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

Hello from all the team here at Boost Awards – as you will see, there are still plenty of credible awards coming up, so why not end the year or start the new one on an award-winning high?

As ever, contact our team here at Boost if you need help with your entries or guidance on which awards to enter. It is the perfect time to get a date in your diary to begin planning which awards to enter in 2022 – our amazing new digital 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…

General business awards

There are two inaugural UK business awards coming up that are definitely worth considering. The team at Awards International has launched The UK Business & Innovation Awards which has a wide range of categories that could be suitable for whole business recognition, and conveniently, has a 10th December deadline. Check out our comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about entering UKBIA 2022. Another new whole business scheme that we are very excited about has just launched – The Business Champion Awards (15th December). This new award scheme, in association with Reuters, is aiming to become the UK’s leading business awards – with a prestigious event held in March 2022, it’s a great way of maximising 9 months worth of publicity as 2022 winners. Other UK business awards schemes coming up include The Management Today Business Awards (16th December) which recognises companies of all sizes from dynamic start-ups to Britain’s biggest firms, or if you are at the smaller-sized end of the spectrum, The FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards, which runs a series of regional editions with deadlines through January and February, culminating in a national event later in the year. For more details read our Guide to General Business Awards.        

Employer awards, HR awards and D&I awards

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

In terms of D&I, The Stonewall Global Workplace Equality Index is set to open in November – so you may find our Guide to The Stonewall Workplace Equality Index helpful or contact us to see how we can help manage your entry as they are daunting in their size and complexity. The British Diversity Awards is now open until 17th December, and, although further away on the horizon, it is worth beginning the preparation now for The Inclusive Companies Awards (10th January).

In the world of employee benefits, we are delighted to see The Employee Benefits Awards (31st December) is open, back to its pre-pandemic end-of-year deadline, this time with 22 categories to enter.   

These days it is increasingly important to be able to show that you are a top employer and there are a number of very credible schemes coming up that do just that, but bear in mind they can be highly competitive, so you will need strong evidence to support your claims. Great Place to Work is a very well-established international scheme with a strong emphasis on surveys (3rd December but contact them for an extension). The Times Top 50 Employers for Women (BITC) is highly prestigious as the name suggests (17th December) and is UK-only with considerable entry requirements but well worth entering. By contrast, if you are looking for an award which is less onerous to enter but has a great sounding name, then consider a US-based international scheme sharing the same deadline – Best Places to Work, by Business Intelligence Group. Final mention goes to an award that has undergone significant change of late. The UK’s 100 Best Companies to Work For (previously The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For). The association with the publication has ended, and the format has undergone a number of changes, including a move to publishing quarterly lists – the next deadline being 31st December. Read our guide to all the changes and all the Great Employer Schemes for more detail.           

Customer contact awards

If you are looking for awards with a call centre-focus, there is still time to enter The CCA Excellence Awards (deadline extended to 8th December) – it is very well-established, and recognises an industry sector that has had to completely change, adapt and innovate in the face of the pandemic. Similarly, there is an international call centre alternative with a further away deadline – ContactCenterWorld Top Ranking Performers Awards (20th January).  For something a bit more general in scope and open to global entry, consider The Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service (12th January) which features a whopping 250 categories.   

Marketing and PR awards

Some credible marketing and creative awards that should be on your radar include The AVA Digital Awards, honouring excellence in digital creativity, branding and strategy (16th December). Prolific award organisers, Don’t Panic Events, continue to unleash new and very timely award schemes focussed on the digital space – the latest being The UK Digital PR Awards (deadline 17th December). The new year sees a whole raft of credible, established awards, such as Campaign Media Awards (20th January), PRWeek Global Awards (27th January) and SABRE Awards EMEA (31st January). 

Financial services awards

Finally, a couple of key schemes in the world of finance to be aware of – The FStech Awards which is open to the EMEA region until 3rd December (get your skates on!) and The Best Investment Bank Awards by Global Finance – open until 17th December.    

Hopefully these highlights will have provided some 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 1,500 awards, and can increase your chances of a win significantly. Now is the best time to get a planning session arranged so you can develop your awards strategy for 2022. 

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!  

Good luck winning awards! 

Chris.