The American Psychoanalytic Association founded its Fellowship Program as part of an initiative to provide outstanding early-career psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and academics, the future educators and leaders in their fields, additional knowledge of psychoanalysis.
 
All qualified applicants receive a psychoanalyst mentor with whom they meet to discuss their interest in psychoanalysis, a free subscription to the newsletter of the Association, and complimentary registration at the biannual meetings of the Association.