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 – let’s take a look at some upcoming awards with deadlines in July and August and see which might be suitable for you and your team to enter.

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 – 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 is a new scheme on the horizon that is definitely worth considering – The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards – run by the team formerly behind the National Business Awards, which we hear will no longer be running. There are twelve categories in total, the deadline has been extended until 9th July, and the awards themselves culminate in a prestigious event at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London in November. The International Business Awards (16th July) are a great way of getting global recognition, while closer to home, the most prestigious UK awards are now open – The Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The deadline for this year is 8th September, but the application is huge so we strongly recommend starting as soon as possible. We have an incredible record helping clients win these awards so contact us for a free eligibility check – our availability is filling up fast and we are working on a first come first served basis. It also worth reading our comprehensive guide – How to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2022.   

Customer contact awards

Lots of awards to choose from coming up, so I will try and highlight some of the most prominent, but do check our more comprehensive guide ‘Which are the best customer service awards to enter?‘ for more details. In the world of contact centres, The European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards (snappily known as the ECCCSAs) are open until 16th July. For some global recognition consider The International Customer Experience Awards (13th August deadline) or The International Engage Awards. The latter, open until 19th July, cover both employee and customer engagement.  

Learning awards, HR awards and training awards

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

There are a few key schemes coming up in HR – The Stevie Awards for Great Employers is a global award programme currently with a deadline 13th July, but this is often extended. Back in the UK, one of the highest profile HR awards has launched – The HR Excellence Awards – lots of categories to enter before the 13th August deadline. Also sharing that deadline, we are proud to be partnering with the highly prestigious Investors in People Awards, now open until 13th August. Read our guide to writing a winning entry or contact our team to write your entry for you. It’s also worth considering The Learning Technologies Awards (30th July).         

Marketing and PR awards

Some credible marketing and creative awards that should be on your radar include the recently opened dotComm Awards (22nd July) and the rebranded Viddy Awards (31st Aug). Also a special mention to The B2B Marketing Awards (9th July) and The PRCA Awards (13th July). Finally, it’s worth mentioning that after a year off due to the pandemic, The CIPR PRide awards are back and open for entries which is great news.   

IT awards

 Arguably the biggest scheme in the UK is now open – The UK IT Industry Awards – but be very quick, the deadline is 2nd July but you can try asking for an extension. There are some exciting new categories reflecting the vital role the IT industry has played in the last year. Also consider The UK eCommerce Awards (23rd July), The CNA Comms National Awards (31st July) and The European IT and Software Excellence Awards, which close 31st August.     

Banking awards

Finally, a couple of important awards in the financial services sector. The Banking Tech Awards (23rd July) return with new categories, followed by The Financial Services Forum FSF Marketing Effectiveness Awards which closes 27th July.      

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 the rest of the year. 

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.