Awards
Please note the following eligibility guidelines for NAP Awards:
- Groups charged with carrying out the work of NAP are not eligible for group awards based solely on those duties.
- Individuals serving on the Leadership Team, Executive Committee, Council, or Awards Committee are not eligible for NAP awards during their term or for 12 months following the conclusion of their service.
Full award descriptions and additional criteria can be found below. Nominations are open through September 12, 2025 for 2026 awards.
Questions about the awards process can be sent to:
Kayla Fuller, NAP Project Coordinator
[email protected]
Nicholas A. Cummings Highest Distinguished Fellow Award
Named for the National Academies of Practice's Founder, the organization's highest award is presented to a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice who has demonstrated outstanding or extraordinary contributions to the National Academies of Practice and interprofessional healthcare.
- Nominee must be a NAP Fellow
- Nominator can be a NAP member or non-member; self-nominations are not accepted
- May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
Nomination to include:
- Background on the nominee
- Nominee's CV
- Details on how they fit the award criteria
- Three additional letters of support are required. One of the letters of support must be from a non-NAP member. Each individual letter of support is not to exceed 2 pages in length.
Submit a Nomination
Interprofessional Group Recognition Award
This award is given to groups who have made enduring contributions to interprofessional practice and education.
- Nominee(s) can be NAP members or non-members
- Nominator can be a NAP member or non-member (and can be a member of a group he/she is nominating)
- May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
Nomination to include:
- Who was involved
- Description of the contributions to interprofessional practice and interprofessional education
- Description of how the contributions are enduring
- Additional supporting documentation may be submitted
Submit a Nomination
Creativity in Practice & Education Award
This award recognizes a person and/ or team who display creative solutions in interprofessional education and/or interprofessional practice, thereby achieving improvements in healthcare.
- Nominee(s) can be NAP members or non-members
- Nominator can be a NAP member or non-member (and can be a member of a group that he/she is nominating)
- The nominated project must be active for a minimum of 3-5 years to be eligible.
- May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
Nomination to include:
- Name of the project
- When the project started and how long has it been in place
- All participants involved
- Description of how this is a creative project and/or solution
- Description of how this project achieved improvements in healthcare
- Additional supporting documentation may be submitted
Submit a Nomination
Patient Advocacy Award
This award recognizes a patient or care partner whose lived experience transformed him, her, or them and how their lived experience transformed healthcare to enhance the well-being of others.
- Nominee(s) cannot be a NAP member
- Nominator can be a NAP member or non-member (and can be affiliated with or connected to the patient or care partner being nominated)
- May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
Nomination to include:
- Whether nominee is a patient, care provider, or both
- Description of how the nominee transformed interprofessional healthcare
- Description of the nominee's lived experience
- Additional supporting documentation may be submitted
Submit a Nomination
Emerging Interprofessional National Academies of Practice Member of the Year Award
This award is given to a NAP member who is an early to mid-career professional, serves as an exemplar and demonstrates future promise in contributing to interprofessional practice and to the National Academies of Practice.
- Nominee must be an active NAP member from any profession or discipline
- Nominator must be an active NAP member; self-nominations are not accepted
- May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
- Award recipients may be an associate member, and/or professional member, and/or distinguished fellow, and/or affiliate member (if a suitable candidate in each membership category is nominated)
Nomination to include:
- Two (2) letters of recommendation: one (1) NAP member nominator letter and one (1) non-NAP member letter addressing the nominees interprofessional work and creative contribution, background on the nominee, and details on how they fit the award criteria
- At least one published work demonstrating the nominee's innovative collaborative work or contributions (publications, course resources, trainings, presentations including virtual, podcasts, webinars, etc.)
- Additional supporting documentation may be submitted
Submit a Nomination
NAP Leadership Award (formerly Senator Daniel K. Inouye Award)
This award is given to an individual working to advance interprofessional education, interprofessional collaborative practice (IPE/IPCP), and/or interprofessional policy and whose actions and results align with the NAP mission and vision. The award recipient is a non-NAP member who has displayed transformative leadership in advancing IPE/IPCP or interprofessional policy.
- Nominee cannot be a NAP member
- Nominator must be a member of the NAP Council
- May be given biannually in alignment with NAP Forums in DC
Submit a Nomination
Al Rundio Memorial Award for Outstanding Publication
This award honors Dr. Al Rundio, a former Vice President of Scholarship for the National Academies of Practice (NAP) and Co-Editor of the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice (JIEP), by recognizing significant contributions and impact made on interprofessional collaborative practice and/or education through innovative work published in JIEP.
- The author(s) may be NAP members or non-members
- The publication date must be within the preceding three years (from the year of recommendation)
- May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is identified)
Note: The JIEP Editorial Board will identify a publication that exemplifies the spirit of the Al Rundio Memorial Award for Outstanding Publication. Nominations are not accepted.
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