Submissions are being accepted for the CAUBO 2027 Quality & Productivity Awards

New this year:
An award recognizing innovation and impact at small institutions

Since 1987, CAUBO has celebrated the administrative achievements of its members through the Quality and Productivity (Q&P) Awards. We like to call them the Oscars of best practices in higher education administration!

The Q&P Awards recognize practical innovations that help universities work more effectively, make better use of resources and respond to emerging challenges. Each year, the program highlights administrative initiatives across risk management and human, financial, IT and physical resources, sharing successful practices across the sector.

If you’ve got an initiative that improved a service, addressed a risk or introduced a better way of working, we encourage you to share what changed and what others can learn from your experience.

New this year: An award recognizing innovation and impact at small institutions

This year, we are introducing the Quality and Productivity Award for Innovation and Impact at a Small Institution as one of the program’s national prizes. It recognizes an outstanding initiative developed at an institution with less than 12,000 FTE students. The award uses the same evaluation criteria and carries the same standing as the other national prizes and will be presented only in years when a submission meets the standard for a winning initiative. Small institutions remain eligible for all Q&P awards.

Looking for inspiration or wondering if your initiative qualifies? Watch our video featuring last year’s winners, review the award criteria, and submit your online application for a 2027 Q&P Award.

Applications close December 4, 2026.
Apply now or review the application procedures.

Q & P Awards– Application Procedures

CAUBO is pleased to showcase the 2026 Quality & Productivity Awards prize winners:

 

QP 2026 Winner Read more	QP 2025 Winner Read more
QP 2024 Winner Read more	QP 2023 Winner Read more	QP 2022 Winner Read more
QP 2021 Winner Read more	QP 2020 Winner Read more	QP 2019 Winner Read more
QP 2018 Winner Read more	QP 2017 Winner Read more	QP 2016 Winner Read more
QP 2015 Winner Read more	QP 2014 Winner Read more	QP 2013 Winner Read more
QP 2012 Winner Read more	QP 2011 Winner Read more	QP 2010 Winner Read more
QP 2009 Winner Read more	QP 2008 Winner Read more	QP 2007 Winner Read more
QP 2006 Winner Read more	QP 2005 Winner Read more	QP 2004 Winner Read more