A variety of support resources are available to gTLD applicants.  Financial assistance will be available to a limited number of eligible applicants.

To request financial assistance, applicants must submit a separate financial assistance application in addition to the gTLD application form. To be eligible for consideration, all financial assistance applications must be received by 23:59 UTC 12 April 2012. Financial assistance applications will be evaluated and scored against pre-established criteria. Details and instructions for the financial assistance application process will be available on ICANN’s website.    

In addition, ICANN maintains a webpage as an informational resource for applicants seeking assistance, and organizations offering support.

See http://newgtlds.icann.org/applicants/candidate-support for details on these resources.