APM Education and Research Awards 2026
The APM Education and Research Awards aim to recognise and celebrate achievement in the early careers, and academic area of the project profession. With a wide range of categories, the Awards showcase the best new talent, acknowledge the contribution of academics, and recognise excellence in research outputs.
Entries for the 2026 APM Education and Research Awards open on 11 November 2026. Categories and category criteria will also be available at this time. The Awards ceremony will take place at a special ceremony during the APM Conference Networking Dinner at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester. View last year's winners
Judges recruitment
We are currently recruiting judges for the 2026 Education and Research Awards. If you meet the criteria below, we’d love to hear from you. Judging is a great way to give something back to the profession whilst also contributing to your own professional development.
To be eligible to apply, you must:
✔ Be a current APM Full Member, Honorary Fellow, or Chartered Project Professional
✔ AND work full-time as either a project management academic, or practitioner
✔ AND have at least five years’ experience in the project profession
… OR be a winner of a category in the last two Education and Research Awards (2024 and 2025)
Judges recruitment closes 11 December 2025.
