Fellow

Fellowship is the highest honour that the CIEH Board of Trustees can bestow on a member.

Achieving this grade demonstrates that you are a leading professional in environmental health and provides formal recognition of your achievements.

Annual fee

£237

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Eligibility criteria

To become a Fellow you will need either:

• At least 5 years' practice in the Member grade plus a CIEH accredited degree (or the Diploma which preceded it); or
• At least 10 years' practice in the Member grade plus a relevant Level 6 qualification.

And demonstration of some or all of the following criteria:

• Making a difference/leadership
• Accomplishment
• Supporting the profession.

How to apply

Applicants for Fellowship should read and follow the process set out in our brief FAQs.

There is an application fee of £50.

Benefits

• Be a named CIEH Fellow with post-nominal letters (FCIEH) to indicate your professional commitment and integrity
• Subscription* to our award-winning EHN magazine (eight issues a year)
• Discounts on our conferences and events and training courses
• Access to our pathways to Professional Registration and their digital credentials
• Expert personal support with our mentoring scheme
• The latest news with our weekly Member Connect e-newsletter
• Free webinars**, including our CIEH-conversations series and on-demand recordings
• Free reciprocal membership with the Faculty of Public Health
• Volunteering opportunities, including mentoring and acting as a career ambassador
• Sector-specific communities to learn and connect, including dedicated online ‘Coffee and catch-up’ sessions
• Voting rights at CIEH's AGM and for other key decisions
• Career development with our online CPD scheme 
• Opportunities to contribute to our policy consultations
• Free legal helpline and a price-matched professional indemnity insurance scheme

* Digital version only for non-UK members
** At least 12 per year

Honorary Fellowship

Honorary Fellows are individuals of high standing through holding positions of importance to the environmental health profession or those who have rendered distinctive or special service to the knowledge, research, practice or application of aspects of environmental health, nationally or internationally.

Individuals can be nominated for Honorary Fellowship by any member. All nominations should be supported by a short, written statement from the proposer stating why the candidate should be considered for Honorary Fellow status.

Applications will be considered by the Membership Learning and the Profession advisory group, who will make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees.

Honorary Fellows do not pay an annual membership subscription but must comply with the Code of Ethics and fitness to practise rules for members.

Recent awards of Honorary Fellowship have included:

• 2023 Mike Studden
• 2022 Professor Roy Harrison OBE

Anyone interested in nominating someone for Honorary Fellowship is invited to contact us at [email protected].

There is no fee for applications for Honorary Fellowship.