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 March, April and a little beyond. The number of awards deadlines ramps up quickly 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 21st March and include loads of categories, so something suitable for everyone. 

Other deadlines to look for include the Stonewall Global Workplace Equality Index (extended to 15th March), the prestigious CIPD People Management Awards (24th April) and Institute of Internal Communications IoIC Awards a day later on 25th April. 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 (14th March) and Recruitment Marketing Awards (8th May) are both very credible within the sector and definitely worth entering.      

In the world of training keep an eye out for the highly prestigious Princess Royal Training Awards (31st March). Free to enter and a great way to receive Royal recognition for your training excellence. Slightly further field, 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.  

Finally the theme of HR awards which segues into financial services as it is a regulated sector. Look out for the European Pensions Awards (7th March), Corporate Adviser Awards (7th March) and Money Marketing Awards (21st March).    

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. Euromoney Awards for Excellence (14th March), The Banker Technology Awards (14th March) and the Financial Services Eagles Awards (7th April). The Insurance sector in particular has a cluster of credible awards coming up – The British Insurance Awards just extended its deadline until 7th March, but also look out for British Claims Awards (7th March), COVER Customer Care Awards (14th March) and IR Awards Europe (also 14th 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: Hermes Creative Awards (14th March), NYX Awards (13th March), Muse Creative Awards (27th March), and finally, arguably one of the most prestigious awards in the calendar The DRUM Awards for Marketing EMEA – 5th March standard deadline but they will be extending to 20th March.   

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 Cloud Security Awards, is open for entries until 7th March, and also consider AI Awards & Summit (18th March), Computing Digital Technology Leaders Awards (28th March) and Digital Transformation Awards which closes 14th May.  

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.