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  • BWI | What is the Best Workplaces for Innovators Award and how is it different from Fast Company’s existing awards?
  • BWI | Best Workplaces for Innovators Sample Application
  • BWI | Why apply?
  • BWI | How do I write a successful BWI application?
  • BWI | Who can apply?
  • BWI | What is the entry fee?
  • BWI | When is the deadline to apply?
  • BWI | When will the finalists be announced?
  • BWI | How many companies/organizations will be included on the list of winners?
  • BWI | What is the cancellation and refund policy?

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  • BWI | When will the finalists be announced?
  • BWI | What is the Best Workplaces for Innovators Award and how is it different from Fast Company’s existing awards?
  • BWI | How are winners selected?
  • BWI | Best Workplaces for Innovators Sample Application
  • BWI | How many companies/organizations will be included on the list of winners?

BWI | Who can apply?

Companies and nonprofits of all sizes will be considered. Applicants must demonstrate exactly how they encourage innovative thinking across the entire organization, citing specific examples of internal policies and programs that have yielded meaningful and tangible results.

This is an international awards program, open to companies from around the world. We do request that entries be submitted in English.

The bar for winners is high. Applicants will be judged on real and demonstrable commitments to cultivating a workplace that encourages innovative thinking, such as team size, R&D budgets, internal education or re-skilling programs, patent applications, product pipeline, internal recognition programs, etc.

Applications for the 2025 Best Workplaces for Innovators are now closed. Click here to request a notification when applications open for 2026!
Have any questions or concerns? Email us at bwiawards@fastcompany.com

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