The NFRS Accolades scheme began in 2014, and is a way of recognising and rewarding breeders who are actively breeding and/or exhibiting rats which excel at shows, with different awards to celebrate success in both the pet and varieties sections.
As accolades are awarded for only a year at a time; they provide the breeder with an opportunity for continual achievement, and others with a way to identify those breeders who are currently striving to breed rats that meet the NFRS standards.
The currently awarded accolades are:
To apply for an accolade, please email accolades@nfrs.org with photos/scans of the appropriate prize cards. Please note that from 2018, accolades are awarded annually on the 1st January. Applications should be in by the 31st December of the preceding calendar year.