有几个要点：1) 完全证明；2) 发表在影响力足够高的peer-review的杂志上；3) 发表两年后应当获得广泛认可。可见所有人的文章/书都是不符合要求的，而Kleiner-Lott paper更是永远不符合，除非它先通过审稿发表在某个著名刊物上。不过，这里有个尾巴，“or such other form as the SAB shall determine qualifies”，说明Clay Institute也可以接受一些其他的文章发表形式，这个可就要看Clay Institute怎么解释了。

The SAB of CMI will consider a proposed solution to a Millennium Prize Problem if it is a complete mathematical solution to one of the problems. (In the case that someone discovers a mathematical counterexample, rather than a proof, the question will be considered separately as described below.) A proposed solution to one of the Millennium Prize Problems may not be submitted directly to CMI for consideration.

Before consideration, a proposed solution must be published in a refereed mathematics publication of worldwide repute (or such other form as the SAB shall determine qualifies), and it must also have general acceptance in the mathematics community two years after. Following this two-year waiting period, the SAB will decide whether a solution merits detailed consideration. In the affirmative case, the SAB will constitute a special advisory committee, which will include (a) at least one SAB member and (b) at least two non-SAB members who are experts in the area of the problem. The SAB will seek advice to determine potential non-SAB members who are internationally-recognized mathematical experts in the area of the problem. As part of this procedure, each component of a proposed solution under consideration shall be verified by one or more members of this special advisory committee.