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

Welcome to our handy guide to awards with deadlines coming up in September and October. There are lots of highly credible awards to look out for as we come out of the quieter summer season. 

As ever, contact our team here at Boost if you need help with your entries or guidance on which awards to enter. It’s a great time to get a date in your diary to plan which awards to enter for the rest of 2025 and into 2026 – 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‘. 

The King’s Awards for Enterprise has a looming 9th September deadline. These are a beast of an entry so it is probably too late to enter in this cycle if you haven’t already started, but you may find our handy guide to How to Win the King’s Awards for Enterprise useful to prepare for next year, or contact us for a no-obligation chat and to discuss your eligibility and what you need to plan for next year.   

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 17th September but will extend and include loads of categories, so something suitable for everyone. Further afield, but one to keep an eye on, are the Women’s Business Awards – open to international entry until 30th November and run by the renowned Women’s Business Club.  

The Stevie Awards run a number of very well-established awards programmes – so if you are looking for international recognition definitely consider The Stevie® Awards for Women in Business (deadline 5th September).  

Are you running a small business in the UK? Then the Best of United Kingdom Small Business Awards (BASA Awards) are definitely a great choice with an extended 30th September deadline. Also keep an eye out for the behemoth that is The HR Excellence Awards (now helpfully extended until 5th September) and the HR Brilliance Awards (10th October). 

Plenty of credible awards coming up in the world of training. A firm favourite of ours, The Investors in People Awards (29th August but they usually allow a week extension) should be high on your list, as well as the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence (5th September) and The Learning Awards (12st September) which we have proudly won for ourselves in the past! Also consider the Learning Excellence Awards (31st October). We have a great history of success in this area so do contact us for help with your training and learning entries.      

Customer service awards

A couple of the biggest awards in the calendar are coming up! Keep an eye on the horizon for the ICS UK Customer Satisfaction Awards (17th October) and further afield the CCA Excellence Awards brought to you by the Customer Contact Association and open until 28th November.       

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 – Insurance Times Awards (5th September), Professional Adviser Awards (19th September), Pensions Age Awards (10th October) and the very prestigious Card and Payments Awards this year with 26th September deadline. 

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: the long-established Marcom Awards (11th September), Muse Creative Awards (final extension 25th September), Vega Digital Awards (17th September), UK Search Awards open until 18th September, and of course the many categories available at the Drum Awards Festival (likely to extend to 18th September).

Education and care awards

The Elysian Awards are unique in that they recognise individuals and organisations who create meaningful impact through innovative, person-centred approaches in care, education, enrichment, and community initiatives. If this is an area that you are involved in be sure to enter by 25th September. 

Tech awards

Special mention for this month goes to the technology and computing sectors, and a few awards programmes in particular – the ever-popular Tech Trailblazers Awards (extended to 26th September), National DevOps Awards (19th September), Brandon Hall Group Technology Excellence Awards (12th September), The very credible Cloud Awards (24th October) and an exciting new award in the world of lifestyle and culture, the DaVinci Awards (26th September). 

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.