Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation (APPFA^®) Apply

Before you apply, determine whether your program is eligible and assess your readiness to apply. See the Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation® (APPFA) Application Manual for full eligibility criteria.

Assess Readiness to Apply

• Complete the APPFA Gap Analysis located within the APPFA Getting Started Guide.
  
  
• Review the Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation (APPFA®) Application Manual.
  • Download APPFA Manual
    
    
• Contact the APPFA Team (APPFA@ana.org) to determine the appropriate review cycle for your program.
  • The APPFA program conducts 4 review cycles annually (see table below):
    
    

  Application Cycle	February 2027	May 2027	August 2027	November 2027
  Application Submission	September 28-29, 2026 Please contact appfa@ana.org for more information.  (changed on 7.30.26)	January 11 & 12, 2027	March 29 & 30, 2027	June 7 & 8, 2027
  Self-study Submission	February 3, 2027	May 5, 2027	August 4, 2027	November 3, 2027

   

  Application acceptance will begin at 9 am EST on the start date and end on the last date or when the cycle is full.
  
  Please note: Depending on application volume, you may be placed into the next available cycle when we reach documentation review capacity. Notification will be provided here when a cycle is full. Contact the APPFA Office with any questions.
  
  
• Online Application Portal Launching Soon
  To enhance the application experience, APPFA applications will soon be submitted and processed through an online portal. Please contact appfa@ana.org for more informtion.
  
  
  • Sample of information needed for application system - paper/electronic applications will not be accepted.
    • APPFA Application Form (updated 9/18/25)
    • Application addendum form (updated 9/18/25)
      
      
  • If the PA or APRN license and national certification was obtained outside the United States, the Program Director and Specialty/Service Line Coordinators and Site Coordinators  (if used in the program) do not need to have the license or certification  evaluated for comparability to US degree requirements.
    
    
• After the submission of your APPFA application form the APPFA team will confirm your programs eligibility. The APPFA team will be in contact with you within 5 business day after submitting your application form.
  
  

Organizations Outside of the U.S. Tax Notice:

• Organizations outside of the U.S. may be required by applicable law to pay or withhold taxes from any payment to ANCC.
• Organizations outside of the U.S. are responsible for paying the full fees to ANCC exclusive of any non-US taxes or withholdings. Organizations outside of the U.S. are responsible for any required withholdings or taxes owed in addition to payment of the full fees to ANCC.
• ANCC may require Organizations outside of the U.S. to provide proof of such tax payment or withholding to the applicable tax authorities.

ADVANCE DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENT CONDITIONS REQUIRED notice: If your organization maintains specific payment requirements, procedures, vendor registration systems, invoicing formats, or other conditions that must be satisfied before payment can be processed, please contact us at appfa@ana.org prior to applying.