Welcome to the Newsweek AI Impact Awards application page.  Please make your entry(ies) by clicking "Start Application" above. 

Entries must be for original work completed between 1 January 2025 – 1 January 2026, and should clearly show the impact of that work on the applicant’s organization, product, or individual performance through concrete measurements and outcomes. An entry can be entered in several categories. If work is entered in multiple categories, it is eligible to win multiple times. Newsweek reserves the right to move any entry to another category at Newsweek’s sole discretion. To be eligible for consideration, each entry must be submitted with the appropriate entry fee. An entry will not be judged unless the fee has been paid in full by the entry deadline.

The submission period is open from October 15, 2025 - March 30, 2026. For tips and frequently asked questions, you may review our Newsweek Awards Entry Kit.

The complete terms and conditions can be found on the awards application page.

Please make note of entry fees:

Early bird: $699 per entry - (for entries made between October 15, 2025 - December 19, 2025) OPEN
Regular deadline: $899 per entry - (for entries made between December 20, 2025 - February 13, 2026)
Last chance: $999 per entry - (for entries made between February 14, 2026 - March 30, 2026)

All expiration dates and times are based on EST

All prices are in United States Dollars (USD)

Judging begins in April and will extend through the month of May 2026. Finalists and winners will be announced in May 2026.

For questions, please email us at events@newsweek.com

Best of luck and thank you for participating!

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