Tomorrow's Podiatry Awards 2027 – Nominations

Thank you for taking the time to nominate someone for the Tomorrow's Podiatry Awards – the first podiatry-focused awards that recognise the outstanding contributions of those who enrich the student experience, and the students who shine.

Nominations close at 5pm (UK time) on Sunday 29 November 2026.

The awards are split into six categories:

• Student of the Year (pre-registration)*
• Research Student of the Year*
• Student Leadership Award*
• Society of the Year*
• Educator of the Year
• Inspirational Podiatrist of the Year

*Anyone can nominate for the four student categories – students, staff, podiatrists and nominees themselves. Only current students can nominate for Educator of the Year and Inspirational Podiatrist of the Year.

Everything Tomorrow's Podiatry does is built on six behaviours we want to see across the next generation of podiatrists – STRIDE:

• Support: enabling and empowering others to achieve more.
• Team up: collaborating across courses, groups and professions.
• Reflect: learning from experience, and having the confidence to question and be questioned.
• Inspire: motivating the people around you.
• Drive impact: making a difference beyond yourself and promoting podiatry.
• Empathise: communicating with compassion and understanding.

Each category lists its STRIDE criteria and one or two category essentials. You don't need to cover everything: the strongest nominations give specific examples against at least three STRIDE behaviours and say what difference the nominee made. Nominations are capped at 500 words. If you'd like a hand, use our nomination builder first, then paste the nomination into this form.

Please select the award you would like to nominate for from the list below.

This award recognises an outstanding pre-registration student and celebrates the breadth of learning needed to qualify as a podiatrist.

What the judges look for

• Support: helping classmates learn and succeed, for example through peer study, supporting junior years or sharing resources.
• Team up: working well as part of a team and understanding podiatry's role in the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Reflect: reflecting on their practice, with the confidence to question how it's applied, even when that challenges themselves or others.
• Inspire: setting an example on placement, in class or in student life that others want to follow.
• Drive impact: making a difference beyond their own studies, such as promoting podiatry, volunteering or helping improve their course.
• Empathise: communicating with patients, families and carers with compassion and empathy.

Category essentials: clinical knowledge and competence; understanding of evidence-based practice, treatment choices and care pathways; academic achievement.

How do I write a compelling nomination?

You don't need to cover everything. The strongest nominations give specific, concrete examples against at least three of the STRIDE behaviours above, and say what difference the nominee made. Don't just say your nominee is outstanding – prove it. If you'd like a hand structuring your nomination, use the nomination builder and paste the result below.

This award recognises an outstanding student at the start of a research career, currently studying for a master's or PhD in an area relevant to podiatry, and the role research plays in moving the profession forward.

What the judges look for

• Support: sharing their knowledge and skills, for example by supporting undergraduate projects, teaching or mentoring.
• Team up: collaborating with other researchers, clinicians, professions or patient groups.
• Reflect: reflecting on their research and how it relates to clinical practice.
• Inspire: showing leadership that encourages others into research, and a trajectory towards becoming a future health research leader.
• Drive impact: work with clear benefits to podiatry and potential reach into other professions, backed by a track record of sharing it through presentations, publications or public engagement.
• Empathise: keeping patients and participants at the centre of their research, and explaining it clearly to non-specialists.

Category essentials: an excellent body of work at master's or PhD level; a continuing commitment to research in podiatry.

How do I write a compelling nomination?

You don't need to cover everything. The strongest nominations give specific, concrete examples against at least three of the STRIDE behaviours above, and say what difference the nominee made. Don't just say your nominee is outstanding – prove it. If you'd like a hand structuring your nomination, use the nomination builder and paste the result below.

This award recognises a student, or a student-led campaign, project or initiative, that has inspired peers and shown leadership on placement, at university or in the wider community. It can recognise an individual or a group.

What the judges look for

• Support: advising, guiding and enabling fellow students, especially junior peers, to achieve more.
• Team up: collaborating with other students, groups or organisations.
• Reflect: learning from what worked and what didn't, and adapting their approach.
• Inspire: working in an innovative way that inspires and motivates peers and the people they work with.
• Drive impact: a measurable difference to a group of people, the student experience or the profile of podiatry, at university, in the community or further afield.
• Empathise: leading with integrity and a real understanding of the needs of the people they lead or serve.

Category essential: a clearly described campaign, project or initiative, with the nominee's own role in it.

How do I write a compelling nomination?

You don't need to cover everything. The strongest nominations give specific, concrete examples against at least three of the STRIDE behaviours above, and say what difference the nominee made. Don't just say your nominee is outstanding – prove it. If you'd like a hand structuring your nomination, use the nomination builder and paste the result below.

This award recognises the student-run society that has done most to improve the academic or social experience of its members across the whole academic year.

What the judges look for

• Support: helping members with their studies through guest lectures, tutoring or mentoring, and empowering them to achieve more.
• Team up: collaborating with other student groups, and keeping good links with their department, school or university.
• Reflect: listening to members' feedback and improving what the society offers.
• Inspire: getting members involved, including new faces, and developing the next committee.
• Drive impact: promoting podiatry and making a positive difference in the university or local community, for example through fundraising or outreach.
• Empathise: creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels comfortable and settled on their course, and looking out for wellbeing.

Category essential: a varied programme of activity across the whole academic year.

How do I write a compelling nomination?

You don't need to cover everything. The strongest nominations give specific, concrete examples against at least three of the STRIDE behaviours above, and say what difference the nominee made. Don't just say your nominee is outstanding – prove it. If you'd like a hand structuring your nomination, use the nomination builder and paste the result below.

This award recognises excellent teaching wherever it happens, in an academic or clinical setting. Great teachers inspire, enthuse and motivate students in their quest for knowledge and understanding.

What the judges look for

• Support: coaching, mentoring and emotional support that help students achieve their potential.
• Team up: working with colleagues, placement providers or students themselves to improve learning.
• Reflect: seeking and acting on student feedback, and reflecting on their own teaching.
• Inspire: bringing to life the role of the podiatrist and building students' pride in their chosen profession.
• Drive impact: continuing innovation that improves students' learning experience.
• Empathise: explaining tricky topics clearly and making every student feel included and engaged.

Category essential: teaching clinical and academic subjects with flair and passion for their specialism.

How do I write a compelling nomination?

You don't need to cover everything. The strongest nominations give specific, concrete examples against at least three of the STRIDE behaviours above, and say what difference the nominee made. Don't just say your nominee is outstanding – prove it. If you'd like a hand structuring your nomination, use the nomination builder and paste the result below.

This award recognises that future podiatrists aren't only inspired in lectures. It's the podiatrists they meet along the way, whether clinicians, educators or speakers, who shape their interests, passions and future.

What the judges look for

• Support: coaching, mentoring, sponsorship or emotional support for students.
• Team up: opening doors for students by connecting them with colleagues, services, networks or opportunities.
• Reflect: role-modelling reflective practice, including openly sharing what they've learned from mistakes.
• Inspire: a contagious passion for podiatry that has led students to study it, specialise or aim higher.
• Drive impact: promoting podiatry and its impact in the university, their local service, the community or further afield.
• Empathise: making students feel welcome and valued, on placement or wherever they meet.

Category essential: going above and beyond their role to shape the next generation of podiatrists.

How do I write a compelling nomination?

You don't need to cover everything. The strongest nominations give specific, concrete examples against at least three of the STRIDE behaviours above, and say what difference the nominee made. Don't just say your nominee is outstanding – prove it. If you'd like a hand structuring your nomination, use the nomination builder and paste the result below.

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