National Nursing Award Nominations Open This Fall

Nominations for the 2026 Cunniff-Dixon Foundation Nursing Awards open on October 1st.

The national awards recognize excellence in professional practice and leadership for exemplary nurses in palliative care. The esteemed selection committee is headed by Dr. Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, MA, FAAN, FPCN, CHPN.

Up to three nurses are recognized. Each receives an unconditional financial award of $25,000.

For full details regarding the nursing award nominations process and criteria, please visit:

https://cdfawards.org/nominations-process/criteria-nursing-awards/

The nominations video is also helpful when considering creating a nomination:

https://vimeo.com/cdfoundation/na27

Videos of past award winners may be found here:

https://cunniffdixon.org/founders-statement/foundation-videos/

For more information, please email Susan Gold, Director of Communications, Cunniff-Dixon Foundation, susan@cunniffdixon.org.