Awards Process

All entries are first reviewed by Stevie® Awards staff to ensure that eligibility requirements are met, that entries are formatted properly in order to go forward to be judged, and that entries have been submitted in appropriate categories.

Determination of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Winners

Judging will be conducted in October - December 2023. Judges will be recruited worldwide, will be invited or will apply to judge on the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards web site, and if accepted will be assigned to category groups by Stevie Awards staff, based on their industry, function, and experience. A judge will not be assigned categories to which their own organization has submitted entries.

During the judging, each entry will be reviewed and rated by no fewer than five (5) judges who have been approved as qualified (by Stevie Awards staff) to judge those entries. Rating will be done on a scale of 1-10.

All entries that receive an average score of at least 7.50 when judging is completed, regardless of category, will automatically be eligible for Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award status.

The entry in each category with the highest average score after judging is completed will receive a Gold Stevie Award. Any entries with a final average score of at least 8.0 will be designated as Silver Stevie winners, and will receive a Silver Stevie trophy. All other entries with a score of 7.50 or higher will be designated as Bronze Stevie winners, and will receive a Bronze Stevie Award trophy.

The veracity of claims made in entries may be audited. Any entry found to contain false or misleading information will be disqualified. Gold Stevie-winning entries will be published on Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards web site. Winners will have the opportunity to redact any confidential or non-public information from their entries before publication.

Determination of Grand Stevie Award Winners

Two Grand Stevie Award winners will be selected and announced at the awards banquet. The organization that wins the most Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards will be presented with the Grand Stevie Award for Organization of the Year.  The top-scoring nomination in the entire competition will also be recognized with a Grand Stevie.