Evaluation Conditions and Criteria

1. Any initiative taken by individuals or groups of citizens or residents may be nominated for the award, provided the age of initiative holder shall not be less than 16 years
2. The nominating person, or the nominee (initiative holder) must be a citizen or resident of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, of a minimum age of 16 years
3. Nominations will be accepted from individuals only, and any nominations submitted by official or non-official organizations or departments will be excluded
4. Any person, individual or group, may nominate himself for the award
5. A nominator may nominate not more than two initiatives
6. The initiative holder (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 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 businesses or voluntary initiatives are evaluated based on:

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

• If the initiative belongs to a group of holders, 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 holders, 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 holders at all stages 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 holder, and to hold the rights of the winner's name