Fees and Charges

Membership Type Annual Subscription Associate - Student £26 Associate - First year after graduation £26 Associate £112 Member £160 Fellow £170

Payment has to be provided together with the application to avoid any processing delays. If you are a new applicant for Fellow or Member, you will temporarily be admitted to Associate membership pending a full evaluation of your application.

All members have free online access to IJFST. Please note that we no longer provide printed versions.

There is a £6 discount for members who choose to renew their membership by Direct Debit. Please note that this is only available to members with a UK Bank Account and offered to members after the first year of membership. Emeritus, student and postgraduate members are exempt from this offer.

These registration fees are applicable in addition to the relevant annual membership fees. Register Initial registration Annual re-registration Chartered Scientist (CSo) £80 £80 Registered Scientist (RSc) £46 £46 Registered Science Technician (RScT) £26 £26 Registered Food Safety Principal £115 £80 Registered Food Safety Manager £65 £42 Registered Food Safety Practitioner £65 £42 Registered Food Auditor/Mentor plus Registered Food Safety Manager £115 £84 Registered Sensory Scientist £80 £80 Registered Sensory Scientist plus Chartered Scientist £80 £80

Please make bank transfers payable to: Institute of Food Science & Technology. The bank details are as follows: Account name: Institute of Food Science and Technology, Sort code: 40-52-40, Account number: 00030431, VAT registration no: 774 1082 32. Membership subscriptions and registration fees are exempt from VAT. You may also pay by Visa, Mastercard, Switch or Solo.

Overhead recovery and IFST employee time is charged at £500 per day.