Practicing nurses and student nurses in the following regions are eligible to participate: Sweden, Finland, Poland, Germany, or Lithuania. In Sweden and Finland, assistant nurses are also welcome to participate.

Receiving submissions from September 1 to November 1, 2024

Please submit any idea (either theoretical or that has or has not been implemented) that improves older people or dementia care.

You are welcome to apply as many times as you would like.

Please apply in the local language of the selected region. Most project activities (jury meeting, other meetings) as well as communication with organizers in your region will take place in the local language. Skills in English are not mandatory, though it would be helpful since the Grand Ceremony and some other international activities will take place in English.

National Jury members are partners of the Queen Silvia Nursing Award program in the specific region. These organizations have a shared interest to elevate nursing talent and age care in their respective regions. They will have their own national partner group. They will work together to assess all submitted ideas.

1. Problem-solving scope: Is the problem addressed relevant? What would be the benefits to nurses or care teams if they adopt your idea/solution? Creativity of the idea 2. Scalability or time-to-implementation: How widely do you see the (potential) implementation of your idea/solution? Is the process of implementation well thought through? 3. Candidate Assessment: Is the candidate prepared and ready to defend the submitted idea/solution? Is the candidate able to communicate with ease, engage with the jury, able and use science-based evidence to convince jury of the strength of the idea/solution? Can the candidate become an active advocate representing the nursing profession and the award?

The finalists will be announced at the end of November 2024. Each finalist will be personally contacted by the local organizers. No Swedish finalists will be announced 2024. A Swedish USK and SSK winner will be announced in December 2024.

6 national finalists will be revealed publicly in December, 2024 – via social media and other means of communication. The finalists will be based from the best ideas/solutions selected by the jury.

At the beginning of December, the Jury Meeting takes place. It is a half-day online or live event in each participating region. This is an opportunity for the jury to hear each nursing finalists’ idea being presented formally. Presentation of the idea is about 10 minutes in length. This is followed with a Q&A session by the jury. For the information for the Swedish jury meeting please switch to the Swedish FAQs.

The winning scholars of all participating regions will be publicly named in December 2024, in honor of the tradition of announcing the winning scholars on Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden’s birthday.

As the selected scholar of the Queen Silvia Nursing Award, you will be entitled to a Euro 6000 scholarship as well as tailor-made learning and networking opportunities with the partners in your region. Additional international activities might also be organized. It is expected that you will receive your diploma from HM Queen Silvia of Sweden at a Ceremony in Stockholm. As a winning scholar, you must be able participate in major activities related to the project (e.g. award ceremonies, main scholar meetings) and be willing to represent the award in public (interviews, social media posts, etc). Please refer to your regions scholar agreement, found on your regions application form.

Your name, your organization or university name, idea(s) and image may be used On project’s and partner’s social media channels In the annual announcements of best ideas on project webpages, newsletters and other channels Media press releases and other project communication if you become a scholar

In 2025, all selected scholars will be called to a meeting with the Queen Silvia Nursing Award organization in your country to begin mapping out the tailor-made learning opportunities for the year ahead. Queen Silvia Nursing Award activities will be arranged throughout 2025.

You will receive your scholarship of Euro 6000 (or equivalent) shortly after the Grand Ceremony but no later than before the start of another project cycle (September 2025).

The tailor-made learning opportunities are an integral and mandatory part of the scholarship program. These opportunities are tailor-made for your schedule and availability. Examples of activities might include: Introduction to partner organizations Joining a partner organization on their conferences, workshops or educational activities Working alongside the nurses at an elderly care home Visiting different hospital departments and join to learn about the procedures and the nurse’s role in different processes Visit a product manufacturing company to learn about their company and what role nurses can have in their organisation Take part in sales or marketing activities with Main Partner or Partnering organizations Meeting winners and participants of the Award from other countries (online or physically) The Queen Silvia Nursing Award organizer and partners in your country will work with you to flexibly arrange these activities so that you are able to receive a wide-range of perspectives within healthcare and parallel industries. For more information, please refer to the Scholar Agreement specific to your country, provided it is eligible for QSNA. You can find it in the application form for your country.