Applicant Support Program

An ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN program that helps qualified applicants (glossary)applicant An organization that has applied to ICANN to run a new gTLD. Full definition of applicant with limited resources apply for a new gTLD (glossary)new gTLD A generic top-level domain added to the internet through ICANN's New gTLD Program. Full definition of new gTLD. Support can include lower evaluation fees, help from advisers and bid credits in ICANN auctions (glossary)auction of last resort An ICANN-run auction that settles competing applications for the same gTLD. Full definition of auction of last resort. Qualifying for support does not mean the gTLD (glossary)gTLD generic top-level domain A top-level domain not tied to a country, run under ICANN contracts. Full definition of gTLD application itself is approved.