Thank you for your interest in applying for the AONL Nurse Fellowships. Prior to starting the application for the Manager, Director, or Executive-level fellowships, please review all of the application components by clicking here. For your convenience, a copy of the rubric used for scoring the applications has been provided on page four. Please make sure you have all of the necessary documents ready to upload before you begin the application. We recommend using either Google Chrome or Firefox when completing your application.
The application deadline is August 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM Central.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to aonlfellowships@aha.org if you have any questions.
Nurse Manager Fellowship 2026 Program Overview
Session 1- NMF Retreat:
Date: Jan 26-30, 2026
Location: Atlanta, GA
Session 2 - AONL Annual Conference:
Date: March 29- April 1, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Session 3 - Advocacy Day:
Date: June 1-2, 2026
Location: Washington, DC
Session 4 - NMF Retreat and AHA Leadership Summit:
Date: Retreat- July 10-11/ Summit - July 12-14, 2026
Location: Denver, CO
Session 5 - NMF Retreat:
Date: October 20-23, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Nurse Director Fellowship 2026 Program Overview
Session 1- NDF Retreat:
Date: February 10-13, 2026
Location: Atlanta, GA
Session 2 - AONL Annual Conference:
Date: March 29- April 1, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Session 3 - Advocacy Day:
Date: June 1-2, 2026
Location: Washington, DC
Session 4 - NDF Retreat and AHA Leadership Summit:
Date: Retreat- July 11/ Summit - July 12-14, 2026
Location: Denver, CO
Session 5 - NDF Retreat:
Date: November 10-13, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Nurse Executive Fellowship 2026 Program Overview
Session 1- NEF Retreat:
Date: February 2-4, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Session 2 - AONL Annual Conference:
Date: March 29- April, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Session 3 - NEF Retreat:
Date: August 3-5, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Session 4 - NEF Retreat:
Date: Nov 2-4, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL