Take a brief look at the FAA's requirements for confirming arbitration awards, as applicable in federal court for domestic awards not falling under Chapter Two. Your application to confirm must be made within oneyear of the date on which the "award was made.At any time within one year after the award is made any party to the arbitration may apply to the court so specified for an order confirming the award. A party seeking to confirm an arbitration award in Pennsylvania state court must file a petition or motion to confirm (see Pennsylvania. To confirm an arbitration award under the FAA or the Connecticut arbitration law, a party must file an application seeking judicial confirmation of the award. The CIACA does not include procedures for judicial confirmation of arbitral awards. (1) Submission of Proposed Award.