Any webmaster, at some point, will be looking for recognition. There are some truly excellent Award Programs, but there are also awards of a giveaway nature, which you only get by applying. Such awards programs are not there to evaluate your work and judge you, but only (!) to use an award as a pretext for swapping links. In this list, we will only bring to your attention serious Awards Programs, evaluators of which have a commitment to their job and the awards really must be earned. The awards are listed in alphabetical order on one page.
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	ATGP Award - The ATGP Award for Excellent Genealogy was established early 2005 and is one of the very few rated award programs based on the theme "Genealogy". This Award Program honors websites with genealogical and resource value. Sites that rise above others in both graphics and genealogical information and that are well designed can be nominated for this award. There are three levels of excellence: Gold, Silver and Bronze. All winners of the Gold award are eligible for "Site of the Year" consideration. Main goal of the award program is to stimulate and award all the work applicants put in their genealogy and in building a website that's worthy to present that work. • Top •
	Award of Paradise - Award of Paradise Award Program was created on the 23rd of May 2012, to reward the hard work of webmasters, who have spent a great deal of time on their websites and show great design. We evaluate following web pages: Animal sides generally, nature, diagram, hobby, art, photography, fantasy, poser, etc.• Top •
	Becky K's Awards Program - This program is designed to reward sites which show honesty and integrity in their content, design, and over all appearance. The sites which are given awards from this program reflect sites which adhere to all Internet rules of morality and safety.• Top •
	CLL Website Awards - intended for educational, personal, non -commercial (small-business of a couple of persons or a family may apply) or service sites. I'm giving priority to educational sites and sites with Internet-related services. The purpose of this award is, for my part, distribute encouragement to good mission and knowledge in Internet and Award communities by rewarding excellent web sites with an award.• Top •
	Class Tribute Awards - Class Tribute Awards is dedicated to providing a worthy award program whose primary focus is to honor and recognize hard work and excellence. These are not "give away" awards, and must be earned by website owners who have met the criteria set forth within this award program. • Top •
	CSB Award Program - The purpose is to reward Webmaster for the hard work to make the web useful, and a place where anyone can navigate. A site must be a mix of useful content, original design and good structure. This is not easy to do, but you donation have to be a web professional to accomplish this. • Top •
	Digital Glow - Seeking outstandingly and tastefully designed websites, which display excellece and originality in all aspects of layout. Offering Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards. • Top •
	Delightful Designing Award Program - A prestigious award program awarding Personal, Business and Non-Profit web sites. Offering an Elite Design award for only the highest quality sites. • Top •
	Green Light Award - The Green Light Award is given to web sites of exceptional merit dealing with trains or their model variants. It is weighted to website design and has a separate winners page that lists the winners. This AP opened in July of 2005 and in January of 2012 began to offer four levels of achievement.• Top •
	Featured Site Award - To identify those web sites which offer information on ancient cultures and stimulate thought in a progessive manner. • Top •
	Firestarter Awards - Was established  to award Excellence in Web Page Design. There are 3 award levels, Gold, Silver and Bronze and our coveted Site Of the Year Award. There is also a special award for excellent art related sites. • Top •
	Heart and Soul Web Awards - The purpose behind this program is to give all those who have put their heart and soul into their personal web sites a place to come to apply for an award that also does the same. Hence the title 'Heart and Soul Web Awards'. There are many who put 110% into building their web site, which is to me, their heart and soul. For you take your work seriously and strive for excellence.• Top •
	Helping Hands Awards - is dedicated to providing a worthy awards program who's primary focus is to honor and recognize hard work and excellence. This is not a "give away" award, and must be earned by website owners who have met the criteria set forth within this awards program. Offering Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit awards for winners. Also, a Site of the Year award (SOTY).• Top •
	Hugs R Us peace Award - 4 levels of awards are offered to sites who show skill in content, design, navigation and creativity. Rated with Award Sites. Also offer a non-rated award to sites about mental health. • Top •
	Lorelei web awards - Offering Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit levels for web sites with original design, easy navigation, consistent layout, interesting content and meeting W3C compliancy levels using online validation. Current rating 3.5 by Award Sites!. • Top •
	Nautical Awards Program - The Nautical Awards Program was established October 1, 2003 to recognize the accomplishments of webpersons that exhibit artistic talent, esthetic content, innovation, design, and overall value for the betterment of the internet community. The Nautical Awards Program wishes to honor the hard work, dedication, and creativity of those webpersons that make the World Wide Web a pleasure to visit. • Top •
	Reptilien Award - Issues four levels . . . Excellence, Gold, Silver and Bronze to beautiful and informative reptile related sites, general animal sides, hobby, fantasy, nature, diagram, culture, art, history. Review includes content, design, navigation, and layout. Also, presented is the SOTY award.• Top •
	Penmarric Rexellent Site Award - 4 levels of awards are offered to sites who show skill in content, design, navigation and creativity. Rated with Award Sites. Also offer non-rated awards to sites that promote a spay/neuter program, include content for kids, and a Whimsy award to sites that the webmistress enjoys.• Top •
	The Private Detective Web Award Program was established to promote quality websites that offer useful experiences to their visitors. There are three types of awards available which are given based on an evaluation points system. This is not a "free" award program as they must be earned. • Top •
	Timelines Awardprogram - The main purpose of Timelines Award program is, to honor webmasters who present new thoughts and new aspects of possibilities - to manage life in the coming decades. The presentation should be in an excellent way. Awardprogram honors: Innovative content, thoughts Innovative design, Innovative art - and excellence in presentation and design. Current rating 3.5 by Award Sites!• Top •
	VSDA Web Awards - The VSDA purpose is to identify and extend our tribute through our web awards to exceptional website designers. We are predominantly a web design award program and as such are looking at the DESIGN of your website from a visual and technical perspective. • Top •