Help & FAQs

The awards and judges welcome entries from individuals, teams, and agencies, small and large.

Agency and Team Awards – all agencies and in-house teams must have an office or team located in Europe.

Campaign and Innovation Awards - entrants can be located anywhere in the world as long as their entry specifically references only their success in Europe, whether that be a targeted audience or software/tool being successfully utilised by Europe-based customers.

Categories are divided into small and large to ensure fair competition.

To enter, download and complete the entry form, which contains all the information on judging criteria, how scores are allocated and what supporting documentation you can supply. Upload your entry using the secure online entry portal.

The word limit is 1,000 words, not including the company information at the beginning of the entry form. Judges respectfully ask you do not exceed this word count to ensure fair judging takes place.

All files must not exceed 2MB.
You can upload up to three supporting documents along with your entry form; none must exceed 2MB.

Supporting materials can include:

- Links to websites, video and social media

- Client testimonials

- Images, infographics, and screen grabs

All materials must be provided in Word, PDF or JPEG formats. Zip files and videos themselves cannot be accepted.

No – you can submit an unlimited number of entries into one category or multiple categories! We offer a multi-entry discount where entrants submitting three entries will receive an additional entry free. Submit all entries in one session, and your discount will automatically be applied at checkout.

There are opportunities to save money by entering early.



Super Early Bird Entry Deadline: Thursday, 18th June 2026.

Fee: Entrants submitting entries on or before this date must pay an entry fee of £205 plus VAT.



Early Bird Entry Deadline: Thursday, 9th July 2026.

Fee: Entrants submitting entries after the Super Early Bird Deadline must pay an entry fee of £255 plus VAT.



Final Entry Deadline: Thursday, 23rd July 2026

Fee: Entrants submitting entries after the Early Bird Deadline must pay an entry fee of £320 plus VAT.

There are three opportunities to enter, and the earlier you enter, the bigger the savings.
Super Early Bird Entry Deadline: Thursday, 18th June 2026
Early Bird Entry Deadline: Thursday, 9th July 2026
Final Entry Deadline: Thursday, 23rd July 2026

The awards are judged by an esteemed panel of content leaders and experts. These judges are not allowed to enter the awards. Judging is a rigorous two-step process that involves pre-scoring to determine the shortlist and judging sessions where the top entries are discussed and evaluated to determine the winners.

For more information regarding the European Content Awards, please use the contact form or get in touch via +44 (0)1706 828855 or awards@dontpanicprojects.com