Nurse Executive Fellowship

Applications for the 2026 Fellowship cohort are now open! 

Immerse yourself in an in-depth environment of learning with an AONL fellowship. AONL offers fellowships for nurses entering managerial, director and executive roles. 

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The application period closes August 18.

The AONL Nurse Executive Fellowship is a highly interactive year long program designed for nurses who are new to an executive or senior executive role (CNO/CNE, VP or comparable positions). Participants in the fellowship will develop critical executive competencies to lead in complex systems and to influence and inspire the nursing workforce and others.

This program uses expert faculty, thoughtful dialogue with peers, experiential simulation methodology and situational analysis to engage participants and equip them to address the challenges that nurse executives face.

Participants complete a validated personality assessment process used extensively in the corporate world and adapted for use in health care. Results indicating usual tendencies, stress tendencies and motivators are discussed 1:1 with certified coaching professionals.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

AONL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and strives to ensure that no individual with a disability is deprived of the opportunity to participate in the program solely by reason of that disability. Through its agents, AONL will provide reasonable accommodations for a candidate with a disability who requests accommodations. Requests can be made by sending a written request 21 days in advance of the program. Contact AONL Fellowships for questions.

CANCELLATION

A refund minus 20% will be granted to written requests as directed in the application. Cancellations must be submitted in writing via email to aonleducation@aha.org. No refunds will be granted after that date. No refunds will be granted for no-shows. Registration is non-transferrable.