We are pleased announce the call for applications to the 2024-2025 Emerging Leaders Program is now open!
The Emerging Leaders Program is an intensive leadership development opportunity that offers individuals a chance to refine their leadership purpose and acumen and develop strategies to transform themselves, AWHONN and the nursing profession. AWHONN is focusing our Emerging Leaders Program on developing leaders to support our organizational commitment to diversity, inclusion,, and equity and reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. This Program is partially sponsored by AWHONN’s Every Woman, Every Baby.
All are welcome to apply, and we strongly encourage nurses from under-represented communities to apply. The Emerging Leader cohorts represent diversity across race, age, gender, sexual orientation, geographical location, and nursing specialty. Strong applicants should show a commitment to the program, openness to leadership development and transformation, desire to build and nourish a community of support, and a hunger to make positive change.
Sponsorship from your organization is highly recommended to help share the cost of the tuition with AWHONN as the value of the Emerging Leader program is $15,000 per participant. If you have organizational support, please complete the Sponsorship Intent Form, indicating the amount of your organization’s intended support and upload this with your application. Support is not required to apply.
Important Application Dates
- Application Deadline: Sunday, October 29, 2023
- Interview for final candidates: November 13-December 1, 2023
- Notification of Emerging Leader Cohort: Friday, December 15, 2023
Program details
- In-Person Retreats
- Emerging Leader Pre-Convention Immersion: June 6 and June 7, 2024 (Phoenix)
- 2024 AWHONN Convention: June 7-11, 2024 (Phoenix)
- Emerging Leader Immersion at Leadership Development Conference: January 2025 (dates TBD)
- AWHONN Leadership Development Conference: January 2025 (dates TBD)
- Emerging Leader Capitol Hill Day Immersion: April 2025 (Washington, DC – dates TBD)
- AWHONN on Capitol Hill Program: March or April 2025 (Washington, DC – dates TBD)
- Emerging Leader Pre-Convention Immersion: June 2025 (Orlando – dates tentative)
- 2025 AWHONN Convention: June 21-25, 2025 (Orlando)
***EMPLOYER SPONSORSHIP ENCOURAGED***
Please reach out to Mark Arucan if you’d like to discuss this opportunity further.
