FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
About The Stevie Awards
What are the Stevie Awards
How many different Stevie Awards competitions are there?
What are the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards?
Who are the organizers and sponsors?
How long have the Stevie Awards been in existence?
What are the categories for the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards?
What will winners receive?
Where can I find a list of past winners?
Benefits of Participation
What are the benefits of submitting entries?
What sort of publicity can Stevie Award winners expect to receive?
Submitting Entries
Who can be nominated in the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards?
Who can submit entries for consideration?
Does a company have to be publicly held to be able to submit entries?
May government agencies and non-profit organizations submit entries?
When is the entry deadline?
Are there entry fees?
Where can I see examples of entries that other companies have submitted?
Are entry forms kept confidential?
In which languages will entries be accepted?
Judging
Who are the judges?
How can I apply to be a judge?
Awards Ceremony
Will the awards ceremony be broadcast?
When will the awards ceremony take place?
What will it cost to attend the awards ceremony?
Are Stevie winners required to attend the awards ceremony?
Awards
How will the Stevie Award winners be determined?
When will Stevie Award winners be announced?
Will winners receive an award?
Will Stevie Award winners be able to purchase duplicate awards?
Q: What are the Stevie® Awards?
A: The Stevie Awards are the world's premier business awards. The mission of the Stevie Awards is to recognize achievement in the workplace worldwide.
Q: How many different Stevie Awards competitions are there?
A: The Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards are one of nine Stevie Awards competitions. The others are the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, The International Business Awards®, The German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence.
The Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in 18 nations in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in 29 nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
The International Business Awards are open to all organizations worldwide.
The German Stevie Awards are open to all organizations operating in the six European nations in which German is an official language.
The American Business Awards are open to American organizations and foreign companies with operations in the U.S.A.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are open to all women executives and entrepreneurs, and the organizations they run, worldwide.
The Stevie Awards for Great Employers are open to all organization worldwide.
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are open to all organizations worldwide.
The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence are open to all organizations and individuals worldwide.
Q: What are the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards?
A: Established in 2019, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards are open to all organizations and individuals in 18 nations in the MENA region. All enterprises in those nations may submit entries.
Q: Who are the sponsors?
A: The organizers are the Stevie Awards organization in suburban Washington, D.C., U.S.A. The lead sponsor of the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards is the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Learn more about the RAK Chamber at https://www.rakchamber.ae/.
Q: How long have the Stevie Awards been in existence?
A: The Stevie Awards were founded in 2002.
Q: What are the categories for the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards?
A: There are scores of categories to recognize innovative achievement in every facet of the workplace, from the executive suite to the production line. For a list of categories, click here.
Q: What will winners receive?
A: Grand Stevie Award winners will receive a Grand Stevie Award trophy and the exclusive use of a special Grand Stevie Award winner logo. Gold Stevie Award winners will receive a Gold Stevie Award trophy and the exclusive use of a special Gold Stevie Award winner logo. Silver Stevie Award winners will receive Silver Stevie Award medallions and the exclusive use of a special Silver Stevie Award winner logo. Bronze Stevie Award winners will receive Bronze Stevie Award medallions and the exclusive use of a special Bronze Stevie Award winner logo. Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards winners will have the option to purchase Silver or Bronze Stevie Award trophies. To learn more about the Stevie Award trophy, click here.
Q: Where can I find a list of past honorees?
A: Look here for complete information about the organizations that won in the 2024 edition of the competition. Search past winners here.
Q: What are the benefits of submitting entries?
A: Participating in the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards is a cost-effective way to honor and reward your valued employees. Just by nominating them you reward them.
The benefits of becoming a Stevie Award winner will also be significant. Winners can expect to receive a tremendous amount of publicity. The brand-building or brand-burnishing benefits of winning a Stevie Award can be significant.
Q: What sort of publicity can Stevie Award winners expect to receive?
A: The awards ceremony will be internationally broadcast, so Stevie winners will receive international exposure just from the broadcast. The Awards' public relations agency will also work to generate international, regional, and local exposure for honorees.
Q: Who can be nominated in the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards?
A: All organizations and individuals operating in the following 18 nations in the Middle East and North Africa may submit nominations:
Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Q: Who can submit entries for consideration?
A: Any person, group, or organizations can submit entries.
Q: Does a company have to be publicly held to be able to submit entries?
