Award deadlines coming up (scroll down below text for a list of awards organised by industry) 

Happy New Year! Welcome to our first guide of 2025 for awards with deadlines coming up in January, February and a little beyond. While it is a bit quieter now for deadlines there are still plenty of credible awards coming up and it soon ramps up quickly again in the next month or so.    

As ever, contact our team here at Boost if you need help with your entries or guidance on which awards to enter. It’s the ideal time to get a date in your diary to plan which awards to enter in 2025 – our amazing in-depth awards planning sessions are a great way to get teams together from across your organisation to identify which are your strongest stories. We can then match them to awards that would provide most benefit to you. Okay, let’s get started with the awards to look out for coming up..

Employer awards, Business awards, Leadership awards, HR awards and training awards

For a more comprehensive overview, please read our guides to ‘Great Employer Awards‘, ‘Which are the best HR Awards to enter?’ and ‘Diversity and Inclusion awards‘. 

If you are looking for an international general business award, The TITAN Business Awards and TITAN Women in Business Awards both share a final deadline of 21st March and include loads of categories, so something suitable for everyone. 

Other deadlines to look for include the Employee Benefits Awards (10th January) Consultancy Awards (deadline 31st January), and of course there are plenty of options with ongoing entry formats, such as Business Disability Forum – Disability Smart Audit and the survey-based Great Place to Work. If we dip into February, there are some really prominent awards coming up that need plenty of preparation, so now is the ideal time to start. The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (7th February) features many of the largest UK organisations and we’ve a great deal of experience here, helping first timers place and helping others climb the rankings year-on-year, so get in touch! Also consider the prestigious UK Employee Experience Awards (14th February), Inspiring Workplaces UK & Ireland (19th February) and the Workplace Wellbeing Index (15th January) run by the mental health organisation Mind.        

In the world of training keep an eye out for the very well-established Internal Communications and Engagement Awards (31st January) and of course the highly prestigious Princess Royal Training Awards (31st March). Free to enter and a great way to receive Royal recognition for your training excellence.    

Finance awards 

The world of financial services is a broad umbrella, but here are a few to keep an eye out for in the coming months. Fintech Breakthrough Awards (10th January), Wealth and Asset Management Awards (24th January), and finally The Fintech Awards with 24th January deadline. Further afield, consider entering World’s Best Banks Awards by Global Finance (3rd February), Euromoney Awards for Excellence (14th February) and the Financial Services Eagles Awards (3rd March). 

Marketing, Events and PR awards

There are a large number of credible marketing and creative awards that have launched, so I won’t mention them all, but some that focus on particular areas of digital marketing that should be on your radar include: Muse Creative Awards (28th February), NYX Awards (13th March), and finally AVA Digital Awards (16th January).  

Tech awards

Special mention for this month goes to the technology and computing sectors, and a few awards programmes in particular – The Cloud Security Awards, is open for entries until 1st March, and also consider National Technology Awards (30th January) and The British Data Awards which closes 21st February.  

Hopefully these highlights will provide insights to help you plan which awards to enter. Below you will find all the awards with deadlines occurring within the next two months, organised by industry sector. Remember, do please contact Boost if you need a helping hand entering any of these – our in-house team of experienced award writers have won over 2,000 awards, and can increase your chances of a win significantly. Now is a great time to get a planning session arranged so you can develop your awards strategy for the whole of the year. Our unique cloud-based planner technology and tech infrastructure sets us apart from hiring a freelance writer or completing your awards in-house – contact us today for a no-obligation chat and develop your awards strategy.

You can also sign up for our email deadline reminder service, so that the next two months of deadlines arrive in your inbox – completely free of charge. Handy, I think you will agree!  

Best of luck winning some awards! 

Chris.