Registration for the
2027 APPIC Match is now open. The following provides Match registration
information for applicants, internship programs, and doctoral programs:
APPLICANTS
Applicants who are applying to APPIC-member internship
programs must register for the APPIC Match. Before you register:
• Review the information provided on the applicant
registration page on the Match web site.
• Verify with your DCT that you have
permission from your doctoral program to apply for and attend an internship for
the 2027-28 training year and to register for the APPIC Match. DO NOT
REGISTER until you have received such permission.
MATCH REGISTRATION TIPS:
• Only students who are from
eligible doctoral programs listed on the National
Matching Services' (NMS) web site may register to participate in the
Match. If your school or doctoral program does not appear in the NMS
list, please follow the instructions provided on that page on the Match web
site under the link “What if a school or doctoral program does not appear in
this list?” More information about applicant eligibility may be found on
the APPIC web site.
• You must accurately identify your doctoral program during the
Match registration process. If you are not certain whether the program
type, degree sought, and Director of Clinical Training (DCT) as shown in the
Match registration system accurate identify your academic program, please check
with your DCT before completing the Match registration.
• Please note that APPIC Match registration is a completely separate
process from the AAPI ("APPIC Application for Psychology
Internships") registration -- in other words, applicants must register
separately for both the AAPI AND the APPIC Match.
• When you register for the Match, you should use the same email
address that you use for your AAPI.
• Upon registering for the Match, you will be assigned a unique 5-digit
Match Code Number to use during the process.
• Your 5-digit Match Code number is a required field in your
AAPI. You must register for the Match and enter your 5-digit Match Code
Number on your AAPI before your application is considered to be complete and
can be submitted to your DCT for verification.
• The Match registration fee is
NON-REFUNDABLE and is not transferable to future Matches or other applicants.
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMS
Only APPIC-member internship programs
(including Provisional and Full members) may participate in the 2027 APPIC
Match. To be eligible to participate in the Match, internship programs
must satisfy the membership status and accreditation criteria established by APPIC.
Match registration instructions have already
been sent by e-mail to Training Directors of all active APPIC-member
internship programs that are eligible to participate. The e-mail sent to
each site contains a unique link for the training site that must be used to
launch the online registration process for that site.
If you are an internship Training
Director (i.e., the person who oversees all training activities,
programs and/or tracks at the internship site) and have not received the
registration e-mail for your site, please check your e-mail program's
"spam" or "junk mail" folder to see if the e-mail was
directed there. If you did not receive the registration e-mail,
contact NMS directly at psychint@natmatch.com to arrange for NMS to
send you the registration instructions.
Internship programs should complete the online registration process
by August 28, 2026.
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
Academic programs do NOT register directly
with NMS for the Match. NMS has previously sent e-mails to all active
APPIC Doctoral Program Associates (DPAs) to acknowledge their DPA status and
confirm their contact information for the 2027 Match. Access credentials
for the NMS Match System will be sent soon by e-mail to all DPA programs
eligible to send students into the Match. DCTs will be able to view
updated lists of their students who are registered for the Match as well as
reports of their students' results for both Phase I and Phase II of the Match.