AIG membership is available to professional geoscientists engaged in all sectors of industry, government, education and research. Members of the public and organisations who are interested in Australian geoscience but do not have a Tertiary qualification in geoscience may apply for membership as an Associate.
AIG offers several categories of membership to both professional geoscientists, students and members of the public with special interests in Australian geoscience.
AIG’s membership subscription period is from 1 July to 30 June annually.
Download the 2024-2025 subscription fee schedule here.
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AIG members are required to have a relevant tertiary qualification and a minimum of five years’ relevant professional experience; the professional experience must have included roles where members have been required to exercise professional judgement in fulfilling their roles. AIG members are recognised by the post-nominal MAIG.
Fellow is a grade of membership that provides special recognition of a significant contribution to the geoscience profession, either within Australia or overseas. This could include:
More complete guidelines are available here. AIG Fellows are recognised by the post-nominal FAIG.
To be eligible for transfer to Retired membership, an applicant will have been a Member or Fellow continuously for at least ten years and have retired from active employment.
Graduate membership is available to qualified geoscientists who have not yet obtained the professional experience required for admission as a member. Graduates are expected to upgrade to Member after attaining the requisite professional experience required for this grade of membership.
Student membership is available, at no cost, to full time undergraduate or honours students studying geoscience at Australian universities.
Associate membership is available to members of the public with an interest in Australian geoscience.
AIG’s RPGeo Program provides independent verification and recognition of continued professional development activities by members. Participants in the program, which is optional, requires completion of a specified number of professional development hours each year (averaged over a two-year period) and maintenance of a record of these activities, which may be audited at any time by AIG’s Registration Board. Registration is available in a range of fields. Participants in this program demonstrate a strong, individual commitment to maintenance and continued development of their professional qualifications, recognised by the use of the post nominal RPGeo in additon to that appropriate to their grade of AIG membership (i.e. FAIG RPGeo or MAIG RPGeo).
AIG only offers membership to individuals. Company membership in the Institute is not available.
