Why enter

Give your CV a boost:
set yourself apart from the crowd - some students even walk away from the day with a job offer and speaking opportunities across our events

Recognise your potential:
everyone needs validation at times and what better confirmation you’re on the right path than a Student Nursing Times award?

Make a name for yourself:
network with important figures in the nursing community and take hold of your future career path

And that's not all,
our individual award winners will also receive a year's free subscription to Nursing Times

Position your organisation at the top:
join the Student Nursing Times Awards winners' club; and position your organisation as the best place to study nursing or for providing placements

Recognise your staff:
pay tribute to your amazing staff who go the extra mile for students and celebrate their success and hard work

Show your dedication:
highlight your commitment to the future of the nursing profession and attract more nurses to your organisation

Reward your students:
we all know that a successful organisation breeds successful students – make sure you celebrate their achievements

Make a note of the deadline:
you must submit your entry by Friday 13 December 2024. To make sure you have this date in mind – write it in your diary, on your calendar or set notifications on your phone to ensure you don't miss the chance to enter your excellent work

Preparation is key:
now that you know the deadline, allow yourself plenty of time to write, develop and submit your entry. Coming back to it with a fresh pair of eyes can help you remember important details that may be the difference between being shortlisted and just missing out

Make the judges' job easy:
write in clear, plain English, avoid jargon and use bullet points where appropriate to break up the text

Align your entry with the criteria:
create your account, or login with your email and password used to create your account if you have already done so. Select ‘Enter Now’ against the category you wish to view where the criteria will be displayed. If you wish to start your entry at this point any information you add will be autosaved and you can login to complete the rest of the entry at any time.

Pay attention to grammar and spelling:
poorly presented entries lack credibility. Don't lose out on being shortlisted on something you could have easily avoided!

Involve the right people:
if your work was a team effort, don’t forget to involve the other team members in developing the entry. You've got this far through teamwork so make it count

Back-up your entry:
take advantage of the option to attach documents to support your entry with useful information such as audit data, cost analyses, patient experience survey results, documentation you have designed or anything else that will help the judges to understand the impact of your work

Consider entering more than one category:
You can enter another category by selecting the category you wish to enter from the ‘Categories’ section.

Proofread, proofread, proofread:
ask someone else, such as a colleague, friend or manager, to look through your entry before you submit. It can be helpful to ask someone who was not directly involved in the work you are entering, like the judges they will not have detailed knowledge so they could suggest ways to clarify your entry