The evaluation fee is estimated at US$185,000.
Applicants will be required to pay a US$5,000 deposit
fee per requested application slot when registering. The
US$5,000 will be credited against the evaluation fee
> Are there any additional costs I should be aware of in
applying for a new gTLD?
Yes. Applicants may be required to pay additional fees
in certain cases where specialized process steps are
applicable, and should expect to account for their own
business startup costs. See Section 1.5.2 of the Applicant
Guidebook.
If you withdraw after the 1st phase of the application (application submitted and all applicants are visibile for that TLD) then you are entitled to 70% refund, the second phase (once all eligible applicants have withstood the examination process and survived contention) 30%, when the bidding starts - nada.
> How much is the evaluation fee?
The evaluation fee is estimated at US$185,000. Applicants will be required to pay a US$5,000 deposit fee per requested application slot when registering. The US$5,000 will be credited against the evaluation fee
> Are there any additional costs I should be aware of in applying for a new gTLD?
Yes. Applicants may be required to pay additional fees in certain cases where specialized process steps are applicable, and should expect to account for their own business startup costs. See Section 1.5.2 of the Applicant Guidebook.
And the guidebook (http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-30may11-e...) mentions a number of different fees.