diff --git a/src/components/admin/round/ranking-dashboard.tsx b/src/components/admin/round/ranking-dashboard.tsx
index bfe127d..a125109 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/round/ranking-dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/round/ranking-dashboard.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/dialog'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
+import { Slider } from '@/components/ui/slider'
+import {
+  Collapsible,
+  CollapsibleContent,
+  CollapsibleTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/collapsible'
 import {
   GripVertical,
   BarChart3,
@@ -50,6 +57,9 @@ import {
   RefreshCw,
   Trophy,
   ExternalLink,
+  ChevronDown,
+  Settings2,
+  Download,
 } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { RankedProjectEntry } from '@/server/services/ai-ranking'
 
@@ -231,13 +241,24 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
 
   // ─── Advance dialog state ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
   const [advanceDialogOpen, setAdvanceDialogOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [advanceMode, setAdvanceMode] = useState<'top_n' | 'threshold'>('top_n')
   const [topNStartup, setTopNStartup] = useState(3)
   const [topNConceptual, setTopNConceptual] = useState(3)
+  const [scoreThreshold, setScoreThreshold] = useState(5)
   const [includeReject, setIncludeReject] = useState(false)
 
+  // ─── Export state ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [exportLoading, setExportLoading] = useState(false)
+
   // ─── Expandable review state ──────────────────────────────────────────────
   const [expandedReviews, setExpandedReviews] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
 
+  // ─── Criteria weights state ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [weightsOpen, setWeightsOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [localWeights, setLocalWeights] = useState<Record<string, number>>({})
+  const [localCriteriaText, setLocalCriteriaText] = useState<string>('')
+  const weightsInitialized = useRef(false)
+
   // ─── Sensors ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   const sensors = useSensors(
     useSensor(PointerSensor),
@@ -273,6 +294,10 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
     { roundId },
   )
 
+  const { data: evalForm } = trpc.evaluation.getStageForm.useQuery(
+    { roundId },
+  )
+
   // ─── tRPC mutations ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   const utils = trpc.useUtils()
 
@@ -283,6 +308,14 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
     // Do NOT invalidate getSnapshot — would reset localOrder
   })
 
+  const updateRoundMutation = trpc.round.update.useMutation({
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      toast.success('Ranking config saved')
+      void utils.round.getById.invalidate({ id: roundId })
+    },
+    onError: (err) => toast.error(`Failed to save: ${err.message}`),
+  })
+
   const [rankingInProgress, setRankingInProgress] = useState(false)
 
   const triggerRankMutation = trpc.ranking.triggerAutoRank.useMutation({
@@ -372,6 +405,34 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
     }
   }, [snapshot])
 
+  // ─── numericCriteria from eval form ─────────────────────────────────────
+  const numericCriteria = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!evalForm?.criteriaJson) return []
+    return (evalForm.criteriaJson as Array<{ id: string; label: string; type?: string; scale?: number | string }>)
+      .filter((c) => !c.type || c.type === 'numeric')
+  }, [evalForm])
+
+  // ─── Init local weights + criteriaText from round config ──────────────────
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!weightsInitialized.current && roundData?.configJson) {
+      const cfg = roundData.configJson as Record<string, unknown>
+      const saved = (cfg.criteriaWeights ?? {}) as Record<string, number>
+      setLocalWeights(saved)
+      setLocalCriteriaText((cfg.rankingCriteria as string) ?? '')
+      weightsInitialized.current = true
+    }
+  }, [roundData])
+
+  // ─── Save weights + criteria text to round config ─────────────────────────
+  const saveRankingConfig = () => {
+    if (!roundData?.configJson) return
+    const cfg = roundData.configJson as Record<string, unknown>
+    updateRoundMutation.mutate({
+      id: roundId,
+      configJson: { ...cfg, criteriaWeights: localWeights, rankingCriteria: localCriteriaText },
+    })
+  }
+
   // ─── sync advance dialog defaults from config ────────────────────────────
   useEffect(() => {
     if (evalConfig) {
@@ -400,12 +461,36 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
     })
   }
 
