22nd Cycle · 2026

Emirates Women Award

The Emirates Women Subgroup invites women leaders who have excelled in their fields, from both emirates and residents, to participate in the 22nd cycle of the Emirates Women Award 2026.

Opening DateTBA

Submission DeadlineTBA

Award Ceremony2027

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About

The Emirates Women Award was launched in 2003 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The Emirates Women Subgroup of Dubai Quality Group is organizing the Emirates Women Award 2025 to recognize and empower women in the UAE.

The Emirates Women Subgroup invites women leaders who have excelled in their fields, from both emirates and residents, to participate in the 22nd cycle of the Emirates Women Award 2026.

The award accepts submissions from corporate entities and individuals who have excelled in their fields.

Objectives

To recognize, motivate and empower UAE professionals and Businesswomen.

To identify and publicize UAE women achievements and contributions to the economy and welfare of the UAE community.

To record the significant role played by women in the achievement of UAE leadership vision and the country’s strategic priorities in sustainability and continued progress.

To establish healthy competition among successful women in business and professional fields.

Benefits

Professional recognition at the annual DQG Awards Ceremony.

An independent assessment of your submission by a jury of experts and certified assessors.

Visibility for winners across DQG and media partner channels.

Networking with women leaders and organisations across the UAE.

Award Categories

Submission Steps

01Click on the Register Now at the top of the page to register in the award.

02Download the Award Model and read it carefully to learn the terms and conditions for participation and to select the category suited to your professional experience.

03The submission file including evidence shouldn’t exceed (15MB)

04Click on "Submit Here" to submit your submission file in PPT or PDF format.

05If the submission file size exceeds the limit due to audio/visual materials, please upload the materials in the submission file as an open shared link using Google Drive or Dropbox.

06Complete the payment of the submission fee online for individuals or via bank transfer for corporate.

* The applicant must be a UAE national or hold a valid UAE residence permit.

* For the applicants, the business location must be in the UAE, and for the corporates, it must be legally registered and based in the UAE.

Award Documents

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SubmissionsSoon

Assessment

An award committee/Jury composed of experts supervises the outcomes of the assessment process. Under the Jury committee, teams of expert assessors are formed to assess each category. The assessment process runs in four stages:

01Screen all application files for each award category by the assessors’ team.

02Selecting the shortlisted for interviews.

03Online Interview with Applicants — shortlisted applicants are interviewed online by the assessors’ team.

04Present the Scoring — the scores are presented to the Award Jury to revise the results and confirm the winner of each category.