Judging That's
Fair and Auditable
Stop wrestling with spreadsheets and manual score tallying. AwardKit gives you structured scoring with weighted criteria, configurable review rounds, and transparent results your stakeholders trust.
Choose Your Evaluation Method
Different programs need different approaches. AwardKit supports both detailed rubric scoring and fast shortlist voting, so you pick the method that fits each round of your judging process.
Rubric Scoring
Depth and detail
Define weighted criteria like Innovation (30%), Execution (25%), Impact (25%), and Presentation (20%). Judges score each criterion on a customizable scale, and weights ensure every dimension contributes fairly to the final result.
Percentage-based weighted criteria
Different criteria per award category
Optional written feedback from judges
Top Picks Voting
Speed and scale
Judges pick and rank their top N entries. Points are assigned by rank position and tallied automatically. Ideal for preliminary screening rounds or programs with hundreds of entries where detailed rubric scoring would be impractical.
Shortlist and rank in minutes, not days
Supports public and community voting
Automatic point calculation from rankings
Categories Keep Everything Organized
Create the categories your program needs. Entrants self-select during submission, so entries arrive pre-sorted with no manual work.
Flexible Categories
You define the structure
Create categories that match your program. Best Marketing Campaign, Innovation Award, Rising Star, or anything else. Each category has its own judging criteria and dedicated judge panel.
Examples
Best Marketing Campaign, Innovation Award, Rising Star, Sustainability Champion
Entrants Self-Select
During submission
Entrants choose the categories that fit their work during entry. One category or several. Entries arrive pre-sorted into the right groups with no manual organizing.
How it works
Entrants select categories at entry time. Each category gets its own rankings and results.
Expert Judge Panels
Assign judges based on expertise, manage workload distribution, and organize evaluation panels for programs of any size.
All Entries
Every judge reviews every entry. The simplest setup, ideal for smaller programs where you want comprehensive evaluation of every entry.
By Category
Assign judges to specific award categories. Marketing experts review the Marketing category, design professionals review the Design category.
Review Panels
Organize judges and entries into separate review panels. Track progress per panel from one dashboard, then consolidate results.
Auditable Results You Can Trust
Scores update in real time as judges submit evaluations. Rankings calculate automatically across all award categories. When it's time to announce winners, everything is ready.
Real-time calculation
No manual tallying. Weighted averages and rank-based points compute automatically as judges submit evaluations.
Private until you announce
Results stay visible only to program administrators. You control when to reveal them to entrants, judges, or the public.
One-click winner assignment
Assign winners to ranked awards or named prizes directly from the results page. Monetary and non-monetary prizes supported.
CSV export
Export complete results with scores, rankings, and judge assignments. Share with stakeholders, sponsors, and your board.
Why program managers trust AwardKit results
Most award programs cobble together spreadsheets and email threads for judging. It works until it doesn't: formulas break, judges submit scores in the wrong format, and someone spends days reconciling data before the announcement.
AwardKit replaces all of that. Judges score through a clean interface on any device, results calculate in real time, and you just pick winners. Every score is tracked and auditable.
Ready for Judging That Just Works?
Set up your criteria, invite judges, and let AwardKit handle the scoring. Focus on running a great program, not wrestling with spreadsheets.
No demo required. 14-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.