Applicant Support Directory
Pro Bono Services for gTLD Startup Registries
Through the Applicant Support Directory ICANN seeks to facilitate cooperation among those new gTLD applicants from developing economies seeking help in order to participate in the New gTLD Program, and those entities willing and able to provide assistance.
There are two lists below:
- New gTLD applicants seeking assistance in meeting the requirements of the new gTLD Program, as specified in the Applicant Guidebook. View this list
- Organizations interested in assisting applicants with pro bono work, in-kind support, or grants. View this list
If you would like to be included on the lists either as an applicant seeking assistance or an organization offering assistance, below are the forms to enroll:
Applicant seeking pro bono assistance
Provider of pro bono assistance
Requests for updates or removal from this directory should be sent via e-mail to candidate-support@icann.org. Please check our FAQ for details about this process and if you would like more information about this directory.
Important
- The lists below are displayed in alphabetical order by company name.
- This page is not intended to market third-party consulting services nor future new gTLD applicants or extensions.
- The lists of participants are composed through a self-electing process and are not validated nor endorsed by ICANN.
- ICANN provides no warranties and takes no responsibility for the quality, legitimacy, or connection between the parties.
- This directory is provided as a courtesy by ICANN for informational purposes only. ICANN does not control the content or third party site links in any listing and does not endorse or support any organization listed. Listing information may not be current or up to date.
- Please read and be aware of the Terms and Conditions of Use that apply to any access or use of the Applicant Support Site. The Terms and Conditions of Use can be found at the end of each submission form.
- We encourage all users to exercise care when dealing with any listed organization.
- See Directory Notice.
New gTLD Candidates Seeking Support
For a list of Organizations Offering Support, go here.
| Name of Organization | Contact Name | Country | Kind Of Assistance | Directory Reference ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| www.africhosting.com | Ibra Sylla | Senegal | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | S13 | |
| Ali Baba GmbH | Tuncay Köroglu | Germany | Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility | 700 | |
| Comune di Napoli | Marco Esposito | Italy | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Legal and Filing Support;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | S18 | |
| designbank.org | Aspasia Sagiotis | Australia | Application Writing and Processing;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services; | S21 | |
| dot ZAC | Katlego Nyembe | South Africa | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Legal and Filing Support;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | S14 | |
| Hero Exports | Naveen Munjal | India | Application Writing and Processing;Other;New ".names" registration | S23 | |
| ICT Management Services Ltd | Richard Paverd | British Virgin Islands | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Registry Back-end Services;DNS Services;IDN Implementation Support | 131 | |
| Internetixxx D.B.A Eggspiration | Marvin Estill | USA | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services; DNSSEC Consulting; IDN Implementation Support; Translations; Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | S22 | |
| Kaya Digital | Anand Jain | India | Technical Help;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;DNS Services | 142 | |
| Leaf CS | Rajinikumar A | India | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Financial Assistance | S25 | |
| Lewis and Roca LLP on behalf of certain sovereign nations of indigenous peoples of the Southwestern U.S. | Anne Aikman-Scalese | United States | Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations | 158 | |
| Mobily | Fahad Alsuwais | Saudi Arabia | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;DNS Services;IDN Implementation Support;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | S17 | |
| MPROOMS | Adrienne McAdory | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support | 145 | ||
| Mynext Mail (Pty) Ltd | Madoda Khuzwayo | South Africa | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | S16 | |
| New Technology & Services Pty Ltd | Sooriya Bandara | Australia | Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services; | S15 | |
| Nyu Level | Charles Mauppa | Canada | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Other;Financial Support | 631 | |
| NV Consulting | Victor Ndonnang | Cameroon | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Regist | 856 | |
| OCEANOA | Frederick Harris | Other | Technical Help;Application Writing and Processing;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;DNS Services;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Other;Fund Raising | 541 | |
| Scion IT Solutions | Inderpal Singh | India | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations | 231 | |
| secureZEN India | Fedrick Joseph | India | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations | 113 | |
| Senegal Armement S. A | Abibou Diallo | Senegal | Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | S19 | |
| Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. | Shreyans Dholakia | India | Technical Help;Consulting;Application for NEW TLD | S26 | |
| StoneBaum | Fernando Guerrero | Ecuador | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations | 114 | |
| Sunar | Inga Bemman | USA | Consulting;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | S24 | |
| Top Local | Malcolm Goldsmith | South Africa | Technical Help;Consulting;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations | 794 | |
| World Wide Web Advertising Standards Board Inc. | Aaron Pace | United States | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;IDN Implementation Support;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Other;Financial Assistance | S20 |
Organizations Offering Support
For a list of New gTLD Candidates Seeking Support, go here.
| Name of Organization | Contact Name | Country | Kind Of Assistance | Directory Reference ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFNIC | Fabien BETREMIEUX | France, Metropolitan | Technical Help;Application Writing and Processing;Registry Back-end Services; | O15 | |
| Association UNINET | Iliya Bazlyankov | Bulgaria | IDN Implementation Support | 730 | |
| Bar Consulting Group, LLC | Ron Bar | United States | Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;DNSSEC Consulting;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | 922 | |
| CloudNames | Rolf Larsen | Norway | Technical Help;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Other;.Brand specialist | 692 | |
| Dot Advice Ltd | Phil Buckingham | United Kingdom | Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;DNS Services;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Other;Business Modelling/Financials/ Investment | 921 | |
| DotAsia (.Asia) Organization | Yannis Li | Hong Kong | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | O17 | |
| DotTBA | Christa Taylor | Canada | Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Other;Financial Analysis | O18 | |
| DOTZON GmbH | Katrin Ohlmer | Germany | Consulting;Application Writing and Processing | 211 | |
| EnCirca, Inc | Thomas Barrett | United States | Technical Help;Consulting;DNS Services;Other;White Label Registrar Platform | O21 | |
| iCall Corporation | John Nino Eslit | Philippines | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | O20 | |
| Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) | Norm Ritchie | United States | Technical Help;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting | 923 | |
| MaxMD | Paul Williams | United States | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Registry Back-end Services;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support | 329 | |
| NantipodeS | Jean Pierre CORNU | France | Consulting; | O16 | |
| Net-Chinese Co., Ltd | David Lu | Chinese Taipei | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Logistical Assistance;Legal and Filing Support;Registry Back-end Services;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Other;Full Consulting Service in Applying Process | 711 | |
| Provident Link Pty Ltd | Tegan DeClark | Australia | Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Other;General Education about the gTLD program | 125 | |
| Rodenbaugh Law | Mike Rodenbaugh | United States | Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Legal and Filing Support | 786 | |
| Sedari | Dr Liz Williams | Belgium | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations; | O19 | |
| TLDians | I A Shah | Pakistan | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Registry Back-end Services;Infrastructure for Providing IPv6 Compatibility;DNS Services;DNSSEC Consulting;IDN Implementation Support;Translations;Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing and operations;Other;Special Support for Least/Under Developed Economies | 573 | |
| Vladimir Consulting Ltd. | Vladimir Shadrunov | United Kingdom | Technical Help;Consulting;Application Writing and Processing;Legal and Filing Support;IDN Implementation Support | 141 |