Stroke Hero Awards
Honoring individuals and groups in the stroke community who have shown resilience and outstanding progress.
Learn more about our previous Stroke Hero Award recipients.
Award Categories
The community submits nominations for five award categories, and public voting determines the Voters’ Choice Hero winner. To be eligible, the nominee must be a U.S. resident. Nominations accepted January 1-31, 2022.
Survivor Hero
Honors an individual who has survived a stroke and used their experience to educate, inspire and bring awareness about stroke.
Pediatric Hero
Honors an individual younger than 18 who has survived a stroke and overcome significant hurdles and whose family has used its experience to educate, inspire, and bring awareness to stroke.
Caregiver Hero
Honors an individual who has cared for a stroke survivor and used their experience to educate, inspire and bring awareness about stroke. This award is for a personal caregiver, not a provider acting in a professional capacity.
Preview Caregiver Hero nomination questions.
Equity Hero
Honors an individual who promotes the goal of health equity in their work with those at risk for stroke, stroke survivors and stroke caregivers, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.
Group Heroes
Honors a group committed to educating, inspiring and bringing awareness about stroke. This can include stroke support groups, stroke teams, families, private associations, medical facilities and more.
Voters’ Choice Hero
Awards Timeline
| Date(s) | Activity |
| January 1-31, 2022 | Nominations accepted |
| February 2022 | Nominations judged |
| Early March 2022 | Voters’ Choice Hero candidates determined |
| March 17 – 31, 2022 | Voters’ Choice Hero voting |
| April 19 – 24, 2022 | Winners Announced |
FAQ, Rules, Judging Criteria and More:
Entry Guidelines
Contest Rules
Promotional Flyer (PDF)
Judging Criteria
Nominations FAQ
Support That Empowers
Recovery becomes so much more manageable when you have the right kind of emotional support. Our online community of survivors and caregivers is here to keep you going no matter the obstacles. We’ve been there, and we won’t let you go it alone.
