and resources within an organisation
(commercial, industrial, government, military or academic). Include

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