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. 

NSNA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as text generators, paraphrasers, summarizers, or translators, in the preparation and submission of award applications to NSNA.

To ensure the integrity and authenticity of applications, we may use various methods to detect the use of AI tools, such as plagiarism checkers, linguistic analysis, and human review and require applicants to sign a declaration stating that they have not used any AI tools in their applications and that they are solely responsible for the content and quality.

By submitting your application, you agree to abide by this policy and to submit only your own original work. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please contact [email protected].

Choose an Award:

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• ​Ambassador Award​
• Breakthrough to Nursing​​
• BTN - Dr. Kenya Williams Empowerment Award
• ​Core Values 
• ​Disaster Preparedness​
• Empowering Resolutions​​​
• ​Ethics and Governance
• Finance (Robert V. Piemonte Financial Excellence Award)​
• Get Out the Vote
• ​Health Advocacy
• Health Policy
• 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​​
• ​The DAISY Award
• Website Award
• ​Weingarten Leader of Leaders
• Winners’ Way Contest

Awards Presentations

The top awards in each program will be awarded at the 74th Annual Convention, Houston, TX.

Honorable Mentions, if awarded, will be listed in Convention News, the convention newsletter in the Guidebook app.

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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 50,000 students in Associate Degree, Diploma, Baccalaureate, and direct entry masters degree programs, as well as RN to 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. ®

(718) 210-0705
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