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APPA Fellow Award Application

The criterion are intended to provide examples of accomplishments and, therefore, are not intended to be all inclusive. Candidates may provide other relevant activities that would appropriately fit within the primary categories of leadership, innovation, service and lifelong development.

Please use the “EXAMPLE” guidelines to ensure you have satisfied all the necessary requirements for the APPA Fellow designation prior to submitting your application. All applications are reviewed by the Special Team of APPA Fellows to ensure they are complete, and the candidate is worthy of the APPA Fellow designation. APPA Fellow recipients will ultimately be approved by the APPA Board of Directors.


Deadline: Nominations are now being taken for APPA’s 2024 institutional and individual awards: Award for Excellence, Sustainability Innovation Award, Effective and Innovative Practices Award, APPA Fellow, Meritorious Service Award, and Pacesetter Award. Final submittals for all awards will close January 15, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. Applications received after this time will not be accepted and must be resubmitted the following year, with no exceptions.



PLEASE NOTE: You must receive a system-generated email confirming receipt of your submission, or APPA will not consider your application officially submitted. You must contact us at [email protected] before 11:59pm EST on January 15th, if you do not receive an email.