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Is Solution Partner designation and Specialisation mandatory to participate in Solution Area Awards or can ISVs participate in Industry Specific Awards, Social Impact Awards and Country/Region Partner of the Year without solution partner designation.
- AlexaDespenas
Microsoft
Hi there, please refer to specific award eligibility requirements for the best answer here, as eligibility requirements differ per award. Some may require either a Solutions Partner designation or participation in ISV GTM programs.
- JillArmourMicrosoft
Community Manager
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Hi I have not yet received any answer for the question of joint nomination so far. Thank you.
- AlexaDespenas
Hi Keiko, I replied to your initial question on this below.
- JillArmourMicrosoft
Thank you for your question and your patience, AlexaDespenas will get a response for you when she is able.
Hi JillArmourMicrosoft can I know what portal should be used for submission?
- JillArmourMicrosoft
Yes you can! 🤩
Could you kindly provide any clarification for guidance on joint nomination? Thank you.
- AlexaDespenas
Hi Keiko, joint nominations are allowed. If two organizations collaborate on a submission for their joint solution, and that nomination is designated as a winner, both will receive recognition. If you have additional questions, please feel free to email us at potyasup@microsoft.com.
Hi JillArmourMicrosoft is there a deadline date/time for submission?
- JillArmourMicrosoft
Hello Abigail_h1 deadline is July 18, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. Pacific time, you can refer to the Rules and regulations doc
For eligibility requirements, some of the awards are drafted in a way that we have to make assumptions. If the award owners could go take a look and see if "and/or" and indentations should be added to add clarity, that would be so helpful. One example is Sustainability. We ASSUME we don't have to qualify for all three of the last three bullets (Services, ISV, OEM) but it's not explicitly articulated that it's one of the three.
hi JillArmourMicrosoft and AlexaDespenas, thanks so much for your help with our questions! Is this one still in the queue?
- AlexaDespenas
Hi there, thank you for the feedback. If there are questions on specific awards, and/or the formatting of the guidelines, please send us a mail so we can further assist!
potyasup@microsoft.com
What is the rationale behind the shortened submission window? From now until July 18 is less than two months, includes two US holidays (Memorial Day and Independence Day), and takes place over summer break from school. Christmas break might be the only time period worse than the beginning of summer to gather input and consult with internal stakeholders in order to create meaningful submissions.
- AlexaDespenas
Hi there, we made adjustments to the program timing so we could better align to Microsoft Ignite, which is now when our winners are celebrated, and announced shortly before. Given the shortened nomination window, we provided program assets a month in advance to allow partners to prepare submissions before the nomination window officially opens.
Will partners be able to apply for the regional awards across all categories, and through the same tool & process? For example, if a partner from Germany applies for Global ISV in the Partner Innovation Awards category on a global level, will there be an equal award on the Germany level that they can also 'tick'?
Thanks- AlexaDespenas
Hi Iva, within the nomination tool, category nominations can be tagged to a country or region which submits the nomination for both the category award and the respective country or region award(s).
Thanks. Just double-checking: They, for example, apply for Telco (global level) AND Telco (regional/ country level), and they can do both; don't have to choose, right?
Now, if they want to also apply for the Country Partner of the Year Award, with basically the same story, and maybe a a couple of extra mini-case studies, would you advise that or the above goes straight into the Country Partner Award contest?
Could you provide a clarification of rules and guidance for joint nomination? Thank you.