+  // ─── Compute threshold-based project IDs ──────────────────────────────────
+  const thresholdAdvanceIds = useMemo(() => {
+    if (advanceMode !== 'threshold') return { ids: [] as string[], startupCount: 0, conceptCount: 0 }
+    const ids: string[] = []
+    let startupCount = 0
+    let conceptCount = 0
+    for (const cat of ['STARTUP', 'BUSINESS_CONCEPT'] as const) {
+      for (const projectId of localOrder[cat]) {
+        const entry = rankingMap.get(projectId)
+        if (entry?.avgGlobalScore != null && entry.avgGlobalScore >= scoreThreshold) {
+          ids.push(projectId)
+          if (cat === 'STARTUP') startupCount++
+          else conceptCount++
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return { ids, startupCount, conceptCount }
+  }, [advanceMode, scoreThreshold, localOrder, rankingMap])
+
   // ─── handleAdvance ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   function handleAdvance() {
-    const advanceIds = [
-      ...localOrder.STARTUP.slice(0, topNStartup),
-      ...localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.slice(0, topNConceptual),
-    ]
+    let advanceIds: string[]
+    if (advanceMode === 'threshold') {
+      advanceIds = thresholdAdvanceIds.ids
+    } else {
+      advanceIds = [
+        ...localOrder.STARTUP.slice(0, topNStartup),
+        ...localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.slice(0, topNConceptual),
+      ]
+    }
     const advanceSet = new Set(advanceIds)
 
     advanceMutation.mutate({ roundId, projectIds: advanceIds })
@@ -420,6 +505,44 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
     }
   }
 
+  // ─── handleExport ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  async function handleExportScores() {
+    setExportLoading(true)
+    try {
+      const result = await utils.export.projectScores.fetch({ roundId })
+      if (!result.data || result.data.length === 0) {
+        toast.error('No data to export')
+        return
+      }
+      const headers = result.columns
+      const csvRows = [
+        headers.join(','),
+        ...result.data.map((row: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+          headers.map((h: string) => {
+            const val = row[h]
+            if (val == null) return ''
+            const str = String(val)
+            return str.includes(',') || str.includes('"') || str.includes('\n')
+              ? `"${str.replace(/"/g, '""')}"`
+              : str
+          }).join(','),
+        ),
+      ]
+      const blob = new Blob([csvRows.join('\n')], { type: 'text/csv;charset=utf-8;' })
+      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob)
+      const a = document.createElement('a')
+      a.href = url
+      a.download = `round-scores-${roundId.slice(-8)}.csv`
+      a.click()
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
+      toast.success('CSV exported')
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(`Export failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error'}`)
+    } finally {
+      setExportLoading(false)
+    }
+  }
+
   // ─── Loading state ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   if (snapshotsLoading || snapshotLoading) {
     return (
@@ -510,6 +633,19 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
               )}
             </div>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0">
+              <Button
+                size="sm"
+                variant="outline"
+                onClick={handleExportScores}
+                disabled={exportLoading}
+              >
+                {exportLoading ? (
+                  <Loader2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
+                ) : (
+                  <Download className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+                )}
+                Export CSV
+              </Button>
               <Button
                 size="sm"
                 variant="outline"
@@ -544,6 +680,85 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
           </CardHeader>
         </Card>
 
+        {/* Ranking Configuration: criteria text + weights */}
+        <Collapsible open={weightsOpen} onOpenChange={setWeightsOpen}>
+          <Card>
+            <CollapsibleTrigger asChild>
+              <CardHeader className="cursor-pointer flex flex-row items-center justify-between gap-4 hover:bg-muted/50 transition-colors">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <Settings2 className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+                  <div>
+                    <CardTitle className="text-base">Ranking Configuration</CardTitle>
+                    <CardDescription className="mt-0.5">Criteria text, per-criterion weights, and bias correction</CardDescription>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <ChevronDown className={cn('h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground transition-transform', weightsOpen && 'rotate-180')} />
+              </CardHeader>
+            </CollapsibleTrigger>
+            <CollapsibleContent>
+              <CardContent className="space-y-5 pt-0">
+                {/* Ranking criteria text */}
+                <div className="space-y-2">
+                  <Label htmlFor="rankingCriteria">Ranking Criteria (natural language)</Label>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Describe how projects should be ranked. The AI will parse this into rules.
+                  </p>
+                  <Textarea
+                    id="rankingCriteria"
+                    rows={3}
+                    placeholder='E.g. "Prioritize innovation and ocean impact. Filter out projects with pass rate below 50%."'
+                    value={localCriteriaText}
+                    onChange={(e) => setLocalCriteriaText(e.target.value)}
+                    className="resize-y"
+                  />
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Per-criterion weights */}
+                {numericCriteria.length > 0 && (
+                  <div className="space-y-3">
+                    <div>
+                      <Label>Criteria Weights</Label>
+                      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                        Set relative importance of each evaluation criterion (0 = ignore, 10 = highest priority)
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="space-y-3">
+                      {numericCriteria.map((c) => (
+                        <div key={c.id} className="flex items-center gap-4">
+                          <span className="text-sm w-40 truncate flex-shrink-0" title={c.label}>{c.label}</span>
+                          <Slider
+                            min={0}
+                            max={10}
+                            step={1}
+                            value={[localWeights[c.id] ?? 1]}
+                            onValueChange={([v]) => setLocalWeights((prev) => ({ ...prev, [c.id]: v }))}
+                            className="flex-1"
+                          />
+                          <span className="text-sm font-mono w-6 text-right">{localWeights[c.id] ?? 1}</span>
+                        </div>
+                      ))}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                )}
+
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 pt-2 border-t">
+                  <Button
+                    size="sm"
+                    onClick={saveRankingConfig}
+                    disabled={updateRoundMutation.isPending}
+                  >
+                    {updateRoundMutation.isPending ? <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-2 animate-spin" /> : null}
+                    Save Configuration
+                  </Button>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Weights are applied when ranking is run. Z-score normalization corrects for juror bias automatically.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </CardContent>
+            </CollapsibleContent>
+          </Card>
+        </Collapsible>
+
         {/* Ranking in-progress banner */}
         {rankingInProgress && (
           <Card className="border-blue-200 bg-blue-50 dark:border-blue-800 dark:bg-blue-950/30">
@@ -642,55 +857,97 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
         ))}
       </div>
 
