Environmental Communications Awards Competition

Now accepting entries for 2026.

Communicating with the public at large and other constituents can be a complex and challenging issue. Communication and marketing plans must be designed to address the objectives and strategies of the campaign to reach a target audience.

The criteria for judging the Environmental Communications Awards:

Innovative approach to messaging or branding
Future value to the water engineering and science profession
Creativity and clarity in portraying and communicating the messages
Effectiveness in delivery and achieving desired outcomes
Integrated Design Approach - Narrative and visual elements work together to achieve the communication objectives.

This award is designed to recognize outstanding environmental communication efforts by industry; municipal, state and federal governments; and consulting firms to convey their important environmental messages to the public and other stakeholders.

Awards

Projects are judged by an independent panel of distinguished experts using a scoring system. Details of the scoring criteria are included in the Entry Guidelines.

Honor Awards are awarded to projects achieving a judging score within 90% of the Grand Prize winning project.

Grand Prize is awarded to the highest scoring project in each category.

How Do I Enter My Project into the EComm Competition?

Entering is easy and the submission process is done entirely online!

To upload your project, submit your project online at: https://www.aaees.org/ecomm-submissionform.

Is There a Fee to Enter the EComm Competition?

Yes. AAEES Board Certified Individuals and Members must pay a $350 entry fee; nonmembers must pay a $500 entry fee. The fee is waived for AAEES Patrons and its employees. Click here to see if your organization is an AAEES Patrons Partner.

Payment is submitted using the submission form.