Become an RICS Fellow


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Most MRICS living in the RICS Americas region are eligible to apply for RICS Fellowship. Please download all the forms linked here to help you prepare your submission.
The next deadline for applications is Monday, August 16, 2010. Applications will not be reviewed until all segments of the submission are in hand. Individuals submitting complete applications for this deadline will receive the result by November 30, 2010.

Individuals who submitted their completed applications for our February deadline will receive the result by June 15, 2010. Individuals who submitted their completed applications for our May deadline will receive the result by August 16, 2010.

Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: What is required to become an RICS Fellow?
A: A detailed description of the requirements can be found in the downloads linked above. Please make sure to download the application, guide notes, and checklist to confirm these requirements.

Q: How do I know if I am eligible?
A: As of January 2009, any member holding the MRICS designation is eligible to apply for RICS fellowship.

Q: What if you do not know two members to serve as referees?
A: As of December 2007, you now have the option of collecting references from two individuals who have know you for at least two years and are either RICS Fellows (FRICS) who have held the designation for 1+ day, or RICS Members (MRICS) who have been elected members for 5+ years. Your references can be active or retired MRICS or FRICS. Contact details for all members are online at www.rics.org/gmd or www.ricsamericas.org/directory

Q: Who collects the references for RICS? The candidate or RICS?
A: It is your responsibility to ask your sponsors to submit the references to RICS. Your sponsors have the choice of emailing, faxing or mailing references to RICS, to the attention of the Americas Fellowship Committee. Please make sure that the reference form, “RICS Fellowship Reference”, has your name and your membership number listed, as well as the sponsor's contact details. Above is a stand-alone form you can email to your sponsor(s) for completion.

Q: I completed an Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) Route? Does my submission look different than anyone else's?
A: You will be required to send the same submissions as other candidates, but you are welcome to use segments of your original application (like the CV/resume) for the fellowship submission. Please note that as of 2008, successful APC candidates may receive a recommendation from RICS and their panel regarding when they should consider applying for Fellowship: within one year of election; in 2 – 3 years; in at least five years.

Q: Do I have to submit a CPD planner directly from the RICS web site?
A: Yes and no. Yes, you should begin registering your CPD on the RICS web site – it’s a requirement of all members elected after 2004: www.rics.org/cpd
Nonetheless, we are aware some individuals have difficulty printing and/or downloading their RICS CPD record in a manageable format. As a result, if you have printing/downloading issues, we are happy to accept your CPD record in a three part Word or Excel document. A template is linked above for your reference, “Sample CPD Summary”.  You will submit a CPD record covering 2008-2010 activities.

Q: Is there a fee to apply for FRICS?
A: Yes. An application fee of US $472.23 is required at the time of submission. As of August 2009, individuals who send incomplete submissions will have one year (12 months) from their submission date to email in outstanding documents. Applications that remain incomplete after 12 months will be returned, and a new Fellowship Application Fee will be required with resubmission.

Last Update: May 18, 2010