Baldrige 2025 Examiner Application Now Open

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award® Board of Examiners for the 2025 award cycle.

The Examiner Application is now available online and will be open until 6:00 pm ET on February 24.

Baldrige examiners are part of an elite group of more than 300 professionals from around the United States. These experts give their time generously and enthusiastically by evaluating organizations that are applying for the Baldrige Award, the nation’s highest recognition for excellence and long-term success. 

The program accepts award applications from manufacturing, service, small business, education, health care, and nonprofit organizations; therefore, coverage and balance within these sectors are important factors in selecting examiners. Learn more about the qualifications and sector needs for the 2025 Board.

Examiners are also selected based on knowledge of the Baldrige Excellence Framework® and Award Criteria, and for industry expertise, good oral and written communication, and other attributes.

Serving as a Baldrige examiner is an opportunity for personal and professional development and growth. Examiners make a major contribution to the national effort to recognize and promote performance excellence, and they benefit from an unparalleled networking and educational experience.

Examiners will participate in virtual training focused on the Baldrige Award Criteria and their role in the Baldrige Award process. 

Learn more about the role of Baldrige examiners, and read testimonials of why others serve as Baldrige examiners.  

The application for appointment to the 2025 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners will close Monday, February 24, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. ET. Contact examappl [at] nist.gov (examappl[at]nist[dot]gov) for more information.

Apply Today!