TERMS & CONDITIONS 

CRN Channel Awards Australia 2026 - Entry Terms and Conditions


  1. All products, initiatives and services must have been new or enhanced in Australia or New Zealand in 2025.

  2. It is FREE to enter the CRN Channel Awards Australia 2026, and winners will be announced on 17 September 2026.

  3. Companies shortlisted as finalists are strongly encouraged to book a table at the Awards night to celebrate their success.

  4. Companies entering must have been trading in ANZ for at least 12 months prior to the entry deadline.

  5. Projects/programmes/initiatives must have taken place in 2025 and MUST be ANZ-based.

  6. You may enter one or more categories but MUST stick to the 1,000-word count . PDF and/or video entries are strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Please consider the judges when compiling your entry—avoid large blocks of text.

  7. ONE entry per category ONLY . If a company enters the same category with different business units, it will not be counted.

  8. All submitted material will remain strictly confidential to the judging panel.

  9. Descriptions of submissions from winners and finalists may be published in connection with the Awards. Entrants may mark sensitive parts of their entry as ‘ not for publication ’, such as budget figures or financial results.

  10. The judges reserve the right to move entries to different categories if appropriate.

  11. The judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry that does not meet the expected standard.

  12. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into before or after judging.

  13. The Channel Company is not liable for any costs incurred by applicants during the evaluation and judging process.

  14. CRN reserves the right to withdraw categories if they are not sufficiently entered.

  15. Entries must be submitted via the online submission system . Other formats will not be accepted.

  16. Shortlisted companies will be notified in advance of the awards presentation.

  17. Winners and judges’ commendations will be announced on Awards day . Under no circumstances will results be disclosed beforehand.

  18. No entry will be judged by someone from the same peer group: A distributor will not judge another distributor. A reseller will not judge another reseller. A vendor will not judge another vendor.

  19. CRN is not obliged to provide feedback on entries that do not make the shortlist or win an award.

  20. Please stick to the deadline – it ensures judges have enough time to review entries and CRN can prepare all necessary materials.


All entries must be received by the closing date: 29 May 2026, 5:00 pm.