PSCA Signature Awards 2026
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2026 SIGNATURE AWARDS ENTRY FORM

All entries must be made online - no physical entries will be accepted. You can download an application form in the downloads section below to use as a worksheet but then must copy the information into the online system. Click "create an account" to the right of your screen to begin.

General Information:

Deadline and Cost:

  • Submission Deadline: March 20, 2026
  • Fee: $175 for each entry
  • Service providers submitting on behalf of a plan sponsor client must be a PSCA member (client does not have to be a member).
  • Plan sponsors submitting on their own behalf do not have to be PSCA members.

Eligible Programs:

  • All education campaigns implemented in 2025 are eligible, even if the program will carry into the first quarter of 2026.
  • Multi-year campaigns that have been previously submitted are not eligible for this year’s competition – if there is a new component implemented in 2025 to an ongoing campaign with new objectives and results, that is fine.
  • Measurable results must be included, or the campaign cannot be properly judged.
  • No provider-only campaigns will be accepted. All entries must include a plan sponsor company.

Award Information:

  • Winners will be announced and honored at the 2026 Annual National Conference May 4-6 in St. Louis, MO.  
  • Winning campaigns will be listed on PSCA’s website and spotlighted in PSCA’s quarterly magazine, Defined Contribution Insights.
  • If you are a winner, you may be notified prior to the announcement of winners for PSCA to get images for print and online use.
  • PSCA will distribute a press release to the media on the day that the winners are announced.

Application Instructions:

  1. Complete the entry form online and submit supporting documents. All supporting documents must be in pdf format. Please do not submit this application form. We provide it to you to be able to review the information we ask for and to copy and paste from it into the online platform. IMPORTANT: system has a 1500 character limit for description boxes.

  2. Supporting documents should be in separate pdf files for easier reading. Please do not submit a collage of images.

  3. Number of U.S. employees at the plan sponsor company is required.

  4. Complete the Measuring Results Worksheet to the best of your ability.  You can measure results for your entire plan or for a specific targeted audience. If your campaign began in 2025 but is still on-going and results are not yet available, provide your best estimate of expected results, based on your needs analysis. If no results are provided, it is possible your score will be lowered.

  5. If you are submitting a campaign in more than one category, you will need to fill out the application in the online platform for each category. You can copy a submission online, so it should be easier to submit in multiple categories.

  6. Submit the entry online before you pay for it. Payment is required for each entry by credit card or by mailing a check. 

Payment Information:  Entrants may submit a check, made payable to the Plan Sponsor Council of America, or pay with a credit card.

  • If paying with a check, please make it payable to PSCA and mail it to:
    PSCA Signature Awards
    P.O. Box 34725
    Alexandria, VA 22334-0725
  • To pay with credit card please contact ARA Accounts Receivable at accountsreceivable@usaretirement.org for instructions.

 

Contact Hattie Greenan at hgreenan@usaretirement.org with any questions about this year's program.