2026-2027 AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship Age-Friendly Health Systems Cohort Scholarships
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is accepting applications for The John A. Hartford Foundation Age-Friendly Health Systems Cohort Scholarships as part of its 2026-2027 Next Generation Leaders Fellowship.
The AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship focuses on developing leaders and empowering them to bring about real and lasting change in the hospital and health systems in which they serve. The program will help emerging leaders tackle key issues and challenges affecting health care affordability, cost, quality and safety.
JAHF is providing scholarships for a cohort of Age-Friendly Fellows who will participate in the Next Generation Leaders Fellowship. These applicants will be asked to implement at least one of the components of the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework at their organization for their capstone project in the fellowship program.
The fellows will walk away with:
- A network with an accomplished group of peers and health care leaders
- Firsthand knowledge through a one-on-one mentoring relationship with an elite health care leader
- The skills to lead behavioral and system-based changes within your organization
- Support to execute a capstone project in their hospital or health system
Watch two videos with AHA Fellows:
- Transforming Care for Older Adults: Lessons from AHA Next Generation Leaders Age-Friendly Fellows
- From Fellowship to Leadership: AHA Next Generation Fellows Share Career Growth Stories
Nominations are vital to help AHA identify and train the next generation of health care leaders. To nominate a fellowship candidate, please submit a nomination at aha.org/nextgennominations.
AHA also has a call for Fellowship Mentors for the 2026-2027 AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship.
Learn more about the Next Generation Leaders Fellowship.
Learn more about the AFHS Cohort Scholarships.
See the 2025-2026 Mentors and go to the mentor interest form.
Explore the Class of 2025 Capstone Highlights.
Read Rick Pollack's blog about the Next Generation Leaders Fellows.
Visit AHA's Age-Friendly Health Systems page.
Learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative.
Learn more about JAHF's support of the scholarships.
