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 July, August and beyond – it’s arguably the busiest 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 – 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 an early bird deadline 15th July and include loads of categories, so something suitable for everyone. Other options worth keeping an eye on include the Noble Business Awards (9th September) and The International Business Awards® (The International Stevies) (extended until 16th July) and the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards ( extended until 3rd July), all of which prove to be very popular each year.

Arguably the most prestigious of all UK Business awards, The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2027 is now open for entry. The 8th September deadline may feel a long way off, but these require huge amounts of preparation, so time is already of the essence. We are far and away the most experienced independent organisation providing help in entering and winning The King’s Awards for Enterprise, having written 57 winning King’s Awards entries for our clients. Read our guide to Winning The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2027 or check out our KAE writing service page to see how we can help prepare and write your winning entry. Our capacity is almost full already so contact us asap to secure our expert help.     

It’s fair to say that it’s the start of HR and training awards season, with a number of very prominent awards now open. The Learning Technologies Awards launched recently (deadline 24th July) and always prove competitive, while The Business Culture Awards (3rd July), The Social Mobility Employer Index (24th July) and The HR Excellence Awards (31st July) are other great options. Read our guide to the Social Mobility Index for everything you need to know about entering. Slightly further afield, one of the most prestigious awards of all, The Investors in People Awards is now open until 4th September.      

Customer service awards

A few of the biggest awards in the calendar are coming up! We are already seeing a lot of interest in the UK Customer Experience Awards (just extended until 8th July for registering, submission is 14th July) the Engage Awards (13th July) and the European Contact Centre & Customer Service Awards (ECCCSAs) (17th July) so 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 – The Banking Tech Awards (10th July), Spear’s Awards (10th July), Financial Services Forum FSF Marketing Effectiveness Awards (17th July) and Credit Strategy’s Lending Awards (14th August). 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 (early bird 24th July), Muse Creative Awards (9th July), B2B Marketing Awards (extended 10th July), NYX Digital Awards (9th September), and the ever-popular dotCOMM Awards which closes 16th July.  

Sustainability awards

Plenty of options to consider coming up in the ethical/green/CSR space. The National Sustainability Awards (3rd July), MRW National Recycling Awards (10th July) and the long-standing Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice which is open until 31st July.   

Property/Legal awards

A new award for 2026 to mention from the team at Charlton Grant – The Modern Law Commercial Property Awards (24th July), a dedicated programme recognising excellence in commercial property transactions with a strong focus on commercial conveyancing. They run a number of well-established and credible awards so this is a great new addition to the market.   

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 early bird is open until 24th July, If you are looking for winnable international tech awards, then consider the The Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence (extended to 8th July), or The TITAN Innovation Awards (16th September). Also consider The A.I. Awards (24th July) celebrating the brightest and best in artificial intelligence 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.