Get access to a variety of resources and support to help you prepare for your career. You can also use the post-nominals “SIMarEST”, showing potential employers your early commitment to your personal development.

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Eligibility

Student membership is free and available to all students, cadets, apprentices and trainees (regardless of what or where you are studying) for the duration of your studies.

Benefits

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Tap into knowledge

Available to: Affiliate, Student, Associate Member, Member, Fellow.

• Digital subscription to The Marine Professional magazine - Our monthly membership magazine, covering hot topics, industry trends and interviews across the marine sector.
  
  
• Access to the Virtual Library - Consisting of a searchable Digital Archive of IMarEST published material from the past 120 years, downloadable eBooks and access to thousands of academic journals, news articles, trade magazines and market reports via the Discovery Service.
  
  
• Access to IMarEST TV - View talks on cutting edge technology and research through live-streams and full recordings (via the web and offline via the app) of IMarEST technical lectures, conferences and other events from across the globe. They also contribute to your continuing professional development (CPD).
  
  
• Access to IMarEST Nexus - Nexus is our members-only professional network, integrated into the IMarEST website. Featuring a jobs board and member directory, Nexus allows you to connect, network and collaborate with others. You can create and join working groups, post events, exchange files, photos and media and just generally keep in touch with IMarEST members located across the globe.
  
  
• Join a technical Special Interest Group - Help advance a variety of specialist areas relating to marine engineering, science and technology by participating in our Special Interest Groups (SIGs). You can learn more about the topic, share your own expertise and inform policy at an intergovernmental level.
  
  
• Enjoy member discounts on IMarEST journals, events, books & MLA College distance-learning programmes - You can get discounted subscriptions to the Journal of Operational Oceanography and Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology, and member discounts for various events, books and MLA College distance-learning programmes.
  
  
• Apply for funding and Guild of Benevolence assistance grants - Apply for bursaries and grants to conduct research, attend conferences or gain experience. You can also apply for Guild of Benevolence assistance grants.
  
  
• Access local branch activities - Your local branch is a great way to grow your network and meet like-minded professionals, as well as take part in continuing professional development activities. You can develop links with other organisations and share your own knowledge, as well as learn from others.
  
  
• Ask IMarEST - This is a member query service where we will help to answer any technical questions you may have relating to marine engineering, science and technology.
  
  
• Exclusive member rewards - As a member, you can take advantage of a range of discounts, including discounts on travel services, meeting room hire and leading hotel chains.

Boost your professional development

Available to: Student, Associate Member, Member, Fellow.

• Use membership post nominals - Membership of the IMarEST is seen by many employers as an indicator of your commitment to your profession and to lifelong learning. You can showcase this through certain post-nominals, depending on your membership grade: Student (SIMarEST), Associate Member (AMIMarEST), Member (MIMarEST) and Fellow (FIMarEST).
  
  
• Apply for funding and bursaries - Our funding programme nurtures marine engineering, science and technology talent - apply for student bursaries and grants to conduct research, attend conferences or gain experience.
  
  
• Apply for free student places at IMarEST events - Some IMarEST events will offer free places for undergraduates, postgraduates, cadets, apprentices and trainees.
  
  
• Publishing opportunities in journals and on the IMarEST website - You can submit your research for peer-review and publication, either as short technical articles for the website, or as full submissions to our technical journals.
  
  
• Apply, or nominate others, for awards - Our awards programme recognises excellence and outstanding contribution in marine engineering, science and technology.
  
  
• Join a local branch committee - Get involved and enable branch activities in your area to benefit your fellow marine professionals and inspire the next generation. This will contribute to your initial/continuing professional development (IPD/CPD) and you will develop links with your peers, various organisations and government, as well as gain new skills outside of your job.

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Student membership lasts until the date of your graduation. At the end of your studies, you will have the option of upgrading to Associate Membership of the IMarEST.

Is my degree accredited?

Graduates with accredited degrees have a distinct advantage when applying for professional registration. The IMarEST accredits academic courses in marine engineering, science and technology.