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 October, November and beyond – autumn is a busy time of the year for our expert team of award writers here at Boost Awards.   

As ever, contact us if you need help with your entries or guidance on which awards to enter. It’s the perfect time to get a date in your diary to plan which awards to enter for the rest of 2026 or into 2027 – 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, DEI 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 extended deadline 21st October and include loads of categories, so something suitable for everyone. Other options worth keeping an eye on include the Noble Business Awards (15th October), Britain’s Most Admired Companies (still open, deadline usually mid-Sept/early Oct) and the Business Brilliance Awards (5th October), all of which prove to be very popular each year.

It’s fair to say that HR and training awards season remains in full flow, with a number of very prominent awards now open. HR Brilliance Awards (5th October) and ATD BEST Awards (26th October) are both excellent options to consider. Other awards to look out for include Brandon Hall Excellence in Action Award (extended 9th October), Learning Excellence Awards (31st October) and Great Place to Work – the UK’s Best Workplaces which closes 6th November.    

Customer service awards

Two behemoths in the calendar to consider are the highly credible (and competitive) ICS UK Customer Satisfaction Awards (16th October) and the CCA Excellence Awards from CCA Global (30th November). If you need expert help entering these then contact us asap before we are fully booked up.          

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 – Pensions Age Awards (9th October), National Insurance Awards (23rd October), the long-standing FStech Awards (30th October), and further afield, RealDeals Private Equity Awards (27th November) and the Business Moneyfacts Awards which closes 30th November. We help many of the biggest names in global finance and banking to win awards. Contact us today to see how we can help you get a competitive edge. 

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: LIT Advertising Awards (8th October), Muse Creative Awards (14th October), NYX Digital Awards (15th October), Marcom Awards ( extended to 15th October) and the ever-popular DRUM Awards Festival which covers a broad spectrum of all aspects of marketing and digital and has an extended deadline upon request.  

Tech awards and Innovation

Special mention for this month goes to the technology, design and innovation sectors, and a few awards programmes in particular – The London Design Awards is open until 8th October. If you’re looking for winnable international tech awards, then consider The TITAN Innovation Awards (21st October) or Computing Security Excellence Awards (27th November). Also consider the highly credible Cloud Awards (23rd October) celebrating the standout innovations in cloud computing worldwide, or The DaVinci Awards with various deadlines throughout the year.     

Hopefully these highlights will provide insights to help you plan which awards to enter in the coming months. 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 2,500 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 year ahead. 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.