-      {/* Advance Top N dialog */}
+      {/* Advance dialog */}
       <Dialog open={advanceDialogOpen} onOpenChange={setAdvanceDialogOpen}>
         <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-md">
           <DialogHeader>
-            <DialogTitle>Advance Top Projects</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogTitle>Advance Projects</DialogTitle>
             <DialogDescription>
-              Select how many top-ranked projects to advance to the next round per category.
-              Projects are advanced in the order shown in the ranking list.
+              Choose how to select which projects advance to the next round.
             </DialogDescription>
           </DialogHeader>
 
           <div className="space-y-4 py-2">
-            {/* Top N for STARTUP */}
-            {localOrder.STARTUP.length > 0 && (
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                <Label className="w-40 text-sm">Startups to advance</Label>
-                <Input
-                  type="number"
-                  min={0}
-                  max={localOrder.STARTUP.length}
-                  value={topNStartup}
-                  onChange={(e) =>
-                    setTopNStartup(
-                      Math.max(0, Math.min(localOrder.STARTUP.length, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)),
-                    )
-                  }
-                  className="w-24"
-                />
-                <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">of {localOrder.STARTUP.length}</span>
-              </div>
-            )}
+            {/* Mode toggle */}
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <Button
+                size="sm"
+                variant={advanceMode === 'top_n' ? 'default' : 'outline'}
+                onClick={() => setAdvanceMode('top_n')}
+                className={advanceMode === 'top_n' ? 'bg-[#053d57] hover:bg-[#053d57]/90' : ''}
+              >
+                Top N per category
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                size="sm"
+                variant={advanceMode === 'threshold' ? 'default' : 'outline'}
+                onClick={() => setAdvanceMode('threshold')}
+                className={advanceMode === 'threshold' ? 'bg-[#053d57] hover:bg-[#053d57]/90' : ''}
+              >
+                Score threshold
+              </Button>
+            </div>
 
-            {/* Top N for BUSINESS_CONCEPT */}
-            {localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length > 0 && (
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                <Label className="w-40 text-sm">Business concepts to advance</Label>
-                <Input
-                  type="number"
-                  min={0}
-                  max={localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length}
-                  value={topNConceptual}
-                  onChange={(e) =>
-                    setTopNConceptual(
-                      Math.max(0, Math.min(localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)),
-                    )
-                  }
-                  className="w-24"
-                />
-                <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">of {localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length}</span>
+            {advanceMode === 'top_n' ? (
+              <>
+                {/* Top N for STARTUP */}
+                {localOrder.STARTUP.length > 0 && (
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    <Label className="w-40 text-sm">Startups to advance</Label>
+                    <Input
+                      type="number"
+                      min={0}
+                      max={localOrder.STARTUP.length}
+                      value={topNStartup}
+                      onChange={(e) =>
+                        setTopNStartup(
+                          Math.max(0, Math.min(localOrder.STARTUP.length, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)),
+                        )
+                      }
+                      className="w-24"
+                    />
+                    <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">of {localOrder.STARTUP.length}</span>
+                  </div>
+                )}
+
+                {/* Top N for BUSINESS_CONCEPT */}
+                {localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length > 0 && (
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    <Label className="w-40 text-sm">Concepts to advance</Label>
+                    <Input
+                      type="number"
+                      min={0}
+                      max={localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length}
+                      value={topNConceptual}
+                      onChange={(e) =>
+                        setTopNConceptual(
+                          Math.max(0, Math.min(localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length, parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)),
+                        )
+                      }
+                      className="w-24"
+                    />
+                    <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">of {localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length}</span>
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="space-y-3">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                  <Label className="w-40 text-sm">Minimum avg score</Label>
+                  <Input
+                    type="number"
+                    min={1}
+                    max={10}
+                    step={0.1}
+                    value={scoreThreshold}
+                    onChange={(e) => setScoreThreshold(Math.max(0, Math.min(10, parseFloat(e.target.value) || 5)))}
+                    className="w-24"
+                  />
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">out of 10</span>
+                </div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                  All projects with an average global score at or above this threshold will advance, regardless of category.
+                </p>
               </div>
             )}
 
