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The Fellowship

The Academy's Fellowship represents the nation’s best engineering researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, business and industry leaders.

 

Each year, up to 60 Fellows are typically elected to the Fellowship as well as up to 10 International and five Honorary Fellows, in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession. They are distinguished by the postnominals FREng and HonFREng respectively, and join a community of almost 1,700 eminent engineers on a mission to use the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and create an inclusive economy that works for everyone. New Fellows are nominated and elected by existing Fellows.

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was our Senior Fellow, and instrumental in founding the Academy. HRH The Princess Royal and HRH The Duke of Kent are Royal Fellows.

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Becoming a Fellow of the Academy

This prospectus describes the Fellowship, as well as the nomination and assessment process.

Fellowship Prospectus 2022
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Search our directory of Fellows

Explore our Fellows' directory to find out more about our Fellowship, and meet experts on some of society's greatest challenges, from the full spectrum of engineering disciplines. The Fellowship shapes and drives the Academy's work to build a sustainable society and inclusive economy that works for everyone.

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The Senior Fellow

Our Senior Fellow, HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GBE, was a keen advocate of the role and importance of engineering in society.

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HRH The Princess Royal

Royal Fellows

HRH The Princess Royal and HRH The Duke of Kent support many Academy events, activities, and international work.

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Election to the Fellowship

No one applies to become a Fellow; instead, candidates for Fellowship are peer-nominated by two existing Academy Fellows.

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Fit for the Future

Find out more about our initiative to increase nominations of outstanding engineers from underrepresented groups, to ensure the Fellowship reflects the diversity of the society it serves.

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