The best awards to enter based on age

18-40: 

Forty Under 40 Awards UK: Curated to identify, honour, and celebrate a cross-section of the nation’s most influential and accomplished young business leaders under the age of 40.  

Women in Pensions Awards: Their Young Achiever of the Year category is open to women in the UK occupational pensions sector at the beginning of their careers. The recipient must have made a strong impact in a short space of time and impressed colleagues with their desire to succeed and strive to achieve excellence in the workplace. Nominees must be aged 30 or under on 30 April of the same year. 

Media Week 30 under 30: The Campaign’s Media Week UK 30 Under 30 Awards celebrates the next generation of media professionals who have made outstanding contributions to their field. You can nominate yourself for this award – no need to wait around for someone else – so get boasting.  

Press 30 under 30 awards: Aims to spotlight the next generation of journalists who are already making waves early in their careers. This award scheme is designed to celebrate young talent across the UK who have demonstrated originality, creativity, and passion within their field.  

35 Women Under 35: By entering the awards, you could be in with a chance of winning and enjoying an afternoon of networking with the winners at a London location, as well as a breaking news article on Management Today’s website. 

Manchester Young Talent Awards: Wants to champion young people across the whole of Greater Manchester. The criteria for nominees is anyone aged between 18 and 40 inclusive at the submission date (except “Rising Star”: 18-28) and is a UK resident and working within/based on work in Greater Manchester. 

Great British Business Awards: Their Young Entrepreneur of The Year award is for individuals under the age of 30 who are involved in a business. These include young entrepreneurs that are building their own ventures or those employees who have had an outstanding impact in contributing to the successes of a larger organisation. 

CIPR awards:  Their Outstanding Young Communicator of the Year looks for current stars who will be future stalwarts; young people making valuable contributions to their organisation and our industry. Nominate yourself or anyone aged 30 or under on 21 March 2025, working in a role where most of their work is in communications.  

But what if you’ve already passed the ‘rising star’ phase and are making waves in your industry? There are plenty of prestigious awards for seasoned professionals too!  

40 and above: 

Pensions Age Awards: These awards aim to reward both pension schemes and providers across the UK that have proven themselves worthy of recognition in challenging economic times. The awards are open to any UK pension scheme or provider firm serving UK pension schemes.  

Campaign 40 over 40: is for industry professionals from across the advertising, marketing, experiences, media and technology sector, who can demonstrate loyalty, dedication, leadership or mentorship, as well as their wider contributions to their company or the industry more broadly.  

60 and above: 

Spirit of Age Awards: Organised by Age UK, these awards recognise individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to improving the lives of older people. It’s a way of saying thank you to those who help older individuals love later in life.  

These awards not only celebrate individual achievements but also highlight the diverse talents and contributions across different age groups in the UK.  

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