2026 Forum Awards Nomination
Criteria, Process and Timeline
The annual TRUST Awards celebrate women advancing efforts to help the health care industry boldly transform its future.
TRUST Awards Categories
- COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS: Honoring a woman who is building partnerships within an organization or forging collaborative external relationships that address a common goal where both parties benefit.
- INNOVATION: Honoring a woman who leads disruptive advances in health care that improve health outcomes, patient experience, provider engagement, and/or make a business impact.
- LEADERSHIP: Honoring a woman viewed as a distinguished leader by her team, peers and business partners.
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Honoring a woman who is advancing the overall health of the communities we live in.
- EMERGING LEADER: Honors a high-performing woman in healthcare who leads by example, demonstrates strong leadership potential, and actively drives positive, collaborative, and inclusive impact through continuous personal and professional growth.
- ALLY IN HEALTHCARE: Honoring partners beyond traditional healthcare who have made meaningful contributions to the wellbeing of patients, providers, and communities.
General Eligibility Requirements
- Health care companies and organizations of any size, including nonprofit, higher education and government institutions, operating in Minnesota.
- The majority of the work for the product/service/program — as well as the team dedicated to the project — must be based in Minnesota.
- It is NOT a requirement to be a Women’s Health Leadership TRUST member to nominate or be nominated.
- No self-nomination.
- Projects undertaken and completed at any time between 2025-2026.
- No cost to apply.
Selection Criteria
- Submissions must be concise (no more than 1000 words for the sum of all 4 questions; not including contact information).
- A panel of (at minimum) 2 judges per category, individually scoring the answers to each question.
Timeline
- Forum Awards Nominations Open: December 17, 2025
- Forum Awards Nominations Close: January 16, 2026
- Forum Award Winners Announced: February 15, 2026
- Forum Awards Celebration: Award recipients will be recognized at the Forum on April 16, 2026