

QUEEN SILVIA NURSING AWARD
Uplifting the Voices of Nurses with the Prestige They Deserve
The Queen Silva Nursing Award is an international competition for nurses and nursing students, engaging the brightest minds and their most creative ideas to raise the nursing profession. Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden. You can read about earlier winning submissions in our eBook. Applications for 2021 are closed. Winners for all regions will be announced on 23th of December.
MISSION
Elevating nurses and their
innovative ideas
We aim to encourage nurses and nursing students to raise awareness of new and progressive ideas that can help tackle our society’s most pressing health issues, particularly within older person and dementia care. We help them uncover their innovative ideas and boost their opportunities.



Winners receive
€ 6000 Prize
Diploma from HM Queen Silvia of Sweden
Tailor-made Learning Opportunities
International Networking
Award Ceremony in Stockholm
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Participating Countries
Thanks to our partners, the award is currently available in:


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Supported by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden
It is my utmost conviction that the future of quality care lies in the ability to motivate the next generation of nurses to be more creative, more driven and even more dedicated to the cause.
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden



To strengthen the nursing profession while encouraging healthcare improvements
The global shortage of nurses coupled with rapidly ageing societies places enormous pressure on healthcare systems today. Unfortunately, nursing, especially older people and dementia nursing, remains an undervalued profession. The Queen Silvia Nursing Award gives voice and recognition to creative and problem-solving nursing talent. Since in 2014:
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