How to Enter
There is no charge to enter the LBI Awards Ceremony.
Entrants must note the following when submitting entries:
- The deadline for entries is the 23rd August 2025.
- The full list of Categories is available at https://lbiawards.com/categories/
- Each entrant may enter up to 3 Categories, and each entry must be tailored to meet the respective Category criteria.
- Entries can only be made Online via the respective web-forms for each Category entered.
- Entrants should ensure to read the “Overview”, and “Application”, and “Requirements” sections for each Category entered.
- Entrants must use the “Entry Submission Template” provided for each respective Category. (These clearly indicate the respective Category criteria and weightings for each Category, and help entrants develop focused and applied submissions.)
- Entry documents must be a minimum of 3 and no more than 5 pages in length.
- The inclusion of a 100-word summary at the beginning of each document is required for each Category entered.
- The inclusion of Photographs is strongly encouraged to complement the PDF document – ensure to reference the Photographs at appropriate points within the document.
- The inclusion of a Video is also strongly encouraged and entrants should be aware of Judges’ preferences for “raw/authentic” video footage of exemplary areas/initiatives/individuals as opposed to more formal corporate-like videos. (Videos are not applicable to the Contribution to Knowledge Category.)
- Entry documents must be full and complete, well-structured, well-presented, spell-checked, logical and intuitive to read, and factual and evidence-based.
- Ensure that relevant and experienced colleagues input to and review each entry before it is finalised and submitted.
- Entries cannot be modified once submitted.
- Entrants must not contact Judges nor LBI Steering Committee members regarding their entries.
Entry criteria and eligibility
- Awards entrants must follow the Entry Requirements for each category as detailed on the LBI Awards Website.
- Awards entrants must use the Entry Submission Template provided for each respective category, and then upload it and additional required materials via the web form provided on the LBI Awards Website.
- An organisation may enter no more than 3 awards categories in a single year.
- Entries are permitted from organisations from across the island of Ireland.
- Entries are permitted for one or both of the Contribution to Knowledge awards wherein the authorship team comprises individuals from outside the island of Ireland provided that Irish-based co-authors represent a minimum of 50% of the authorship team.
- Lean service providers/trainers/consultants, either as organisations or individuals therein, may only submit entries to the Contribution to Knowledge category.
- Software/Technology/Sustainability service providers/trainers/consultants, either as organisations or individuals therein, may only submit entries to the Contribution to Knowledge category.
- Higher/Further Education Institutions may submit entries to the following categories: Service Innovation & Improvement in Public Services; Sustainability (Large); Digital Innovation & Transformation (Large); Lean Champion of the Year.
- Individuals from Higher/Further Education Institutions may submit entries to the Contribution to Knowledge category, and the individuals themselves are the named winners (as opposed to the Institution).