A: No, any eligible organization or individual can submit entries.
Q: May government agencies and non-profit organizations submit entries?
A: Yes, they may. There are also several categories specifically for government and non-profit organizations.
Q: When is the entry deadline?
A: There are two deadlines for the 2025 Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards:
- 2 October, 2024: First entry deadline. For all successful nominations you submit through this date you will receive a discount of USD $40 on the awards winners' fee
- 6 November, 2024: Final entry deadline
Q: Are there entry fees?
A: No, there are no entry fees for the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards. Your organization may submit as many nominations as you'd like, to any number of the categories, free of charge.
Instead, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners will be required to pay a winners' fee of USD $535 for each winning nomination ($575 if the winning nominations was submitted after 2 October, 2024).
Payment of winners' fees will bring the following benefits to winners:
- The right to publicly claim the Stevie Award win(s)
- Inclusion in the public listing of Stevie Award winners
- The right to use the official winner logos of the awards in promotional materials
- Gold Stevie Award trophy or Silver or Bronze Stevie Award medallion for each win
- The right to view all judges' comments about all of your nominations, and to use the positive comments as you like in your advertising
- The right to purchase tickets to the awards dinner and to make an acceptance speech on stage that evening.
Non-payment of winners' fees will mean disqualification of entries.
Q: Where can I see examples of entries that other companies have submitted?
A: On the listing of the 2024 winners in the competition you will find links to the full-text of many of the Gold Stevie Award-winning nominations. Explore them here.
Q: Are entry forms kept confidential?
A: Yes. The organizers ensure that only authorized judges will review entries, and that information about nominees is not released to anyone else without prior approval.
Q: In which languages will entries be accepted?
A: Entries will be accepted in both Arabic and English.
Q: Who are the judges?
A: More than 100 executives around the world will participate in the judging process. If you would like to apply to be a judge, complete the application form here. You will be able to participate at your convenience over the Internet. See here the listing of the 2024 judges.
Q: How can I apply to become a judge?
A: To complete the application to participate in the judging process, click here.
Q: Will the awards ceremony be broadcast?
A: Yes, the presentations will be broadcast live on the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards' website.
Q: When will the awards ceremony take place?
A: The 2025 awards banquet will take place on 22 February in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
Q: What will it cost to attend the awards gala?
A: Tickets prices will be published in January when Stevie Award winners are announced.
Q: Are Stevie winners required to attend the ceremony?
A: No, attending the ceremony is optional, but is a great opportunity to make an acceptance speech on stage in front of professional peers and the Stevie Awards broadcast audience, take photos on the red carpet, and to have your speech captured by professional videographers and photographers.
Q: How will the Stevie Award winners be determined?
A: See this page for a description of the awards process.
Q: When will Stevie Award winners be announced?
A: Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners will be announced on 16 January, 2025. The awards will be presented to the winners at the awards banquet which will take place on 22 February in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Winners of the Grand Stevie Award trophies will be announced prior to the banquet.
Q: Will winners receive an award?
A: Yes, all winners will be entitled to receive an award.
Gold Stevie Award winners will receive a Gold Stevie Award trophy. Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners will receive a Silver or Bronze medallion, and have the option to purchase their Silver or Bronze Stevie Award trophy in the Stevie Awards Store. Winners who attend the optional awards ceremony will receive all of their awards there. Winners who are unable to attend have the option to pay a shipping fee to receive their award(s) at their home or office.
All trophy and medal orders are verified by the Stevie Awards to ensure that only winning organizations are purchasing awards.
Winners are not required to attend the award ceremony or receive their award in order to retain their status as a Stevie winner.
Q: Will Stevie Award winners be able to purchase duplicate awards?
A:Yes. Gold Stevie winners will receive a Gold Stevie trophy if they attend the award ceremony or pay the shipping fee, and will have the opportunity to purchase duplicate trophies. Silver and Bronze Stevie winners will receive a Silver or Bronze medallion, and will have the option to purchase a Silver or Bronze Stevie trophy in the Stevie Awards store - and/or additional medallions. All honorees will also have the option to purchase commemorative wall plaques, certificates, lapel pins, and more.
All trophy and medal orders are verified by the Stevie Awards to ensure that only winning organizations can purchase awards. A wide range of duplicate awards and other commemorative items are available for purchase at https://StevieAwards.MyShopify.com.