Evaluation Conditions and Criteria

1. The nominator and the nominee (initiative owner) must be citizens or residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, should not be less than 16 years’ old
2. Nominations are accepted from individuals only, and any nominations submitted by organizations or official and non-official bodies will be excluded
3. Any person, individual or group, may nominate himself for the award
4. A nominator may nominate not more than two initiatives
5. The initiative owner (individual or group) must have excellent reputation and should fulfill the following conditions:
   a. Should not have been convicted for dishonesty or breach of faith unless he\she has been rehabilitated
   b. Should not have been a contributor to rioting, violence, complicity or incitement, or have committed any of such acts
   c. Should not have an activity that violates the applicable laws and official regulations of the government or which is harmful to the public interest
   

Nominations for voluntary initiatives are evaluated based on:

1. The positive impact on the present or expected on community
2. Sustainability
3. Excellence
4. The ability to grow

• If the initiative belongs to a group of owners, the award amount will be divided equally by the members of the group. However, KKF does not interfere in the way the award money is spent on the progress of the initiative
  
• All information submitted for the award will not be returned to their owners, even if they fail to win the award
• The evaluation committee shall make the recommendations to the Award Board for approval
• The Board of Trustees of the King Khalid Foundation has the right to withhold any winner by recommendations of the Award Board
• All nomination procedures and information provided by the initiative owners at all phases of the award are done in complete confidentiality, and the names of winners, or the results of the evaluation of the initiatives will not be disclosed until they have been approved by the Board of Trustees of the King Khalid Foundation, and then announced at a press conference
• Any applicant, at the voting stage, will be excluded if he is found to have been given unlawful votes
• King Khalid Foundation is entitled to benefit from the winning works or initiatives, with the consent of the initiative owner, and to hold the rights of the winner's name