Indian Nurses Association of Illinois-Nurses Week Awards is Inviting Nominations for nursing awards in four categories and student scholarship awards, which will be presented at the INAI Nurses Week celebration on May 16th, 2026. Please see the categories and nominate online!
Nomination Deadline- May 5th, 2026
Best Clinical Nurse
The nominee should be an outstanding nurse who has shown his/her nursing excellence in the following criteria:
Best Advanced Practice Nurse
The nominee should be an outstanding APN who has shown his/her Advance Practice Nursing excellence in the following criteria:
Best Nurse Leader
The nominee should be an outstanding Nurse Leader who showed excellence in the following criteria
Outstanding Student Award
Indian Nurses Association of Illinois (INAI) will recognize three student nurses (LPN, Associate Degree, and BSN) who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and have made a significant contribution to their profession or to the community.
Lifetime Nurse Achievement Award
Indian Nurses Association of Illinois (INAI) will recognize the most experienced nurse in the United States (count only the years worked in the USA). Write a reflection on the below criteria’s
Nursing Recognition Application
The Indian Nurses Association of Illinois (INAI) is pleased to recognize both members and non-members during our Nurses Week celebration.
If you have graduated from any nursing program this year or earned a nursing certification, we invite you to apply to be recognized at this special event.
Nursing Scholarship
The INAI scholarship program is designed to reward academic success, promote the nursing profession and career advancement for the next generation nurses. This opportunity is open to undergraduate LPN/RN program students of Indian origin. It’s not expected that the student be a member to qualify, but it is highly recommended to obtain a student membership to use the benefits
