Participation begins with the applicant
Three routes. A clear starting point.
A company, an institution and a person join in different capacities. Choose the route that reflects who is applying—not an assumed benefit or level of prestige.
Corporate Membership
For companies and commercial organizations across the aerospace ecosystem.
Understand this route
Institutional Membership
For academic, research, public, professional and non-commercial institutions.
Understand this route
Individual Membership
For professionals, academics, researchers, students and early-career participants joining personally.
Understand this routeCorporate includes SMEs and start-ups. Institutional does not mean every organization. Personal membership is distinct from employer membership.
From membership to meaningful work
Bring a relevant perspective into a defined setting.
Membership establishes a participation relationship. The next step is to identify where your expertise or institutional perspective could be useful.
Find the setting that fits the contribution.
A strategic perspective, a focused technical question and a professional exchange need different participation arrangements.
Understand participation conditionsInstitutional & strategic perspectives
Councils connect relevant stakeholder perspectives to a defined remit.
Technical expertise
Technical Committees connect expertise with formal technical responsibilities.
Focused collaboration
Working Groups address a specific question or work item within a defined mandate.
Structured input
Consultations accept input according to the published process when a consultation is open.
Professional exchange
Each event states its subject, status and participation arrangements.
Learning development
The Academy page sets out planned learning and current availability.
Describe the contribution clearly
A route is only the first dimension.
Choose one principal category and a participant type. Then explain the actual aerospace activity and the contribution you would like to make.
- 1Route
Who is applying?
- 2Primary category
What is the principal role?
- 3Participant type
Which profile fits?
Different functions, clear conclusions
Participation is not technical approval.
Membership
A formal relationship with the Federation. It does not establish technical competence, product approval or an activity appointment.
Eligibility & participationMember Recognition
Eligible active membership is an entry condition where a relevant route is open. Published criteria, evidence and a separate decision determine the outcome.
Recognition criteria & reviewAccreditation
A separate assessment of competence for a defined activity. A membership category is not an Accreditation scope or decision.
Accreditation frameworkContinue with clarity
Start with an accurate membership profile.
Pre-application begins a review. It does not create membership or guarantee approval.