
Nurse Executive Fellowship
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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.
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.


The Nurse Executive Fellowship includes
Fellowship Retreats
Five meetings with your cohort.
In-Depth Analysis
Validated personality assessment with 1:1 coaching
AONL Annual Conference
Fellowship fee includes registration to the AONL Annual Conference.
Cohort of Peers
Develop a life-long, supportive network.
Program Dates & Locations
Session 1 - NEF Retreat | Feb. 2-4, 2026
Location: Chicago
Session 2 - AONL Annual Conference | March 29-April 1, 2026
Location: Chicago
Optional Session - AONL Advocacy Day | June 1-2, 2026
Location: Washington, D.C.
Session 3 - NEF Retreat | Aug. 3-5, 2026
Location: Chicago
Session 4 - NEF Retreat | Nov. 2-4, 2026
Location: Chicago
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.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT AND NURSING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The program offers attendees the opportunity to earn up to 50+ contact hours.
AONL is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15740.
By attending the Nurse Executive Fellowship offered by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership participants may earn up to 50+ ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.