COVID-19 Response Categories

These special categories were created to honor the contributions of individuals, groups, and organizations that have worked valiantly over the past months to keep us safe, healthy, employed, and informed.

There are COVID-19-related categories in two competitions this summer: The International Business Awards® and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The 17th International Business Awards

Learn more at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA. There are no entry fees in these categories, but the $55/entry late fee will apply for submissions to them after June 24.

There are four groups of categories here for Individual Nominations | Organization Nominations | Marketing & Public Relations Nominations | Product & Service Nominations

Information to be submitted online for entries in these categories in the 2020 competition include:

Written answers to the following questions, OR a video of up to five (5) minutes in length that answers the same questions:

a. Describe for the judges the individual, organization, campaign, innovation, or product you are nominating and why you believe their response to the COVID-19 pandemic is worthy of international recognition (up to 350 words). Required
b. Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words). Optional

Optional (but highly recommended), Add supporting materials to your nomination. Provide any number of weblinks, and/or upload any number of files, that you believe will support your case to the judges. These might be photographs, press clippings, videos, work samples, or patient or customer testimonials, for example.

Individual Nominations

For nominations in these categories be sure to include the nominee's name, job title, employer's name, and photograph.

K01. Backline Medical Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of researchers, pharmacists, lab technicians, and other backline medical personnel for their heroic work in 2020 to aid the infected and save lives.

K02. Delivery Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of delivery persons for their heroic work in 2020 to keep us safely supplied.

K03. Education Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of teachers, school administrators, and other workers in education for their extra efforts to keep students safe, informed, and educated during the pandemic.

K04. Frontline Medical Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of doctors, nurses, emergency medical responders, and other frontline medical personnel for their heroic work in 2020 to aid the infected and save lives

K05: Government Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of government employees who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in 2020 to keep us safe and informed.

K06. Media Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of reporters, editors, on-air personalities, and other media figures for their work in 2020 to keep us safe and informed.

K07. Public Service Hero of the Year
This will category will accept nominations of police officers, firemen, park rangers, and other public service workers for their heroic work in 2020 to keep us safe.

K08. Retail or Food Service Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of retail and food service workers for their heroic work in 2020 to keep us safely supplied and fed.

Organization Nominations

K10. Most Exemplary Employer
This category will accept nominations of organizations that have demonstrated their extra commitment to keeping their employees working, paid, and safe during the pandemic.

K11. Most Valuable Corporate Response
This category will accept nominations of exemplary responses by companies to the pandemic to ensure the well-being of their employees, customers, and communities.

K12. Most Valuable Government Response
This category will accept nominations of exemplary responses by government organizations to the pandemic to ensure the well-being of their constituents and employees.

K13. Most Valuable Non-Profit Response
This category will accept nominations of exemplary pandemic-specific responses by non-profit organizations to serving their communities during this time.

Marketing and Public Relations Nominations

K20. Best Use of Social Media - COVID-19-related Information
This category will accept nominations of social media communications to inform the public about the pandemic and how to stay safe.

K21. Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - COVID-19-related Information
This category will accept nominations of PR campaigns or programs to inform the public about the pandemic and how to stay safe.

K22. Marketing Campaign of the Year - COVID-19-related Information
This category will accept nominations of marketing campaign (using paid media) to inform the public about the pandemic and how to stay safe.

Product & Service Nominations

K25. Most Valuable Medical Innovation
This category will accept nominations of medical innovations developed since the beginning of 2020 to combat the COVID-19 virus.

K26. Most Valuable Technical Innovation
This category will accept nominations of technical innovations (non-medical) developed since the beginning of 2020 to ameliorate the impact of the COVID-19 virus.

K27. Most Valuable Product
This category will accept nominations of consumer products developed since the beginning of 2020 to ameliorate the impact of the COVID-19 virus.

K28. Most Valuable Service
This category will accept nominations of consumer services developed since the beginning of 2020 to ameliorate the impact of the COVID-19 virus.

The 17th Stevie Awards for Women in Business

Learn more at www.StevieAwards.com/Women. There are no entry fees in these categories, but the $55/entry late fee will apply for submissions to them after August 19.

Information to be submitted online for entries in these categories in the 2020 competition include:

Written answers to the following questions, OR a video of up to five (5) minutes in length that answers the same questions:

a. Describe for the judges the individual, organization, or campaign you are nominating and why you believe their response to the COVID-19 pandemic is worthy of international recognition (up to 350 words). Required
b. Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words). Optional

Individual Nominations

For nominations in these categories be sure to include the nominee's name, job title, employer's name, and photograph.

K01: Backline Medical Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of female researchers, pharmacists, lab technicians, and other backline medical personnel for their heroic work in 2020 to aid the infected and save lives.

K02: Delivery Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of female delivery persons for their heroic work in 2020 to keep us safely supplied.

K03: Education Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of female teachers, school administrators, and other workers in education for their extra efforts to keep students safe, informed, and educated during the pandemic.

K04. Frontline Medical Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of female doctors, nurses, emergency medical responders, and other frontline medical personnel for their heroic work in 2020 to aid the infected and save lives

K05: Government Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of female government employees who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in 2020 to keep us safe and informed.

K06: Media Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of female reporters, editors, on-air personalities, and other media figures for their work in 2020 to keep us safe and informed.

K07 Public Service Hero of the Year
This will category will accept nominations of female police officers, firemen, park rangers, and other public service workers for their heroic work in 2020 to keep us safe.

K08: Retail or Food Service Hero of the Year
This category will accept nominations of female retail and food service workers for their heroic work in 2020 to keep us safely supplied and fed.

Organization Nominations

K10. Most Exemplary Employer
This category will accept nominations of female-led or -owned organizations that have demonstrated their extra commitment to keeping their employees working, paid, and safe during the pandemic.

K11. Most Valuable Corporate Response
This category will accept nominations of exemplary responses by female-led or -owned companies to the pandemic to ensure the well-being of their employees, customers, and community.

K12. Most Valuable Government Response
This category will accept nominations of exemplary responses by female-led government organizations to the pandemic to ensure the well-being of their constituents and employees.

K13. Most Valuable Non-Profit Response
This category will accept nominations of exemplary pandemic-specific responses by female-led non-profit organizations to serving their communities during this time.

Marketing and Public Relations Nominations

K20. Best Use of Social Media - COVID-19-related Information
This category will accept nominations of social media communications, deployed for or by women in 2020, to inform the public about the pandemic and how to stay safe.

K21. Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - COVID-19-related Information
This category will accept nominations of PR campaigns or programs, deployed for or by women in 2020, to inform the public about the pandemic and how to stay safe.

K22. Marketing Campaign of the Year - COVID-19-related Information
This category will accept nominations of marketing campaign (using paid media), deployed for or by women in 2020, to inform the public about the pandemic and how to stay safe.