This application form is for individuals applying for Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENR) membership with the British Dietetic Association (BDA).
This membership route is open to Irish residents only. To be eligible for SENR registration with the BDA, applicants must already be registered with the Irish Institute of Sport (INDI).
As part of the application process, you will be required to provide evidence of your current registration with INDI. This will be used to confirm your eligibility for SENR membership with the BDA.
You will also be asked to submit supporting documentation for your Professional Indemnity Insurance, which will be reviewed as part of the application assessment.
Depending on whether you have completed an SENR-accredited course, please select the correct form below.
SENR-accredited courses
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Non-SENR-accredited qualifications
As an INDI member with a non-SENR accredited qualification, you can still apply for SENR graduate registration.
You will need to provide us with additional evidence to help the assessment panel determine how well your qualifications meet the competency requirements of Section A of the Competency Framework.
Prior to submitting your qualifications, you will need pay a Graduate registration application fee via the BDA shop here.
You will need to submit:
- Evidence (certificates and transcripts) to demonstrate completion of relevant undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc 180 credits) education in either Sport Nutrition, Sport and Exercise Nutrition or Nutrition and Exercise
- A completed Section A Competency Framework mapping document used to map your qualification content to the competencies required for graduate registration. You will need to provide evidence of the modules studied through module specifications and handbooks. If these are provided as hyperlinks embedded within the framework it is your responsibility to make sure these are accessible to the assessor panel for review
- Proof of Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (completed within the last five years)
- Evidence of completion of anti-doping education certification. For applicants from the UK, the UKAD Introduction to clean sport (modules 1-6) is recommended. Applicants from outside the UK can submit evidence of an anti-doping education certification with equivalent modules.
Please note:
- You must provide your certificate from your post graduate course on application, no other alternative evidence is accepted for this requirement. If you do not have your certificate, you will need to wait and apply when you receive it.
- If approved you can read more about the annual cost here.
- The maximum period of SENR graduate registration is three years, and you are only allowed one period of graduate registration. You will be required to progress to Practitioner registration within those three years. Read more about how to progress to Practitioner registration.
- Please consider if this is the right time for you to make this application, as you will need to gain two to three years experience in the field of sports and exercise nutrition to apply for Practitioner registration. Practitioner registration is awarded to individuals who can demonstrate appropriate qualifications and proficiency gained after relevant professional experience.
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What happens next?
Applications for graduate registrations from non SENR-accredited courses are accepted four times a year.
Here are the 2026 submission dates:
27 February- 19 June
- 18 September
- 18 December
Our Registration Quality Standards Assessment Panel throughly assess applications. You will be informed of the outcome of the panel's decision via email, within eight weeks of the submission date.
If approved, you will be invited to join as an SENR member. You will then be added to the SENR Register and enjoy all the benefits of SENR membership.