Call for Applications/Nominations: Rising Star in Scholarly Writing Award

Submission Deadline: July 31, 2025

Submit your Nomination

The Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN) is pleased to invite applications and nominations for the Rising Star in Scholarly Writing Award. This annual award recognizes an ALSN member who is an emerging author and contributes to the science of nursing leadership. The award will be presented at the International ALSN Conference.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. The nominee must be a current ALSN member
2. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible.
3. The nominee must be the first author of the article.
4. The journal article must have been published or made available electronically ahead of print between June 2021 and June 2025.
5. The nominee must not have been the primary author of more than three peer-reviewed articles.
6. The article should demonstrate the nominee's potential and promise in their emerging body of work.

Each application or nomination must be submitted in PDF format and including the following:

1. Cover page:
   1. Name of nominated individual.
   2. Name of person making the nomination (self-nominations are welcome).
   3. Complete citation for the journal article, including author(s), year, title, journal name, volume, pages.
2. Personal statement (1 page or less): A concise description addressing:
   1. How the article provides significant new insights into nursing leadership research, practice, and/or education.
   2. How the article presents innovative approach or its contribution to solving an important challenge relevant to nursing leadership.
      
      Important Notes for Submission: Your personal statement is not the same as your article abstract. Your personal statement should describe what is unique about your work and/ or explain what your work specifically adds to the current body of literature. If applicable, you might also describe how your work is being used in practice or education.
3. Nominee’s curriculum vitae, including a list of all publications.
4. PDF Copy of the single journal article that most reflects the nominee’s contribution. Submissions with more than one article will be rejected.

Applications must be submitted in electronic format, consisting of a single PDF containing items #1-3, plus item #4 a separate PDF of the article.