There are three categories of membership in MIArb namely, Associates, Members and Fellows. MIArb Fellows, the highest category of membership, comprise of retired judges of the Superior Courts and active practicing arbitrators of extensive experience. Our distinguished Fellows are well-known for their experience and impartiality. MIArb Members, the second category, comprise of professionals from various disciplines who have hands-on experience in arbitration, whether in capacity as arbitrators, counsel, advisers or expert witnesses. Our Members and Associates are from a wide spectrum of professional disciplines, including architects, engineers, insurance brokers, lawyers, loss adjusters, quantity surveyors, valuers, etc. The wide spectrum of professionals in our membership offers much choice for arbitrating parties to appoint an arbitrator with the relevant expertise and experience.

Fellows of MIArb are entitled to use the designation "F.MIArb", while the Members and Associates bear the designations "M.MIArb" and "A.MIArb" respectively.

Subscriptions

Annual subscriptions and Entrance Fees for membership shall be as follows:

Membership	Entrance fee	Annual Subscription Fee
Associate	RM 250.00	RM 150.00
Member	RM 250.00	RM 200.00
Fellow	RM 250.00	RM 250.00

Entrance Fee shall be payable only once upon the first admission to the membership of the Institute. A candidate whose membership is upgraded to a higher category in a particular year shall, in addition to the annual subscription for his previous category, also pay an annual subscription for the higher category in respect of the same year.