Why enter the Student Nursing Times Awards?

Gain national recognition
Celebrate your achievements on a national stage alongside the UK's nursing community and be recognised for your dedication, compassion and innovation.

Build your professional network
Meet senior nursing leaders, educators and employers from across the UK, creating valuable connections that can support your future career.

Join an inspiring community
Become part of an award-winning network of students and professionals committed to shaping the future of nursing.

Demonstrate excellence
Highlight the quality of your education, placements, preceptorship programmes and student support initiatives.

Celebrate your team
Recognise the outstanding contributions of educators, practice supervisors, assessors, mentors and support teams.

Strengthen your reputation
National recognition helps position your organisation as a leader in nursing education and workforce development.

Share innovation
Showcase projects and initiatives that are improving student experiences and helping shape the future of nursing.

Attract future talent
Promote your organisation as a place where students and newly registered professionals can thrive.

Make a note of the deadline:
 you must submit your entry by Friday 12 December 2025. 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

Pay attention to grammar and spelling:
write in clear, plain English, avoid jargon and use bullet points where appropriate to break up the text. 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

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