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

1. Complete the APPFA Gap Analysis located within the APPFA Readiness Bundle. 

2. Review the Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation® (APPFA) Application Manual.

   • Download APPFA Manual OR purchase a hard copy

3. 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	November 2025	February 2026	May 2026	August 2026
   Application Submission	June 16 & 17, 2025	September 15 & 16, 2025	January 12 & 13, 2026	April 6 & 7, 2026
   Self-study Submission	November 5, 2025	February 4, 2026	May 6, 2026	August 5, 2026

    

   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.

4. Download and submit a completed APPFA Application Form (updated 6/20/24) during one of the four application review timeframes.  

   • Watch these informational videos on how to fill out the application form:

     • Part 1 - Demographics
     • Part 2 - Eligibility Verification 
     • Part 3 - Executive Summary and Attestation 

   • Programs with more than five (5) participating or non-participating sites will need to download and utilize the application addendum form (updated 6/20/24)

   • 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.

5. 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.