American Academy of Nursing Fellowship — Fellowship

The American Academy of Nursing Fellowship is an honorific membership for nurse leaders whose individual work has made significant, substantive, and sustained contributions to health or health care. The Academy selects applicants through a nomination and review process covering impact in areas such as practice, education, policy, research, administration, and advocacy.

Selected applicants become Fellows only after participating in the in-person induction ceremony at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC. They may then use the FAAN credential and join a fellowship of more than 3,400 nursing leaders.

Benefits & funding

The fellowship is an honorific professional membership and does not advertise a stipend or monetary award.
Applicants pay a nonrefundable US$375 application fee.
Selected applicants must also pay a one-time initiation fee and US$975 for 2026 conference registration as New Fellow Inductees; the current initiation-fee amount is not stated on the accessible program pages.
After induction, Fellows may use the FAAN credential and participate in the Academy’s professional community.

Eligibility

Applicants must be nurses with evidence of significant, substantive, and sustained individual contributions to health or health care at the national or international level, or state or regional work with potential for scalable impact.
U.S. applicants must qualify through current ANA constituent, state, or direct membership. Applicants residing outside the United States who hold non-U.S. citizenship must qualify through an eligible national nurses association that belongs to the International Council of Nurses.
Two Regular Fellows in good standing must sponsor the application. At least one sponsor must hold qualifying ANA membership.
No degree, age, gender, or stated minimum-years-of-experience requirement is published.
Selected applicants must attend the induction ceremony in Washington, DC to enter the Fellowship and use the FAAN credential.

Can you apply?

Open to all applicants

No nationality, residency, education, or experience limits are listed.

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Application process

1
Create a guest account on the Academy website and open the Fellowship application portal during the application window.
2
Identify two eligible Regular Fellow sponsors who know the applicant’s work and can verify its impact.
3
Complete the applicant statements and online CV form, focusing on the individual contribution and its significant, substantive, and sustained impact.
4
Enter the two sponsor statements and have each sponsor review, attest to, and electronically sign their statement.
5
Submit all materials together through the portal and pay the nonrefundable US$375 fee by the deadline.
6
If selected, register for the annual Health Policy Conference and attend the induction ceremony in Washington, DC.

Program timeline

Application deadline for the most recent cycle
Feb 10, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
Decision notifications expected
Mid-June to early July 2026
Selected applicants typically attend the induction ceremony during the annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC
October 2026