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2019–2020 Application: Open
Deadline: December 14, 2018
(Selection decisions will be made in January 2019)

How to Apply

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To apply, submit the following documents:
1. Your resumé, including email, postal address, and
telephone contact information; and the name and
email address of an assistant or alternate contact
person
2. An organizational chart that includes names and
titles showing your position within the organization
3. A recommendation letter from your highestranking official showing the organization's support
of your participation in the program
4. A list of key competitors (in order that we may
avoid creating a cohort that would be unable to
share effectively due to competitive situations)
Mail complete package or upload to secure email
file transfer site.

Mail
Dawn Bailey
Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
Bldg. 101/A623, 100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
301.975.3074
[email protected]
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Secure E-mail File Transfer
Packages can be submitted through the NIST secure file
transfer site. Please follow directions below.
1. Submit email address to [email protected]
(https://www.nist.govmailto:[email protected]) to be
invited to use the file transfer site
2. Create an account and password and select register
3. Sign into account
4. Upload package, send to [email protected]
(https://www.nist.govmailto:[email protected]), and
check transfer is complete
5. Sign out of account
Please Note: We cannot accept documents with
personally identifiable information (i.e., information that
is not publicly available, such as social security numbers,
personal phone numbers, etc.) via regular email.

Selection Process

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Selection decisions will be based on (1) sector mix, (2)
appropriate level within the organization, (3) likelihood
to follow through, (4) diversity, and (5) no direct
competitors with participating award recipients or other
Fellows. Candidates will be notified of the decision by
January 31, 2019. Tuition payment of $28,000 is due by
February 27, 2019. The fee covers all materials, as well as
a standard hotel room and at least four meals for each
session.

KEY DATES

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2018-2019 Cohort Schedule
April 8–11, 2018
Program Kickoff
30th Annual Quest for Excellence® Conference
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
Baltimore, MD
May 30–31, 2018
Austin, TX
October 10–11, 2018
Downers Grove, IL (near Chicago)
January 9–10, 2019
Tysons Corner, VA

April 6, 2019
31st Annual Quest for Excellence® Conference
Gaylord National Harbor
National Harbor, MD (close to Washington, DC)

2019-2020 Cohort Schedule
April 7–9, 2019
Program Kickoff
31st Annual Quest for Excellence® Conference
Gaylord National Harbor
National Harbor, MD (close to Washington, DC)
June 25–26, 2019
St. Louis, MO
October 15–16, 2019
Austin, TX
January 7–8, 2020
Pentagon City, VA
March 23, 2020
32nd Annual Quest for Excellence® Conference
Gaylord National Harbor
National Harbor, MD (close to Washington, DC)

What Executive Fellows Are Saying

true payoff
Steven Schloss, United States Golf Association
__________________________________
The Fellows Program provides senior leaders the tools,
framework, relationships, and best practice sharing in a
highly interactive and thought provoking environment.
We tend to move quickly and take little time out to learn
and invest in our own growth. The one-year program
commitment will have a true payoff personally and for
my organization for the long term.

Resources
2019 Baldrige Fellows Information Packet
(https://www.nist.gov/document/baldrigefellowsinfopacket2019doc
x) Word

Journey to Excellence
(https://www.nist.gov/document/journeytoexcellencequalityprogres
sarticlepdf) PDF, originally published in ASQ’s Quality

Progress
A Crowning Achievement for Your Own Organization
(https://www.nist.gov/blogs/blogrige/crowning-achievement-yourown-organization)

Peer Learning, the Baldrige Fellows Program
(https://www.nist.gov/document/leadership-excellence-harry-hertzarticle-july-2012pdf) , by Harry Hertz, from Leadership

Excellence July 2012 PDF
Benefits for Participants

(https://www.nist.gov/document/2013baldrigefellowsbenefitsforpar
ticipantswquotespdf) PDF

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Contact
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[email protected]
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Created September 03, 2013, Updated July 19, 2018