AEN Fellowship Application Information
The Academy of Emergency Nursing is now accepting applications for the 2025 class of Fellows.
Not sure if you are ready to apply for Fellowship in the Academy? Review the AEN Application Manual.
About the Academy of Emergency Nursing
The Academy of Emergency Nursing honors emergency nurses who have made enduring and substantial contributions to emergency nursing, advance the profession of emergency nursing including the healthcare system in which emergency nursing is delivered and provide visionary leadership to ENA and AEN.
The Academy welcomes applications from all emergency nurses who feel they meet the qualifications for Fellowship. Applicants are encouraged to work with an Academy Fellow to put together a strong application reflective of professional activities and accomplishments.
AEN Fellow Criteria
- Must be a current active member of the Emergency Nurses Association consecutively for the three years prior to the time of FAEN application. All memberships will be verified.
- Demonstrate enduring and substantial contributions that had a significant impact on the advancement of the emergency nursing profession on the local, state, regional, national, or international level (e.g., education, practice, research, leadership, and/or public policy).
- Describe how you will contribute to the Academy of Emergency Nursing and the advancement of the emergency nursing specialty. The potential contributions may be in one or more of the following areas: education, practice, research, leadership, or public policy.
AEN Fellow Application Process
- Applications are reviewed by the AEN Board and scored based on pre-determined criteria. Fellowship consideration is only based on the applicant’s application, CV and letters of support no additional information is considered
- Applicants will receive a confirmation email from AEN once the application has been successfully completed
- Two letters of recommendation are required one from a current AEN Fellow and one from a current ENA member are required along with a $100 application fee
- Members of the ENA Board of Directors and ENA employees are ineligible for admission to the Academy and cannot write letters of recommendation
- Members of the AEN Board serving during the time of application review may not write letters of support for Fellow candidates
- Failure to submit all the required materials by the application deadline disqualifies the applicant, and the partial submission will not be reviewed by the AEN Board. The applicant will be notified, and the $100 application fee will not be processed.
- Applicants will be notified in the spring of the AEN Board’s decision. All decisions are final, and no explanation of decisions will be provided to applicants or sponsors.
Posthumous Applications
The Academy shall be composed of Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Honorary Fellows, and Posthumous Fellows.
Fellows, including Honorary and Posthumous, are those individuals who meet the criteria for eligibility and are admitted to the Academy after ratification by the ENA Board of Directors. Posthumous Fellows are deceased individuals who previously met the criteria for active involvement and enduring and substantial contributions for Academy membership. Nominations for Posthumous Fellowship must be submitted by at least one Fellow of the Academy. No application fee is required. Upon acceptance there are no annual dues fees for Posthumous Fellows.
Applications will be reviewed for acceptance on an annual basis following the current Fellowship Application timeline. For example, all posthumous applications received by noon Central time on February 12 will be considered for the 2025 Class of Fellows. To complete an application, please contact academy@ena.org.
