Frequently asked questions

What are the Scope Awards? 

The Scope Awards celebrate the people and organisations who are working to end disability inequality.  

We want to hear from individuals, groups and organisations. Anyone who is working to create an equal future for disabled people. We want to share your stories. To amplify disabled voices and build a movement of change. 

When did the Scope Awards open for nominations? 

 Nominations for the 2025 Scope Awards were open between Tuesday 17 September and Tuesday 19 November. 

When will the 2026 Scope Awards open for nominations?

Nominations for the 2026 Scope Awards will open in Summer 2025. 

Who can enter the Awards? 

Anyone can submit a nomination. We want to hear from equality champions who are paving the way. You can nominate yourself, a friend, a family member or an organisation – anyone who is working to end disability inequality. The following categories are open to disabled nominees only: 

• Celebrity Role Model 
• Journalist 
• Social Media Influencer 

Who won the Scope Awards 2024? 

You can see the winners in each category here. 

How are you making sure the Awards are inclusive?

We are committed to prioritising and championing the diversity of the disabled community.

Some steps we have taken are:

• Including diversity and inclusion as one of our core shortlisting and judging criteria.
• Prioritising the diversity of our shortlisting panels and judging panels.
• Being clear about our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the guidance we give to the panel and judges.
• Supporting more people to make nominations. This includes publishing the judging criteria, providing examples and guidance and offering email and telephone support.
• Ensuring our judges are offered payment for their work.

How are you making sure the Awards ceremony is accessible?

The Scope Awards were launched in 2022 and co-designed with disabled people. This group advised us on accessibility. 

The insight from the pilot event helped to inform this year’s plans. And ensure that the venue and livestream are as accessible as possible. 

Invited guests will be asked for their specific accessibility requirements and we will ensure that we provide these. 

There will be live captioning and a BSL interpreter throughout the awards ceremony. The livestream video content will be audio described. 

How are the winners chosen? 

Each category is shortlisted by an internal panel.

The winners are chosen from the shortlist by an independent judging panel with a range of expertise in different areas. 

The shortlisting and judging panels both review the nominations against the judging criteria outlined in the nomination form. For more information about criteria, please visit the how to enter page. 

Who is on the judging panel? 

We have an independent panel of disabled judges from a range of industries and with varied experiences. 

Information about all our 2025 judges can be found on the Judges page.