The Applicant Support Program (ASP) Application System is coming soon!
The intent of the ASP is to make the New gTLD Program: Next Round application and evaluation processes and fees more accessible to entities that would like to operate a registry but would otherwise be unable to apply, because of financial and resource constraints.
General Information:
The following figure provides a high-level overview of the phases an ASP applicant can expect to progress through during the ASP application evaluation process.
The ASP application process consists of five main steps:
Applicant generates account in ASP Application System.
Step 1: Register.
Step 2: Access application materials.
Applicant submits application materials.
Step 3: Submit application.
ICANN org conducts general business due diligence screening and Support Applicant Review Panel (SARP) conducts evaluations.
Step 4: Evaluation process
Results communicated to applicants; qualified applicants receive access to fee reduction and other forms of support.
Step 5: Evaluation results
For more information about these steps, please refer to the ASP Handbook.