Becoming a Member

The "who" and "how" of becoming a QSTP member...

• Type of members
• Membership requirements
• How to apply

Type of members

QSTP is a home for many different types of organisation.  What they have in common is that they are involved in the development or transfer of technology.  We aim to attract:

• Multinational companies
• Existing small companies
• New start-up companies
• Research institutes
• Public-sector agencies
• Professional-services firms that serve QSTP and its tenants

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Membership requirements

Because QSTP is a science park, not a business park, we require that the majority of a tenant's activities must contribute to the advancement of technology. We especially encourage projects that collaborate with Qatar's universities and research institutes.

Examples of "contributing" activities are:

• applied research
• development and testing of products and services
• technology-related training.

We typically measure this by headcount. For example, a ten-person company at QSTP would in principle be eligible if five or more of its staff were involved in research, development or training. Training by itself would not suffice; companies must do some technology development at QSTP.

To "contribute", an activity should represent an investment by the company in its corporate technology portfolio. In other words, one-off customer projects that do not create ongoing intellectual property usually would not qualify, even if they involve solving a technological problem.

With these criteria satisfied, companies are welcome to trade commercially from QSTP.

For examples of how other companies have met QSTP's membership requirements, please see our case studies.

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How to apply

QSTP warmly welcomes membership enquiries.  To apply:

1. Please send a brief description of the company you are considering establishing at QSTP, and an outline of the activities it would undertake, to info@qstp.org.qa
2. QSTP will make a preliminary assessment within one week and, if appropriate, provide a commercial offering for appropriate premises
3. The applicant prepares a full membership application document
4. If accepted, the applicant then (i) submits documentation to create its legal entity and (ii) completes a lease agreement.

If you are seeking investment from QSTP you should first apply to the investment funds before commencing the above process.

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