3rd FHV/connexia Good Practice PAL Award
The 3rd FHV/connexia Good Practice PAL Award (Practice Guidance) is aimed at institutions that dedicate their work to the further development of nursing education in practice.
The organizers, the FHV - Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences and connexia - Gesellschaft für Gesundheit und Pflege gGmbH, want to make a contribution to the development of practical guidance through this appreciation. The award is presented every two years.
The Good Practice PAL Award 2026
Submissions for the 3rd FHV/connexia Good Practice PAL Award are possible from December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
Timetable
- Submission period: You can submit your project/concept in writing from December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026
- Validation of the projects: An independent jury of experts will select the three best projects/concepts by June 30, 2026 and inform the award winners about them.
- Presentation and award: At KoPAL'26 in October 2026 at the FHV, the three winners will present their project/concept and receive an award.
How to present your projects
- Submission of project description: Describe the project/concept in max. 2000 words (as a PDF with images etc.). Focus on the criteria of relevance, evidence, benefit, evaluation and transferability. Include a cover sheet on which all relevant data (title of the project/concept, institution, submitter, "Submission for the 3rd FHV/connexia Good Practice PAL Award", place, date) are clearly presented. Make these criteria clear in your project description. Relevance and benefit are absolute prerequisites for a winning project. Cite your sources and don't forget the bibliography (indexes and cover sheets do not count towards the 2000 words).
- Presentation of the three winners at KoPAL'26: Present your project/concept with problem, solution and implementation in your institution within 30 minutes (including discussion).
- The winning project/concept will be presented to a wide audience as a publication in cooperation with the FHV if possible.
The projects will be evaluated according to the following criteria
- Relevance of the problem: How relevant is the problem that is solved by the project/concept?
- Evidence: On which theories and research results available in the literature is your project/concept based?
- Benefits: What expected benefits will be generated? What improvements will result for the target group?
- Evaluation: What criteria are used to measure the impact of the project/concept? Are there already results?
- Transferability: Can the project/concept also be transferred to other settings? How could a transfer take place?
FAQ's
- Register by May 31, 2026 with your project or concept using the registration form. Registration will be announced in good time
- Describe your concept or project briefly and submit the documents (project description, images, etc.)
All institutions/organizations in the health and social sector within the German-speaking world are allowed as participants.
Concepts and projects can be submitted in the context of guiding and supporting Health Care and Nursing and Social Care learners in work-based learning. Applicants must be qualified to provide practical guidance.
The project may not have started more than five years ago and does not necessarily have to be completed at the time of submission. Several projects/concepts can be submitted per facility/institution. Projects/concepts that have already received a prize/award cannot be submitted.
The application is legally effective upon registration on the FHV website by the application deadline on May 31, 2026, providing all required information, including submission of all application documents and submission of the application form. The organizers are entitled, but not obliged, to extend the application deadline. Applications received too late will not be considered.
Participation in the FHV/connexia Good Practice PAL Award requires that, in addition to agreeing to these conditions of participation, consent is also given to the processing and publication of photos and film recordings.
The organizers are entitled to request further information from the participants.
Information about the application will be sent by email within one week of the closing date at the latest.
Participation in the competition is free of charge. The award ceremony will take place at KoPAL'26 at the FHV. 1,000 euros are available for the main prize and 500 euros each for the two special prizes.
The award-winning projects will be presented by the submitters at KoPAL'26. They will also be made available on the FHV and connexia websites to highlight the implementation of successful practical projects and promote further development.
The highest award-winning project will be presented to a wide audience in the professional journal "Praxisanleitung" in cooperation with the FHV.
By submitting their entry, participants agree to the conditions of participation. The organizers have the right to change the conditions of participation at any time without liability and to cancel the entire event at any time for objective reasons. The organizers will inform the participants of these changes on the website or by other suitable means. The changes to the conditions of participation shall take effect immediately.
Possible project costs that may arise from participation in the FHV/connexia Good Practice PAL Award will not be covered by the organizers.
All participants of the FHV/connexia Good Practice PAL Award as well as all other persons involved (in particular the jury members or the personnel of the organizers involved) undertake to treat the information and documents provided from or in connection with the award confidentially. Here you will find the privacy policy
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The winners of the PAL Award
