Apply for Awards

Here’s a list of awards that recognize websites, innovations in information technology, good government practices, and other areas. Being an awards finalist or winner is a great way to market your website and get recognition for the good work you’re doing.

These awards are listed in order of their application deadline. You can also view them in alphabetical order.

Award	Approximate Application Deadline*	Announcement of Award Winners	Cost to Apply
American Association of Webmasters (Note: winners are required to post an icon on their site.)	Anytime	Anytime
Web Standards Awards	Anytime
Horizon Interactive Awards	January	April
The Industry Advisory Council	January	April	$100
Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards	January
Summit Creative Awards	January
IRMCO Award	February	May
USA Services Annual Citizen Service Award	February 15, 2008
Web Managers Best Practice Awards	March 7, 2008	May
Association of Educational Publishers (various categories)	June	December
Webaward	June	September	$75
Excellence in Enterprise Architecture Award	June 28, 2007
MAX Awards (Macromedia)	July	November
How Interactive Design Awards	August	February
Innovations in American Government Award	September (anytime on a one year cycle)	July
iNova Awards	September	May
National Association of Government Communicators	September	May	$200
Codie Awards (many awards)	October	January
Webby Awards	October	June	$195
Excellence.gov Awards sponsored by the Industry Advisory Council	November	May
IDEA Awards Program	December	Spring
Stockholm Challenge Award	December	March

* these dates are approximate and subject to change. Check the website of each award program to confirm the exact date.

If you know of other relevant awards that recognize government websites or government web managers, please contact us with your suggestions.

Page Updated or Reviewed: February 13, 2008