A candidate for election into this class shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council:

• Every Full Member shall be more than twenty-one years of age and shall have fulfilled one of the SIP Full Members Admission Pathways (refer to SIP Bye Laws - Appendix A) - SIP Constitution Clause 7.1


• Full Members shall be eligible for election to the Council, for election or appointment to all Offices of the Institute and shall be entitled to all its rights and privileges, including voting at meetings - SIP Constitution Clause 7.2


• Every Full Member shall be entitled to use after his name the initials M.S.I.P. or MSIP (i.e. Full Member of the Singapore Institute of Planners) - SIP Constitution Clause 7.3

Eligibility

• Applicants for election as Full Member of the Singapore Institute of Planners must fulfil academic AND professional urban planning work experience requirements, and other additional requirements for special cases, according to one of the following combinations:
  
  


• The lists of accredited degrees are available from the websites of the Royal Town Planning Institute or the American Planning Accreditation Board or the Planning Institute of Australia or the New Zealand Planning Institute or the Canadian Institute of Planners. Applicants who have graduated from programs that have been accredited previously, but that are no longer shown in the websites mentioned above, must produce evidence from the university or the relevant Institute/Board that their qualifications were accredited at the time of graduation.


• Applicants must have accumulated sufficient years of verifiable and substantive urban planning work experience. Teaching and research work in urban planning are also considered urban planning work experience. Work experience in architectural design, landscape design, engineering design or financial/economic analysis or a management capacity that does not involve evaluation of urban planning issues, are NOT considered relevant urban planning work experience. Work experience such as evaluating multiple school locations taking into account population pyramids, and the spatial distribution of population, site availability and conditions, safety and comfort considerations for the routes to the schools, etc or planning of an MRT line taking into consideration population and employment distribution, etc ARE considered planning work experience. Urban design work IS considered planning work experience - however, the work involved must not be narrowly focused on architectural design and must involve very substantial evaluation of public interest or a wide range of urban planning issues.


• Note: eligibility criteria are reviewed from time to time and are subject to changes.


• If you are already a SIP member and seeking transfer/conversion to higher class of membership, please login to the membership portal and apply via conversion.

Procedure

• All applicants must carefully read the eligibility criteria and ensure that they are eligible.


• Complete the online application form.


• Relevant Work Experience: Provide clear descriptions of your urban planning work experience, your role and responsibilities and duration. Write sufficient and accurate details to enable your sponsors and the membership evaluation committee to see that you have accumulated sufficient work experience in urban planning. Remember to have your superior endorse and sign off before submitting your work experience/resume.


• Sponsors: Select sponsors and discuss with them about your planning work experience to enable sponsors to support your application and complete the online Sponsor Declaration. (This is a very important step in the membership application process as one of the key goal and benefits of the membership in the Institute is mentorship, mutual support and motivation.)


• For election as Full Member - Sponsors shall be three Voting Members of whom at least one shall be a Fellow OR the President and one other member of the Voting Council


• Upon your election as a Full Member of the Institute, the SIP Secretariat will inform you and send you an invoice for the entrance fees and the first year's membership subscription.


• Upon receipt of payment, a welcome letter and membership certificate will be issued.

A candidate for election into this class shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council:

• That he is in possession of recognized planning qualifications and is undergoing the requisite town planning experience leading towards election to the class of Full Member of the Institute - SIP Constitution Clause 9.1


• Or that he is a person qualified in a profession relevant to the practice of town planning, or that he is committed to the advancement of planning in the best interest of the community, provided that he has, at least 2 years of relevant working experience and is at least 21 years of age. - SIP Constitution Clause 9.2


• Every Affiliate shall: - 10.1. Have the privilege of being present at and taking part at all meetings of the Institute, but he shall have no right to nominate candidates for election or of voting except in sub-committees where he is co-opted. - SIP Constitution Clause 10.1


• Not remain in this grade if he has become eligible for transfer to a higher class. - SIP Constitution Clause 10.2

Eligibility

• The Singapore Institute of Planners welcomes allied professionals including architects, landscape architects, engineers, real estate professionals, sociologists, geographers, economists, environmental scientists and other professionals interested in urban planning to join the Institute as Affiliates. Practicing planners who have not accumulated sufficient planning work experience or who do not have requisite degrees in urban planning to qualify for Full Membership are encouraged to join the Institute as Affiliates. Applicants need to provide information regarding their work experience and interest in planning.


• Note: eligibility criteria are reviewed from time to time and are subject to changes.

Procedure

• Complete the online application form.


• Provide Statement of Work Experience or Interest in Urban Planning. Remember to have your superior endorse and sign off before submitting your work experience/resume.


• Find Sponsors, inform them about your planning work experience or interest in urban planning to enable sponsors to support your application and complete the online Sponsor Declaration.


• For election as Affiliates - Sponsors shall be two Voting Members of whom at least one shall be a Fellow


• Upon your election as an Affiliate of the Institute, the SIP Secretariat will inform you and send you an invoice for the Entrance Fees and the first year's membership subscription.


• Upon receipt of payment, a welcome letter and membership certificate will be issued.

A candidate for election into this class shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council:

• a candidate for Graduate Member is in possession of a recognized planning qualification and is undergoing the requisite town planning experience leading towards election to a higher class of membership.


• A person shall not remain in this grades:
  - If he has become eligible for transfer into a higher class; or
  - For more than 10 years from the date of his election there


• Every Graduate member shall have the privilege of being present at and taking part at all meetings of the Institute but he shall have no right to nominate candidates for election or of voting.

Eligibility

• 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.

Procedure

• Complete the online application form.


• Provide Statement of Work Experience or Interest in Urban Planning. Remember to have your superior endorse and sign off before submitting your work experience/resume.


• Find Sponsors, inform them about your planning work experience or interest in urban planning to enable sponsors to support your application and complete the online Sponsor Declaration.


• For election as Graduate Member - Sponsors shall be two Voting Members of whom at least one shall be a Fellow


• Upon your election as a Graduate Member of the Institute, the SIP Secretariat will inform you and send you an invoice for the Entrance Fees and the first year's membership subscription.


• Upon receipt of payment, a welcome letter and membership certificate will be issued.

A candidate for election into this class shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council:

• A candidate for student membership of the Institute shall be at least 18 years of age and is engaged in studies associated with town planning that would qualify the candidate on completion for elevation to a higher class of membership.


• That the candidate for Graduate Member is in possession of a recognized planning qualification and is undergoing the requisite town planning experience leading towards election to a higher class of membership.


• A person shall not remain in this grades:
  - If he has become eligible for transfer into a higher class; or
  - For more than 10 years from the date of his election thereto.


• Every Student and Graduate member shall have the privilege of being present at and taking part at all meetings of the Institute but he shall have no right to nominate candidates for election or of voting.

Eligibility

• The Singapore Institute of Planners welcomes students enrolled in urban planning degree programs, as well as related degree programs in urban design, transportation planning, environmental management etc to join the Institute as Student members.


• Note: eligibility criteria are reviewed from time to time and are subject to changes.

Procedure

• Complete the online application form.


• Find Sponsors, tell them about your interest in urban planning to enable sponsors to support your application and complete the online Sponsor Declaration For election as Student Member - Sponsor shall be one Voting Member of the Institute


• Upon your election as a Student Member of the Institute, the SIP Secretariat will inform you and send you an invoice for the Entrance Fees.


• Upon receipt of payment, a welcome letter and membership certificate will be issued.