Celebrate Accomplishments and Excellence in Rehab Nursing
ARN offers multiple opportunities to recognize the outstanding work and dedication of rehabilitation nurses. From awards and scholarships to professional credentials, there are many ways to honor the achievements of your peers - or even your own! Explore how you can celebrate impact, support growth, and elevate excellence in rehab nursing.
A New Way to Celebrate: 2025 Awards and Scholarships Ceremony
This year, ARN is launching our first-ever virtual Awards and Scholarships ceremony. Instead of taking place at the annual conference, the 2025 ARN Awards and Scholarships event will be held virtually, making it possible for your peers, colleagues, friends, and family to join in recognizing the impact of rehab nurses across the country.
September 17, 2025 | 12 PM CST | Virtual
ARN AWARDS
Direct Patient Care Nurse Award
Recognizes a nurse who has demonstrated exceptional direct patient care and commitment to rehabilitation nursing.
Leadership Award
Honors a nurse or professional who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of rehabilitation nursing.
Patient Advocacy Award
Recognizes an individual who has advocated for patients, ensuring they receive the best care and services in rehabilitation settings.
Nurse Educator Award
Acknowledges a nurse educator who has made significant contributions to educating and mentoring the next generation of rehabilitation nurses.
Outstanding Student Award
This award recognizes a student who has demonstrated outstanding performance in their nursing program with a strong interest in rehabilitation nursing.
Rising Star Award
This award honors a rehabilitation nurse early in their career who has shown great potential and promise in the field.
Volunteer Impact Award
This award recognizes an individual who has shown outstanding dedication to volunteerism and made a significant impact in the rehabilitation nursing field through ARN.
Preceptor/Mentor Award
Recognizes a preceptor or professional who has demonstrated exceptional teaching, support, and mentorship to nursing students or new rehabilitation nurses, helping to advance the field.
Innovative Practice Researcher Award
This award honors an individual who has contributed significantly through research or evidence-based practice aimed at advancing rehabilitation nursing.
Excellence in Long-Term Care Rehabilitation Award
This award honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the quality of care in long-term or skilled nursing facility rehabilitation settings.
DAISY Award®: Team Award
The DAISY Award®: Team Award is awarded in collaboration with the DAISY Foundation. The DAISY Team Award is designed to honor collaboration by two or more people, led by a nurse, who identify and meet patient and/or patient family needs by going above and beyond the traditional role of Nursing. It recognizes that while an idea to achieve better patient and family outcomes may start with one individual, it often takes an entire team to implement successfully.
ARN Distinguished Service Award
Selected by the ARN Board of Directors and ARN Past Presidents, this award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to rehabilitation nursing and to the organization. This award is given to a member who has demonstrated leadership by participating in ARN activities on a national, regional, and chapter level.
President's Award
The ARN President's Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of rehabilitation nursing and to ARN. The current president may select a recipient for this award, which does not have to be given each year. The President's Award is given at the current ARN President's sole discretion.
Past Awards and Scholarship Winners
ARN Scholarships
Mary Ann Mikulic Conference Scholarship
The Mary Ann Mikulic Scholarship covers one full hybrid registration fee for a first-time attendee to ARN’s Rehabilitation Nursing Conference Attend the conference both in-person in Phoenix, AZ, and virtually to earn continuing education credits and connect with your rehab nursing community.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Scholarship
Apply to earn financial assistance in rehabilitation nursing from ARN.
The ARN scholarship program provides financial assistance to rehabilitation nurses working toward a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.
Graduate School Scholarship
Apply to earn financial assistance for your graduate school from ARN
ARN offers financial assistance in the form of a scholarship to nurses working toward a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a doctorate degree in nursing (PhD, DNP, DNS/DNSc).
CRRN® Certification Exam Scholarship
Apply to earn financial assistance to sit for the CRRN® exam
This scholarship provides assistance for rehabilitation nurses planning to sit for the CRRN® exam in December 2025 or June 2026.
Mary Ellen Hatch Emerging Leader Membership Scholarship
Provides one year of complimentary ARN membership to an emerging leader in rehabilitation nursing.
Past Awards and Scholarship Winners
How to Apply
ARN issues a call for nominations for our awards and scholarships in May of each calendar year. When the call is open, you will see more information on this page.
You will be asked to submit the following as a part of your application:
- Nominator and Nominee contact information
- Nominee's current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Nominee headshot
- Completed attestation confirming that you meet the qualifications of the award/scholarship
- Answers to several short answer response questions asking how you qualify for the award/scholarship
Review and Selection Process
ARN committee members will review your application materials to select the award recipient.
