Nomination Process for the IFNC17 IFNA Awards
Awards will be made at the discretion of the IFNA Awards Committee which may choose to grant one award, no award, or multiple awards in any one year for each category.
IFNA Awards 2024 Timeline
November 2024: Nominations open
February 14, 2025: Nominations close
February 28, 2025: Review of nominations complete
Early March 2025: Awardees will be announced
June 17, 2025: Awards Ceremony at IFNC17, Perth Australia
There are 4 categories of the 2025 IFNA Awards:
Excellence in Family Nursing Award
About the Award
This award recognizes IFNA members for outstanding contribution to the development of family nursing practice, research, and/or education through either cumulative career achievement and/or a single contribution that has played a seminal role in the field.
Award Criteria
Candidates are expected to be a family nurse academic and/or practitioner working in the field of family nursing.
Each nominee will be assessed against the following required criteria:
- Role played by the nominee and the resulting positive outcomes in clinical practice, policy, education, and research through projects, publications, activities, or initiatives that, in total, demonstrate exceptional achievements.
- Evidence that the contributions of the nominee have made a sustained and positive impact for family nursing.
- Evidence that the nominee’s portfolio of work and resulting successes demonstrate a leadership role in the field of family nursing.
In addition, the committee will look for evidence that supports:
- Sustained success through innovation, uniqueness, and impact of the nominee’s contributions.
Innovative Contribution to Family Nursing Award
About the Award
This award recognizes IFNA members who have demonstrated innovation in the implementation and dissemination of family nursing research, education, policy, and/or practice.
Award Criteria
Candidates are expected to be an academic and/or practitioner working in the field of family nursing.
Each nominee will be assessed against the following required criteria:
- Role played by the nominee and the resulting positive outcomes in clinical practice, policy, education, and research through projects, publications, activities, or initiatives that, in total, demonstrate innovative and exceptional achievements.
- Evidence that the innovative contributions of the nominee have made a sustained and positive impact for family nursing.
- Evidence that the nominee’s portfolio of work and resulting successes demonstrate a leadership role in the field of family nursing.
In addition, the committee will look for evidence that supports:
- Significant and sustained innovation, uniqueness, and impact of the nominee’s contributions.
Distinguished Partner in Family Health Care Award
About the Award
This award recognizes non-IFNA members and individuals outside of the discipline of Nursing, including associations, corporations, or non-profit organizations who demonstrate sustained investment and excellence in advancing family focused health care.
Award Criteria
Partners are expected to have made a contribution to family focused health care.
Nominated partners will be assessed against the following required criteria:
- Role played by the partner organization and the resulting positive outcomes in clinical practice, policy, education, and research through projects, publications, activities, or initiatives that, in total, demonstrate innovative and exceptional achievements.
- Evidence that the innovative contributions of the partner organization have made a sustained and positive impact for family focused health care.
- Evidence that the partner organization has supported a portfolio/portfolios of work that have been innovative and advanced family focused health care.
In addition, the committee will look for evidence that supports:
- Significant and sustained innovation, uniqueness, and impact of the nominee’s contributions.
Rising Star in Family Nursing Award
About the Award
The Rising Star Award is intended to recognize a contributor to family nursing whose record reflects ongoing and exceptional growth in contribution to the field including evidence of leadership, responsibility, and sphere of impact. Eligible nominees will not be in a senior position but they will demonstrate a track-record that reflects a strong career trajectory with the intent and potential to advance in the field of family nursing.
Award Criteria
Candidates are expected to be an early career professional working in the field of family nursing for up to 5 years.
Each nominee will be assessed against the following required criteria:
- Role played by the nominee and the resulting positive outcomes in clinical practice, policy, education, and research through projects, publications, activities, or initiatives that, in total, demonstrate exceptional early achievements.
- Evidence that the contributions of the nominee are having or have the potential to create a sustained and positive impact for family nursing.
- Evidence that the nominee’s portfolio of work and resulting successes point to and/or have the potential to lead to, increasing levels of leadership in the field of family nursing.
In addition, the committee will look for evidence that supports:
- Innovation, uniqueness, and impact of the nominee’s contributions.
A Complete IFNC17 IFNA Award Nomination consists of:
Please begin your nomination by completing the nomination form. This form includes your name and contact information; the name and contact information of the person you are nominating; the IFNA Award you are nominating him/her for; and the names and contact information of 3 sponsors.
- Completed Nomination Form.
- 2-page description of the nominee’s achievements to transform family health and advance family nursing specific to the criteria for the IFNA Award selected for the nomination.
- Resume/CV of the nominee (only the first 4 pages will be considered).
- Provide a professional head shot of the nominee in the highest resolution possible.
Accepted file types: jpg or png for professional head shot
UPLOAD your Complete IFNA Award Nomination electronically to here.
Deadline for Nominations is 14th February 2025 (11:00pm Eastern US)
Additional Information about the Nomination Process for an IFNA Award
Nominator requirements
Only an IFNA member in good standing can submit a nomination, however nominations require supporters (see Sponsors section below). Two of the three supporters must be IFNA members; one of the three supporters can be a non-IFNA member.
Who are you nominating?
You must have the nominee’s permission before submitting a nomination. The nominee must be an IFNA member in good standing, except for the Distinguished Partner in Family Health Care Award.
Tell us about your nominee in 2 pages
Provide specific examples of how the nominee meets the criteria for the award. You may include details of contributions to IFNA committees, family nursing practice, research, and/or education, and other achievements to transform health of families and advance family nursing. Contributions must have occurred within the last five years for all categories (except for the Excellence in Family Nursing Award in which the individual’s contributions to family nursing may have extended across several years of their career). Only 2 pages will be forwarded to the IFNA Awards Committee for consideration.
Resume/CV (Maximum 4 pages)
Provide the nominee’s resume or CV specific to the criteria. Please note that only the first 4 pages will be forwarded to the Awards Selection Committee for consideration.
Photograph of nominee
Please provide a professional headshot of the nominee in the highest resolution possible.
Sponsors
Each nomination requires the endorsement of three sponsors, who have agreed to endorse your nomination. Two of the three supporters must be IFNA members; one of the three supporters can be an non-IFNA member and non-nurse. If your nominee is chosen for an IFNA Award, sponsors of an honoree agree to assist the IFNA Awards Committee develop a biographical statement (500 words) to serve as a summary of the honorees’ contributions to family nursing for inclusion on the IFNA website and used by IFNA in offering the award at the International Family Nursing Conference. (The honorees might also be contacted to provide additional information as required.)
Deadline for 2025 IFNA Award Nomination is Friday, February 14, 2025 (11:00pm Eastern)
Questions?
If you need assistance, please contact the Co-chair of the IFNA Awards Committee, Professor Lisa Whitehead or Debbie Zaparoni in the IFNA Office.
IFNA Awards Committee: Co-chairs Lisa Whitehead (Australia) and Henrietta Trip (New Zealand). Committee members: Janice M. Bell (Canada), Yeonsoo Jang (Korea); Rita Leal (Portugal), Adriana Maria Duarte (Brazil), Geldine Chironda (Malawi), Natalie Susan McAndrew (USA), Rie Wakimizu (Japan), Chiu-Yueh (Taiwan).
Karyn Roberts, Board Liaison
*This IFNA Awards initiative which began in 2015 continues a tradition of honoring outstanding colleagues in our family nursing community. The Journal of Family Nursing (Dr. Janice M. Bell, Founding Editor) first conceived of these family nursing awards in 2005.
