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 January 2026, along with the awards opening in February and March 2026.
Awards Now Open to Enter in January 2026:
Many awards are opening in January which could be perfect for you! See below a list of awards opening this month, waiting for you to enter.
- GOOD DESIGN® Awards
- World Architecture Festival Awards (WAF)
- Fringe World Awards
- National Infrastructure Awards
- Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (Anticipated)
- Beauty Matter Awards
- Treasury Today Adam Smith Awards Asia (Anticipated)
- Women Changing The World Awards
- GOV Design Awards (Anticipated)
- Restaurant and Bar Design Awards (Anticipated)
- ARN Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) (Anticipated)
- The Tiara Talent Acquisition awards ANZ (Anticipated)
- Australian Farmer of the Year Awards
- Asset Servicing, Institutional Investor and Insurance Awards (Anticipated)
- Insurance Business Hot List Awards
- MFAA Excellence Awards (Anticipated)
- Women in Wealth Awards
- delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards (Anticipated)
- Proof Awards (Anticipated)
- Health Tech Digital Awards (Anticipated)
- IFTDO Awards (Anticipated)
- QLD Training Awards (Anticipated)
- Parks and Leisure Australia Awards of Excellence (Anticipated)
- Summit Creative Awards (Anticipated)
- AFR AI Awards (Anticipated)
- Women Leading Change Awards Asia-Pacific (Anticipated)
FEBRUARY
Many awards are opening in February which could be perfect for you! See below a list of awards opening soon, 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 (Now open)
- Global Good Finance Awards (GGFA) (Now open)
- Solstice Media 40 Under 40 (SA) (Now open)
- 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)
MARCH
Many awards are opening in March which could be 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)
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!
