- Arab nationals residing in Arab countries.
- The projects or ideas submitted must be in areas of technology in service to the community.
- The competition does not stipulate holding a particular scientific degree (i.e. open to all citizens).
- Participants should apply in teams including 2 to 5 persons per team, whom at least two thirds are of Arab nationality and Residing in the Arab World.
- Teams should include or acquire members with Professional technical and management expertise.
- Business plans should be for Companies to be established or already running (start-up phase) in the Arab world and most of Research & Development activities should have been done or planned to be done in Arab countries.
- Innovations, Researches results, Prototypes and Projects within the business plans should already passed the R&D stage, financially feasible with attractive returns to investors, have potential market regionally and/or worldwide and proposals should be clear for investors.
- The proposed business plan should not be in violation of any intellectual property rights.
- Teams or team members that have received any form of venture capital, Angel funds or investors financing for their business plan should be mentioned clearly.
- The winning teams’ leaders should be fluent in English.
- If there are mixed teams the team country will be as the coordinator nationality.
- The executive summary is mandatory before the registration close.