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Key Dates for Foundation Awards

Deadline: Nominations must be received by September 30th each year to be eligible for consideration.

Nomination Window Opens
Submission Deadline
Award Committee Reviews Nominations
Committee Convenes
Award Recipients Notified
Recipients Announced
Awards Ceremony

April 15
September 30
October

October
November
December
April

See U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire, recipient of the 2020 Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence in Government, discuss the impact of Baldrige and the value of the Foundation awards.

Nominate Someone for an Award

The Foundation has a single nomination form for all of the awards, in addition to a 1200-word nominating essay and a biography or curriculum vitae of the nominee. The awards packet contains explanations of all the awards and the one-page nomination form. The nominating form is a form-fill pdf. Please fill it out, save it to your computer, and send it by email or post, along with the nominating essay and a biography or curriculum vitae.

Mail or e-mail the submission to the following:

Leadership Awards Administrator
Baldrige Foundation
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1025
Washington, D.C. 20006

E-Mail: awards@baldrigefoundation.org

For more information, contact the Baldrige Foundation Awards Administrator at awards@baldrigefoundation.org.

About the Foundation Awards

We are Building a Legacy of Excellence

Help us provide inspiration to the thousands of organizations in manufacturing, health care, education, communities, and government that are using the Baldrige Framework to create jobs and strengthen the economy, increase the quality and access to health care, and improve K-12 and higher education as we navigate these challenging times.

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