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.