Keeping track of all the business awards you may be eligible to enter and their opening dates can be tricky!
Luckily, to help you keep track of all the upcoming opening awards, we have created a list of all the awards opening over the next few months. See below the awards opening in February 2026, along with the awards opening in March and April 2026.
Awards Now Open to Enter in February 2026:
Many awards are opening in February which could be perfect for you! See below a list of awards opening this month, waiting for you to enter.
- Houses Awards
- National and Chapter Architecture Awards (AIA)
- Designers Australia Awards
- World Demolition Awards
- Property Council Awards WA (Anticipated)
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year Australia
- Advance Global Australian Awards
- International Business Awards (The Stevies)
- AFR BOSS Young Executives (Entries open 27 Feb)
- Influential Businesswoman Awards
- Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards (Anticipated)
- Victorian Honour Roll of Women (Anticipated)
- Franchise Industry Awards
- Australia Awards (Scholarships/Programs) (Opens 1 Feb)
- Mumbrella Awards
- AMI Awards for Marketing Excellence
- PR Awards Asia-Pacific
- Campaign 50 Over Fifty
- Mob-Ex Awards
- Summit Marketing Effectiveness Awards
- The Netty Awards
- Transform Awards ANZ
- aiia iAwards
- INCITE Awards
- ACOMM Awards (Anticipated)
- AI & Machine Learning Awards (Deadline 6 Feb)
- The Finnies (Fintech Australia)
- Digital Health Innovation Awards (Anticipated)
- Australian Education Awards (Opens 9 Feb)
- Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards (Anticipated)
- Allied Health Awards
- Primary Care Quality and Innovation Awards (Anticipated)
- National Awards for Local Government
- ACT Training Awards
- Clean + Conscious Awards (Opens 4 Feb)
- World Sustainability Awards
- AFR Customer Champions
- APPEA Environment & Safety Excellence Awards
- The Energy Awards (Deloitte)
- Australian International Beer Awards (Opens 3 Feb)
- Asia-Pacific Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Awards
- People in Retail Awards (Anticipated)
- AITD Excellence Awards
- LearnX Awards
- The Stevie Awards for Great Employers (Opens February 26)
- Solstice Media 40 Under 40
- AFR Women in Leadership Awards (Opens February 20)
- Australian Good Design Awards (Opens late February)
- Ecommerce Awards
- Australian Women in Security Awards (Now open)
- Australian Good Design Awards (Opens late February)
- NSW Property Council People in Property Awards (Open Now)
- Global Good Finance Awards (GGFA) (Open Now)
- Solstice Media 40 Under 40 (SA) (Open Now)
- New Zealand CFO Awards (Now Open)
- HESTA Excellence Awards (Now Open)
- Ecommerce Awards (Now Open)
- Social Media Marketing Awards (Final Deadline Approaching)
- Broker Innovation Awards (Now Open)
- Eddie and Ozzie Awards (Opening Soon)
- Golden Bull Award (Now Open)
- BASA Awards (Best of Australia Small Business Awards) (Now Open)
- Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABE) (Now Open)
- Reimagine Education Awards (Now Open)
- World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards (WFF) (Now Open)
- SSON’s Impact Awards Australasia (Now Open)
- World Dairy Innovation Awards (Now Open)
- The Research Australia Health and Medical Research Awards (Now Open)
- The Learning Awards (Now Open)
- Global Search Awards (Now Open)
MARCH
Many awards are opening in March which could be a perfect for you! See below a list of awards opening soon waiting for you to enter.
- National NAIDOC Week Awards
- Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award
- Resilient Australia Awards
- LGPro Positive Ageing and Wellbeing Awards
- AFR Boss Most Innovative Companies (Opens March 11)
- Australian Accounting Awards (Anticipated)
- Innovation and Excellence Awards (Opens March 17)
- Global C-suite Awards
- BETTER FUTURE Australian Design Awards (Anticipated)
- Effies (Anticipated)
- Eddie and Ozzie Awards (Anticipated)
- Product of the Year (Australia) (Anticipated)
- Hunter Business Awards (Anticipated)
- Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIA) (Anticipated)
- Australasian Rail Industry Awards (Anticipated)
- Electrical Industry Excellence Awards (NECA) (Anticipated)
- Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards (Anticipated)
- AFR Higher Education Awards (Anticipated)
- HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards (Anticipated)
- Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Emerging Leaders Awards (Anticipated)
- REINSW Awards for Excellence (Anticipated)
- New Zealand Leadership Awards (Anticipated)
- HFMA Health Finance Awards (Opens early March)
- National Safety Awards of Excellence (Opens in March)
- AUSactive Awards (Opens 16 March)
APRIL
Many awards are opening in April which could be a perfect for you! See below a list of awards opening soon, waiting for you to enter.
- AACTA Awards Sydney (Anticipated)
- AACTA International Awards (Anticipated)
- AustStab Awards of Excellence (Anticipated)
- Small Business Champion Trade Awards (Anticipated)
- Business Elite 40 under 40 (Anticipated)
- Bx Business xCellence Awards (Anticipated)
- Executive of the Year Awards (Opens April 7)
- Lake Macquarie Business Awards (Anticipated)
- Summit Digital Media Award (DMA) (Anticipated)
- Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABE) (Now Open)
- ESG Business Awards (Anticipated)
- InnovationAus Awards for Excellence (Anticipated)
- The Australian Services Excellence Awards (ASEAs) (Anticipated)
- Green Gown Awards Australasia (Anticipated)
- The Australian Council for Educational Leaders National Awards (ACEL) (Anticipated)
- Ausmumpreneur Awards (Anticipated)
- The Adviser Australian Broking Awards (Anticipated)
- Australia’s Best Pie and Pastie Competition (Anticipated)
- SESLHD CORE Awards (Anticipated)
- AHA National Awards for Excellence (Anticipated)
- Australian HR Awards (Opening in April)
- NT Training Awards (Anticipated)
- SA Training Awards (Anticipated)
- Seek SARA Awards (Anticipated)
- Australian Law Awards (Anticipated)
- Partner of the Year Awards (Anticipated)
- Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Industry Innovation Awards (Anticipated)
- Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards (Anticipated)
- Australian Commercial Radio Awards (Anticipated)
- Marketing-Interactive Asia eCommerce Awards (Anticipated)
- Search Engine Land Awards (Anticipated)
- Pet Independent Innovation Awards (Opens April 1)
- API Excellence in Property Awards (Anticipated)
- Proptech Breakthrough Awards (Anticipated)
- RM Advancer Awards (Anticipated)
- Australian Workplace Health & Safety Awards (Anticipated)
- Next Big Things in Tech (Anticipated)
- techpartner.news Impact Awards (Anticipated)
- Women in Defence Awards (Anticipated)
With all these awards coming up, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. It’s normal to feel confused about which awards may be a good fit for you, especially when there are so many different opening dates and deadlines adding to the craziness. However, by hiring an awards agency like Green Door Co who has a 99% success rate, you can rest assured that the entire awards process will be taken care of on your behalf. Being experts in the field, you can trust that we will always put your best foot forward, giving you the greatest chance of success. Reach out today!