@@ -709,16 +966,25 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
             </div>
 
             {/* Preview */}
-            <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground bg-muted/50 rounded-md p-3">
-              <p>Advancing: {topNStartup + topNConceptual} projects</p>
-              {includeReject && (
-                <p>
-                  Rejecting:{' '}
-                  {localOrder.STARTUP.length - topNStartup + (localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length - topNConceptual)}{' '}
-                  projects
-                </p>
-              )}
-            </div>
+            {(() => {
+              const advCount = advanceMode === 'top_n'
+                ? topNStartup + topNConceptual
+                : thresholdAdvanceIds.ids.length
+              const totalProjects = localOrder.STARTUP.length + localOrder.BUSINESS_CONCEPT.length
+              return (
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground bg-muted/50 rounded-md p-3">
+                  <p>
+                    Advancing: {advCount} project{advCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
+                    {advanceMode === 'threshold' && (
+                      <> ({thresholdAdvanceIds.startupCount} startups, {thresholdAdvanceIds.conceptCount} concepts)</>
+                    )}
+                  </p>
+                  {includeReject && (
+                    <p>Rejecting: {totalProjects - advCount} project{totalProjects - advCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''}</p>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              )
+            })()}
           </div>
 
           <DialogFooter>
@@ -734,7 +1000,7 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
               disabled={
                 advanceMutation.isPending ||
                 batchRejectMutation.isPending ||
-                topNStartup + topNConceptual === 0
+                (advanceMode === 'top_n' ? topNStartup + topNConceptual === 0 : thresholdAdvanceIds.ids.length === 0)
               }
               className="bg-[#053d57] hover:bg-[#053d57]/90"
             >
@@ -743,7 +1009,7 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
                   <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-2 animate-spin" /> Advancing...
                 </>
               ) : (
-                `Advance ${topNStartup + topNConceptual} Project${topNStartup + topNConceptual !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+                `Advance ${advanceMode === 'top_n' ? topNStartup + topNConceptual : thresholdAdvanceIds.ids.length} Project${(advanceMode === 'top_n' ? topNStartup + topNConceptual : thresholdAdvanceIds.ids.length) !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`
               )}
             </Button>
           </DialogFooter>
diff --git a/src/components/admin/rounds/config/evaluation-config.tsx b/src/components/admin/rounds/config/evaluation-config.tsx
index 6c7b3dd..7362e57 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/rounds/config/evaluation-config.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/rounds/config/evaluation-config.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/com
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
 import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch'
-import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select'
 
 type EvaluationConfigProps = {
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ export function EvaluationConfig({ config, onChange }: EvaluationConfigProps) {
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
               <div>
                 <Label htmlFor="autoRankEnabled">AI Ranking</Label>
-                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Rank projects using AI when all evaluations are complete</p>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Rank projects using AI when all evaluations are complete. Configure ranking criteria and weights in the Ranking tab.</p>
               </div>
               <Switch
                 id="autoRankEnabled"
@@ -233,21 +232,6 @@ export function EvaluationConfig({ config, onChange }: EvaluationConfigProps) {
                 onCheckedChange={(v) => update('autoRankEnabled', v)}
               />
             </div>
-
-            <div className="space-y-2">
-              <Label htmlFor="rankingCriteria">Ranking Criteria</Label>
-              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                Natural-language criteria the AI uses to rank projects. E.g. &quot;Prioritize innovation and ocean impact. Weight jury scores 60%, feasibility 40%.&quot;
-              </p>
-              <Textarea
-                id="rankingCriteria"
-                rows={4}
-                placeholder="Describe how projects should be ranked..."
-                value={(config.rankingCriteria as string) ?? ''}
-                onChange={(e) => update('rankingCriteria', e.target.value)}
-                className="resize-y"
-              />
-            </div>
           </div>
         </CardContent>
       </Card>
diff --git a/src/server/routers/export.ts b/src/server/routers/export.ts
index aa24c85..bc380f6 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/export.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/export.ts
@@ -98,20 +98,36 @@ export const exportRouter = router({
     }),
 
