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Application for Membership FULL MEMBERS Full member shall be any person holding a degree, postgraduate diploma or any other recognized professional qualification in dietetics or nutrition. Full members can be nutritionists, dietitians, health promotion officers, health educators, etc. Please note that those who wish to apply as dietitians must have a minimum of 6 months of clinical experience as part of their hospital internship. Otherwise they may be approved as Nutritionists. STUDENT MEMBERS Student members shall be any full-time student studying nutrition and/or dietetics at tertiary level. Student membership shall expire at the receipt of the graduation certificate and does not automatically progress to full / affiliate membership. Separate application for respective membership applies. Persons eligible for full / affiliate membership shall not be approved for student membership. Student members shall not use their relationship with the Association to call themselves nutritionists or dietitians or any other term that infers they are nutritionists or dietitians, nor shall they practise as nutritionists or dietitians. Note: Student members are not entitled to vote. PROCESSING FEE FOR NEW APPLICANTS A $20 processing fee will be charged for all new applications. This fee is also chargeable to those reapplying after membership has expired. This fee is non-refundable, even if membership is not granted. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Membership year May – April)
Full refund of membership fees will be given to applicants if membership is not granted. However, the $20 processing fee will not be refundable. APPLICATION CHECKLIST
Please complete the on-line membership form below. Then gather all relevant documents and payment (membership & processing fees) and send to the address below. Please note that your membership application will not be processed until we have received your documents and payment in full. Please also take note that if your documents and payments are NOT SENT TO US WITHIN 4 MONTHS of your initial online application, your application will be invalid. We will notify you by email once we have received your documents and payment and start the application evaluation : Membership Subcommittee
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