The Breakthrough to Nursing (BTN) Project monthly award is to encourage students to participate in service projects in their school and in the community. Monthly awards are from September 2020 to March 2021 in the amount of $100 each will be made to the winning school chapter. These awards are in adddition to the traditional BTN Awards presented at the Annual NSNA Convention. The BTN Committee goal is to increase BTN involvement as well as to increase social media to promote BTN.

From September 2020 to March 2021, NSNA members and chapters may submit a photo, essay, service, or social media project addressing the following themes:

Monthly Themes for 2020-2021

• September : Breaking the Stigma: Sexually Transmitted Disease/Sexually Transmitted Infection
  • Deadline October 15th
• October : Maternity Health
  • Deadline  November 15th
• November : Children's Mental Health Awareness
  • Deadline  December 15th
• December : Suicide Prevention and Awareness
  • Deadline  January 15th
• January : LGBTQ+
  • Deadline  February 15th
• February : Sex Education
  • Deadline  March 15th
• March : Sexual Health Disparities in Minority Groups (i.e. higher sexually transmitted disease rates, preventing younger pregnancies, etc.) Include ways to combat this and improve the statistics. 
  • Deadline  March 28th