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 May, June and beyond – it’s a great time to get recognition with lots of credible awards now open!  

As ever, contact our team here at Boost 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 a final deadline 13th May and include loads of categories, so something suitable for everyone. Other options worth keeping an eye on include the Noble Business Awards (6th May) and The International Business Awards® (The International Stevies) (17th June),Growing Business Awards (12th June) and the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards (19th June), all of which prove to be very popular each year.   

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 Workplace Savings & Benefits Awards launched recently (20th May) and always prove competitive, while The Personnel Today Awards (12th June), The Business Culture Awards (3rd July) and The Social Mobility Employer Index (24th July) are other great options. Read our guide to the Social Mobility Index for everything you need to know about entering.    

Customer service awards

A few of the biggest awards in the calendar are coming up! The Customer Centricity World Series (5th May) is a short term option, but further afield we are already seeing a lot of interest in the UK Customer Experience Awards (26th June) and the Engage Awards (13th 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 – Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards (14th May), UK Health & Protection Awards (22nd May), Global Good Finance Awards (15th May) and the MoneyAge Awards open until 5th June. We help many of the biggest names in global finance 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 May), Viddy Awards (14th May), Muse Creative Awards (14th May), NYX Digital Awards (6th May), and the recently launched and ever-popular dotCOMM Awards which closes 11th June.  

Sustainability awards

If you want to enter a sustainability award that practices what it preaches, look no further than the Global Good Awards, an ethically run programme rewarding the best in sustainable change (regular deadline 8th May, final deadline 15th May).  

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 open until 8th May, The UK Business Tech Awards (extended to 7th May). If you are looking for winnable international tech awards, then consider the The Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence (11th June) or The TITAN Innovation Awards (13th May). Also consider The SaaS Awards (22nd May) celebrating the most innovative software solutions providers, or The DaVinci Awards – Product Awards open until 26th June.     

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.