Fellowship of the American Academy of Nursing
Descriptions
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Eligibility
Typically, the Fellowship application opens annually in early January and is open for about 6 weeks with a deadline in mid-February. The next deadline is expected to be Feb 2026. View the website for updates: https://aannet.org/page/become-a-fellow
Specific evidence of your substantive, sustained, and outstanding contribution to health or health care at the national/international level or state/regional work demonstrating potential for scalable impact.
- The Academy receives Fellowship applications via an online portal.
- Applicants must be sponsored by TWO Regular Fellows (Academy members) in good standing as outlined in the Academy’s bylaws. At least one sponsor must be a Regular Fellow who holds membership in an American Nurses Association (ANA) Constituent/State Nurses Association (C/SNA) as a full C/SNA ANA member or direct ANA membership through the individual member division of ANA.
- The application collects applicant information, applicant statements, sponsor information and statements, the applicant’s CV, and a $375 application fee.
Summary
The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) is an honorific society, the members, called Fellows, of the Academy are selected through a rigorous nomination and review process. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally. With more than 3,000 Fellows, the Academy represents nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia.
Fellows who are selected, participate in an Induction Ceremony held during the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC. After an individual who is selected participates in the Induction Ceremony, they are formally accepted into the organization and may use the FAAN credential, signifying that are a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), the most prestigious recognition in nursing.