Fellow membership (FMAAT)

Redefine your senior status

Showcase your senior experience, expertise and professionalism

Demonstrate your expertise with AAT’s highest level of membership: fellow membership (FMAAT). It recognises your long-term commitment, high ethical standards, and seniority in the profession.

Eligibility

You can apply for FMAAT status if you're a current full member (MAAT) and have been a MAAT for five continuous years or more in the period immediately prior to applying. 

If you're currently a lapsed MAAT, you'll need to reinstate your full membership and then build up your five years of continuous membership to be eligible. Please note continuous years of membership accrued prior to lapsing are not taken into account.

Fees

  • Admission fee (one-off payment):
    • £57 until 31 August 2025
    • £60 from 1 September 2025
  • Reinstatement fee (one-off payment):
    • £57 until 31 August 2025
    • £60 from 1 September 2025
  • Annual membership fee:
    • £200 until 31 August 2025
    • £208 from 1 September 2025
  • Reduced annual membership fee: (subject to eligibility: check if you're eligible) until 31 August 2025:
    • £129 if on low income or retired
    • £149 if studying
  • Reduced annual membership fee: (subject to eligibility: check if you're eligible) from 1 September 2025:
    • £134 if on low income or retired
    • £154 if studying

The reduced annual membership fee must be applied for each year you remain eligible. Life members are not eligible to apply.

There's a full list of fees for all AAT memberships on the Membership fees page.

How to apply

Applying is straightforward. Here are the steps and what you'll need to submit.

Before you begin, please have all of the below information ready. You won't be able to save a partially completed application as you go.

1: Personal details
2: Work experience
3: CPD
4: Declaration
5: Fees

Step 1: Confirm your personal details

You'll be asked to check and update your personal details.

Once you've completed your application, we'll check the information you've supplied and if we need any further information, we'll contact you as soon as possible.

As soon as your application is approved, we'll email you and send your FMAAT certificate to confirm your new status.

Your application can take up to ten working days to process.

Reinstate your membership

Reinstate your membership

If you've previously been an AAT fellow member and want to join us again, use the registration service to reinstate your membership.

Once we've received your application we'll send you an email within ten working days, with details of how to pay the one-off reinstatement fee and FMAAT annual membership fee online. Your application won't be assessed until payment has been made.