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 April, May and a little beyond. The number of awards deadlines ramps up significantly this month so plenty of credible recognition to be gained.     

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 23rd April and include loads of categories, so something suitable for everyone. 

Other deadlines to look for include the prestigious CIPD People Management Awards (24th April) and Institute of Internal Communications IoIC Awards a day later on 25th April, or a little further away, The Growing Business Awards (30th May) and The Personnel Today Awards (13th June). The prestigious LDC Top 50 recognise the UK’s Most Ambitious Business Leaders, in partnership with The Times, so be sure to nominate by 9th May. In the area of recruitment there are a couple of awards that dominate the horizon – Recruiter Awards (4th April) and Recruitment Marketing Awards (8th May) are both very credible within the sector and definitely worth entering.      

In the world of training the Brandon Hall Excellence in Human Capital Management Program (11th April) proves to be incredibly popular every year. Also look out for the British Training Awards, open until 25th April.  

Slightly further on the horizon but well worth entering now to get discounted entry, consider the UK Employee Experience Awards (6th June), or in the field of social mobility, consider both the Social Mobility Employer Index (9th June) and the UK Social Mobility Awards (27th June). The Index in particular has extensive entry requirements and we have a track record of success so contact us today to see how we can help you climb the rankings.  

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 – the Financial Services Eagles Awards (7th April), Corporate Adviser Awards (11th April), PWM The Banker Global Private Banking Awards (9th May) and finally the ever-popular MoneyAge Awards with a 20th June deadline. Special mention to a new award that has launched by the folk at the long-standing Global Good Awards – new for 2025 The Global Good Finance Awards (23rd May) – bringing together finance and sustainability as one.     

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: Hermes Creative Awards (17th April), NYX Awards (17th April), Muse Creative Awards (8th April), and finally the long-standing Marketing Week Awards (23rd May).  

Sustainability awards

It is a busy time for Sustainability Awards, with three very prominent programmes coming up. The Global Good Awards (9th May) are exceptional in the way that they are run and importantly by practicing the ethics that they promote – zero tolerance of greenwashing with these! A new award for this year, The International Sustainability Awards (17th April) are a new global edition of the long-standing and successful Gulf Sustainability Awards so come with some pedigree. Also consider entering your initiatives into the Sustainable Future Awards (30th April) as another credible alternative. 

Planning & Property awards

Now celebrating its 25th year, The IWFM Impact Awards celebrates excellence in workplace and facilities management – if this is your sector then definitely one to enter by 10th April. 

Tech awards

Special mention for this month goes to the technology and computing sectors, and a few awards programmes in particular – the highly credible SaaS Awards (23rd May), the Digital Transformation Awards which closes 14th May and further afield, The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence (13th June).   

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.