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The Working Group has determined, at this time, that best possible process to provide support for such applications is to be done through a confidential process that is parallel to, and not a replacement of, the ICANN Applicant Guidebook. Thus, even after the Guidebook is formally approved, this WG can continue its work to refine those components of its mandate which remain unresolved.

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1. Financial need of the applicant (primary and mandatory) if applying for financial support and/or technical need of the applicant if applying for technical support
2. Applications Applications must serve the public interest. Applicants are required to prove this service by highlighting the anticipated social relevance of the gTLD, for instance by increasing skills; investment in the skills base of a target community; fostering gender balance and presence of minorities; positive contribution to regional or national economies; or meeting a need currently unmet by existing gTLDs etc. The Application's public service and social relevance must be associated with at least one of the following categories of the Milestone Report, being:

• A Community based application such as cultural, linguistic and ethnic;
• From an Applicant who is a non-governmental, civil society or not-for-profit organization;
• From an Applicant located in an emerging market or nation;
• A language whose presence on the web is limited; 
• From a local entrepreneur (only if coupled with at least one other criteria in this section), in those geographic areas where market constraints make normal business operations more difficult; and 
• From a Developing Country Governmental or para-statal applicant.3. Applicants give a self-declaration that they are eligible to receive support

WORDING TO COME

1. Corporate structure of the applicant
2. The need of the community to be served by the proposed TLD
3. Existing levels of service in the script of the proposed TLD string (in the case of IDNs)
4. Location of the applicant, the TLD registry and/or the primary stakeholders in a lesser developed country

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• Demonstrate financial need (as determined in 3.1) as well as a sustainability plan
• Demonstrate need by and service to a community (as determined by 3.3 or 3.4 or 3.5)
• Certify that its corporate structure is not ineligible according to 3.2c2 

• OR (CINTRA'S SUGGESTION)Need+ Public interest associated with (at least one or two) of the 6 categories+ declaration that they are not ineligible for support (under the conditions described in 3.3) 

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