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 (changed on 7.8.26)	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. Information on portal access and application submission for the Febraury 2027 self-study submission cycle will be available on this webpage soon. Please check back for updates.

  •  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.