Thank you for your interest in applying for the AONL Nurse Leader 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. 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 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Central.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to aonlfellowships@aha.org if you have any questions. 

Nurse Manager Fellowship 2027 Program Overview

Session 1- NMF Retreat:  

Date: Feb 1-5th, 2027 

Location: Chicago, IL

Session 2 - AONL Annual Conference:

Date: April 12-15th, 2027

Location: Pheonix, AZ

Session 3 - Advocacy Day:

Date: May 18-19th, 2027

Location: Washington, DC

Session 4 - NMF Retreat and AHA Leadership Summit:

Date: Retreat- July 16-17/ Summit - July 18-20, 2027

Location: San Diego, CA

Session 5 - NMF Retreat:

Date: October 26-29th, 2027 

Location: Chicago, IL

Nurse Director Fellowship 2027 Program Overview

Session 1- NDF Retreat:  

Date: February 16-19th, 2027

Location: Chicago, IL

Session 2 - AONL Annual Conference:

Date: April 12-15th, 2027

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Session 3 - Advocacy Day:

Date: May 18-19th, 2027

Location: Washington, DC

Session 4 - NDF Retreat and AHA Leadership Summit:

Date: Retreat- July 17/ Summit - July 18-20, 2027

Location: San Diego, CA

Session 5 - NDF Retreat:

Date: November 16-19th, 2027

Location: Chicago, IL

Nurse Executive Fellowship 2027 Program Overview

Session 1- NEF Retreat:  

Date: February 8-10, 2027

Location: Chicago, IL

Session 2 - AONL Annual Conference:

Date: April 12-15th, 2027

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Session 3 - Advocacy Day

Date: May 18-19th, 2027

Location: Washington, DC

Session 4 - NEF Retreat:

Date:  August 2-4th, 2027 

Location: Chicago, IL

Session 5 - NEF Retreat:

Date:  November 2-5th 

Location: Chicago, IL

*The Nurse Executive Fellowship includes virtual coaching sessions that will be scheduled at a later date.