Introduction

NSNA constituent associations have many opportunities for involvement in leadership activities and programs. One of the many rewards of active participation in NSNA is the annual awards and honors program offered to individual members, schools, and state chapters.* 

Provided here is comprehensive information about the awards and honors and how to apply for them.  (Note that certain awards do not require an application). Feel free to photocopy this booklet in part or in whole and to share it with other student leaders and faculty.  

Deadlines—applications must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the deadline date listed for each award.

Please follow instructions for award applications carefully. Incomplete online applications will not be considered. Please note that all applications become the property of NSNA. Only one award application per category is permitted for each project. Please do not submit the same project for multiple categories, as it will be disqualified from the awards program. 

Awards Presentations

The top awards in each program will be awarded at the 71st Annual Convention, Nashville, TN, during the Closing Ceremony on Saturday, April 15, 2023. 

Honorable Mentions, if awarded, will be listed in Convention News, the convention publication that is emailed to all attendees.

Choose an Award:

or choose from the menu (≡) on the left

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• ​Ambassador Award​
• Breakthrough to Nursing
• ​Core Values 
• ​Disaster Preparedness​
• Empowering Resolutions​
• ​Ethics and Governance
• Finance (Robert V. Piemonte Financial Excellence Award)​
• Get Out the Vote
• ​Health Policy and Advocacy
• Image of Nursing ​
• International Photo Contest​
• Isabel Hampton Robb Leadership Award​
• Newsletter Contest

• Population and Global Health
• Precious Metal Awards Program
• Project InTouch​
• Social Media Award
• State Convention Planning
• State Excellence Awards
• Stellar School Chapters
• Website Award
• ​Weingarten Leader of Leaders
• Winners’ Way Contest

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*For information about becoming an official NSNA school or state constituent, refer to Getting the Pieces to Fit, the NSNA Handbook for State and School Chapters, which is available free to NSNA members at www.nsna.org, under Publications. NSNA has approximately 60,000 students in Associate Degree, Diploma, Baccalaureate, generic Masters, and generic Doctoral programs preparing students for RN licensure, as well as RNs in BSN completion programs.

Get involved today!  If you need additional information
about the different program areas, activities, or awards, please contact:

National Student Nurses Association, Inc. ®
45 Main Street, Suite 606
Brooklyn, NY  11201

(718) 210-0705
Contact NSNA