• The team is composed of at least two members.
• Team members have the necessary skills and experience in the field of their idea.

• The project must have a sound revenue model that sustains the startup’s operations and ensures its sustainability.
• The revenue model has to be relevant to the targeted market.

• Candidate startups must be in one of the six areas of focus that follow:
  • FinTech & Financial Inclusion
  • Education Tools & Platforms
  • Healthcare Technology
  • Sustainable Technologies Agribusinesses & Environment
  • ICT and Technology
• The solution responding to the problem extends clear social accountability and sustainability.

The problem description in the application clearly states a specific perspective or need in your current community, in addition to user base and preferably geography of the problem to solve.

Example:
Generic statement: ‘the education problem in Jordan'

Specific statement: ‘the education of children with reading difficulties in public Jordanian schools.’

The solution described in the application clearly states a specific developed platform, technology and/or process to respond to the problem.

Example: Generic statement ‘Mobile app and Website’ Specific statement ‘It is a mobile app that includes key training for the parents to perform with their kids. The app is to be customized to have guidance relative to various levels of reading difficulty.’

Clear innovation in at least one key area of business model: value, revenue, operating model.