Award Program
International Nurse Researcher Awards
Recognizing members for contributions to nursing research through the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame and Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Awards
About the Award
International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Nominations are open.
Since 2010, Sigma has been inducting venerated nurse researchers who have achieved significant and sustained national and/or international recognition for their work; and whose research has impacted the profession and the people it serves.
The International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame recognizes nurse researchers who achieve significant and sustained national and/or international recognition for their work and whose research actively influences the profession and the people it serves.
Sigma membership is required.
All active Sigma members worldwide are eligible to be nominated for this award. Members may not self-nominate; any self-nominations will be disqualified.
Current Sigma Board of Directors, Sigma elected international committee members, Sigma staff, Sigma consultants and contracted staff, and members of the judging committee are not eligible to receive this award, serve as nominators, or write letters of support. Members of appointed committees may participate in the award process.
Award presentation sponsored by Wiley
"This recognition is profoundly personal — but it is not mine alone. It belongs to the mentors who saw potential in me before I could see it myself. The colleagues and collaborators who strengthened the science. The students and mentees who continue to inspire me. The research participants who trusted us with their stories. And the family members who supported a dream long before there was any evidence of where it might lead."
— Edwin N. Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FADLN, FAANA, FAAN 2026 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Inductee
About the Award
Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award
Nominations are open.
Introduced in 2015, the Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award recognizes an early-career nurse researcher (completed and earned a master's or doctoral degree after 1 December 2021 and through 1 December 2026) from each of Sigma's global regions whose research has influenced the profession and the people it serves.
Criteria, Rubric, & Submission FAQs
Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award recipients
The Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award recognizes an early career nurse researcher/scholar from each of Sigma’s seven global regions whose research/scholarship has influenced the nursing profession and the people it serves.
Research: Completed systematic process of studious investigation that increases the knowledge or understanding on a topic or issue.
Scholarship: Completed work, product, and/or outcome indicative of the generation, synthesis, translation, application, and dissemination of knowledge that aims to improve and/or transform health.
All active Sigma members worldwide, who completed and earned a master’s or doctoral degree after 1 December 2021 and through 1 December 2026, are eligible for this award. Members may self-nominate but are required to submit an additional narrative from a supporting nominator.
Current Sigma Board of Directors, Sigma elected international committee members, Sigma staff, Sigma consultants and contracted staff, and members of the judging committee are not eligible to receive this award, serve as nominators, or write letters of support. Members of appointed committees may participate in the award process.
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