Northern Ireland Awards 2026

Story Awards are open to all female Founders. Founders can apply to as many Story Awards as they want. This is an opportunity for Founders to share their stories and inspire other females in their founder’s journey.  Applicants are automatically shortlisted, the winner will be chosen by our judging panel and will be announced at the Awards event.

Industry Awards involve a nomination and voting process. Nominations will open for female Founders to nominate themselves in multiple industry awards. Those with the most nominations will be shortlisted after the first closing date. The top 20 shortlisted will then enter into a voting process where the winner will receive the top number of votes and will be announced at the Awards event. 

Area Awards follows the same structure as the Industry Awards. The top 20 female founders in each region will be shortlisted and the winner will be announced at the Awards event.