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 September, October 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 16th September and include loads of categories, so something suitable for everyone. Other options worth keeping an eye on include the Noble Business Awards (9th September), Britain’s Most Admired Companies (now open deadline usually mid-Sept) and the Business Brilliance Awards (5th October), 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. But you will need to be extremely busy to meet the 8th September deadline, these require huge amounts of preparation, so it might be worth considering for next year now. 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 full already but do contact us to secure our expert help for next 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. The LearnX Impact Awards (4th September) and The Learning Awards (25th September) are both excellent options to consider. Other awards to look out for include Brandon Hall Excellence in Action Award (25th September) HR Brilliance Awards (5th October) , The WorkTech Awards (23rd September) and one of the most prestigious awards of all, The Investors in People Awards, which is now open until 4th September.      

Customer service awards

While the official deadline for the International Customer Experience Awards has now passed, they are allowing extensions if you contact them directly. Also consider the highly credible (and competitive) ICS UK Customer Satisfaction Awards (16th October) or 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 – World’s Best Private Bank Awards (9th September), the Professional Adviser Awards (18th September), Card and Payments Awards (25th September) and further afield the long-standing FStech Awards open until 30th October. 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 (3rd September), Muse Creative Awards (24th September), NYX Digital Awards (9th September), Marcom Awards (17th September) and the ever-popular DRUM Awards Festival which covers a broad spectrum of all aspects of marketing and digital and is open until 3rd September.  

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 3rd September. If you are looking for winnable international tech awards, then consider The TITAN Innovation Awards (16th September) or The Tech Trailblazers Awards (3rd September). 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.