Gwahoddir darpar ymgeiswyr i gynhadledd cyn-tendro ym mis Medi, a gwahoddir ceisiadau pendant erbyn mis Tachwedd. Y Prif Weinidog fydd yn dethol, ar sail cyngor panel o arbenigwyr dan gadeiryddiaeth unigolyn annibynnol profiadol sy’n aelod o Fwrdd melin drafod neu sefydliad ymchwil blaenllaw, neu’n meddu ar brofiad cyfatebol.
Potential applicants will be invited to a pre-tender conference in September, with firm applications invited by November.  The selection will be made by the First Minister on the advice of an expert panel chaired by a senior independent individual with Board level or similar experience of a major think tank or research institute.