Baldrige Award Process Fees

The following fees for the 2013 award cycle were set in order to recover costs associated with administering the award process and to reduce the annual financial commitment needed from the Baldrige Foundation. Previously, federal funding covered the majority of costs for the award process. Additional information on the fee changes can be found in this Baldrige News item.

	2013 Fees ($)
Award Category	Eligibility Certification (nonrefundable)	Application*	Supplemental Section**	Site Visit***
Manufacturing & service	360	18,000	2,000	50,000–60,000
Small business		9,600	1,000	30,000–35,000
Education (nonprofit)
K–12		4,200	250	13,600
Higher education		9,600	1,000	30,000–35,000
Education (for-profit) Health care Nonprofit
>500 faculty/staff		18,000	2,000	50,000–60,000
≤500 faculty/staff		9,600	1,000	30,000–35,000

 
**Not applicable for most organizations. See question 9 in the Eligibility Certification Form (MS-Word).

***Paid only by applicants receiving site visits. The amount depends on the number of sites, the number of examiners assigned, the duration of the visit, and other factors. The fee is due to ASQ two weeks after the site visit.