1. not given or granted as a prize, honor, or recognition

Examples

• The scholarship remained unawarded due to lack of qualified applicants.
• Several contracts went unawarded after the bidding process was cancelled.
• The prize money sits unawarded while the committee reviews the entries.
• Many patents remain unawarded pending further review.
• The medal went unawarded that year because no athlete met the qualifying standards.
• The grant proposal was left unawarded after budget cuts were announced.