Notice Regarding 2026 Annual Membership Fee
To All Individual Members, Sustaining Members, and Subscription Members,
December, 2026
It is now time to pay your membership fees for fiscal year 2026 (April 2026 - March 2027). Your billing amount will be finalized around early January 2026.
We will send you an email notification from mid-January onward. Once you receive the email, please log in to your My Page and check your registration details and billing amount under "Annual Fees" in the "Member Menu."
Our annual membership fees are paid in advance (payment due March 31, 2026).
If you select "Direct Debit" or "Credit Card (auto-pay)," your payment will be automatically debited on the date specified in the notification email.
If you select "Pay by Invoice," "Credit Card ((one-time pay) ," or "UnionPay card," please log in to your My Page and complete your payment by March 31, 2026.
If you need a quote, invoice, or delivery note, please obtain one from the "Estimate/invoice/statement of delivery" section. If you need to add, change, or cancel your registration, please complete the renewal procedure from your My Page before paying your annual membership fee.
For inquiries, please contact the Membership Section at member@ieice.org.
[Billing Period]
2025 Fiscal Year: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026
[Payment due date]
Membership fees must be paid in advance, so please make sure to pay by the due date (March 31, 2026). Annual membership fees are also generally paid in advance, but if you wish to pay later for certain reasons, please contact the IEICE Member Section.
[Important] About membership qualifications
- Membership is automatically renewed each fiscal year. If you wish to add, change, or cancel your registration, please complete the procedure by March 31, 2026. If you wish to cancel your membership, please complete the procedure by around March 15, 2026 (by January 10, 2026 for direct debit). Please note that from April onwards, we will no longer be able to accept cancellations for fiscal year 2025 (cancellation in March 2026), and you will need to pay your 2025 annual membership fee and then apply for cancellation.
- Student members will be automatically promoted to full members once their registered planned graduation date has passed. If you will continue to be a student (excluding working students) in the following academic year, please apply for student membership from My Page. To apply for student membership, you will need your student ID and a certificate of enrollment (such as a graduate school acceptance letter). The deadline for student membership applications is March 15th, but if you are unable to issue the necessary certificates by the deadline, please contact the Member Services Department. Please note that even if you apply for student membership after April 1st, 2026, your membership type for the academic year 2026 will remain as a Member.
[Important] Changes to Payment Methods
Starting from 2025, there will be changes regarding payment method for credit cards . Please be sure to check the details below.
For those who pay by credit card for the 2025 fiscal year or the following year
We have introduced automatic debit from 2025. If you do not wish to use this method, please change your payment method for the following year from your My Page by Friday, January 30, 2026, and make your payment by the due date, March 31, 2025. If we are unable to confirm your payment by June 30, 2026, we will debit the credit card used for the 2025 fiscal year in July 2026. If you wish to make payments after June 30, 2026, for any reason, please contact the Member Section.
1. Log in to Member Page
2. From the left-hand menu, select "Various applications" → "Application for Payment method change"
3. Choose "Credit Card (one-time pay) " or any other preferred payment method.
4.Click the "Update" button to confirm the change.
(For those wishing to use a different card, you can proceed with a standard payment via the web payment system after updating your method. )
Deadline for Changes:Friday, January 31, 2026
For Bank Transfer Users
Previously, we provided payment slips for bank transfers. Beginning with the 2025 annual membership fee, payment slips will no longer be sent by default. If you would like to continue receiving payment slips, please update your payment method to "Bank Transfer (Payment Slip)" on My Page by January 31, 2026. A handling fee of 550 JPY will apply for payment slip issuance. Thank you for your understanding.Introduction of New Membership Fee Discount Programs from FY2025
To strengthen support for our members, we will introduce a new annual membership fee discount program starting in FY2025.
For details, please see the following:
Thank you for your continued support.