Eligibility Timeframe:

• Eligibility for the 2026 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers extends from 1 January 2024 through 10 June 2026, the last day that entries will be accepted. Nominations should cite achievements during this eligibility window. Videos, publications, events, podcasts, and other media premiered since that date are eligible to be entered.

Entry Deadlines

• There are three entry deadlines, including an early-bird deadline by which the entry fees are discounted:

  • April 9, 2026: early-bird entry deadline

  • May 7, 2026: primary entry deadline

  • June 10, 2026: final entry deadline, with $55/entry late fee due in addition to entry fees

Entry Fees

• Entry fees have been raised $10 from 2025.

New Categories

• There are many new categories for the 2026 Stevie Awards for Great Employers

  • There is one entirely new category group

    • AI Achievement Categories

  • These category groups feature new categories for 2026

    • HR Team Categories

    • Solutions & Implementations Categories

    • Solution Provider Categories

    • Training Programs or Media Categories