   /**
-   * Export project scores summary
+   * Export project scores summary with per-criterion averages
    */
   projectScores: adminProcedure
     .input(z.object({ roundId: z.string() }))
     .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      // Fetch evaluation form to get criteria labels
+      const evalForm = await ctx.prisma.evaluationForm.findFirst({
+        where: { roundId: input.roundId, isActive: true },
+        select: { criteriaJson: true },
+      })
+      const criteria = (evalForm?.criteriaJson as Array<{
+        id: string; label: string; type?: string
+      }> | null) ?? []
+      const numericCriteria = criteria.filter((c) => !c.type || c.type === 'numeric')
+
       const projects = await ctx.prisma.project.findMany({
         where: {
           assignments: { some: { roundId: input.roundId } },
         },
         include: {
           assignments: {
+            where: { roundId: input.roundId },
             include: {
               evaluation: {
                 where: { status: 'SUBMITTED' },
+                select: {
+                  globalScore: true,
+                  binaryDecision: true,
+                  criterionScoresJson: true,
+                },
               },
             },
           },
@@ -132,9 +148,24 @@ export const exportRouter = router({
           (e) => e?.binaryDecision === true
         ).length
 
+        // Per-criterion averages
+        const criterionAvgs: Record<string, string | null> = {}
+        for (const c of numericCriteria) {
+          const values: number[] = []
+          for (const e of evaluations) {
+            const scores = e?.criterionScoresJson as Record<string, number> | null
+            if (scores && typeof scores[c.id] === 'number') values.push(scores[c.id])
+          }
+          criterionAvgs[c.label] = values.length > 0
+            ? (values.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / values.length).toFixed(2)
+            : null
+        }
+
         return {
           title: p.title,
           teamName: p.teamName,
+          category: p.competitionCategory ?? '',
+          country: p.country ?? '',
           status: p.status,
           tags: p.tags.join(', '),
           totalEvaluations: evaluations.length,
@@ -146,6 +177,7 @@ export const exportRouter = router({
               : null,
           minScore: globalScores.length > 0 ? Math.min(...globalScores) : null,
           maxScore: globalScores.length > 0 ? Math.max(...globalScores) : null,
+          ...criterionAvgs,
           yesVotes,
           noVotes: evaluations.length - yesVotes,
           yesPercentage:
@@ -171,12 +203,15 @@ export const exportRouter = router({
         columns: [
           'title',
           'teamName',
+          'category',
+          'country',
           'status',
           'tags',
           'totalEvaluations',
           'averageScore',
           'minScore',
           'maxScore',
+          ...numericCriteria.map((c) => c.label),
           'yesVotes',
           'noVotes',
           'yesPercentage',
diff --git a/src/server/routers/ranking.ts b/src/server/routers/ranking.ts
index 7249aea..520697c 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/ranking.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/ranking.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,16 @@ export const rankingRouter = router({
         fetchAndRankCategory('BUSINESS_CONCEPT', rules, input.roundId, ctx.prisma, ctx.user.id),
       ])
 
-      // Persist snapshot
+      // Read criteria weights for snapshot audit trail
+      const round = await ctx.prisma.round.findUniqueOrThrow({
+        where: { id: input.roundId },
+        select: { configJson: true },
+      })
+      const evalConfig = (round.configJson as EvaluationConfig | null) ?? ({} as EvaluationConfig)
+      const criteriaWeights = evalConfig.criteriaWeights ?? undefined
+
+      // Persist snapshot — embed weights alongside rules for audit
+      const parsedRulesWithWeights = { rules, weights: criteriaWeights } as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue
       const snapshot = await ctx.prisma.rankingSnapshot.create({
         data: {
           roundId: input.roundId,
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ export const rankingRouter = router({
           mode: 'CONFIRMED',
           status: 'COMPLETED',
           criteriaText: input.criteriaText,
-          parsedRulesJson: rules as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
+          parsedRulesJson: parsedRulesWithWeights,
           startupRankingJson: startup.rankedProjects as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
           conceptRankingJson: concept.rankedProjects as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
         },
@@ -271,13 +280,16 @@ export const rankingRouter = router({
 
       const result = await aiQuickRank(criteriaText, roundId, ctx.prisma, ctx.user.id)
 
+      // Embed weights alongside rules for audit
+      const criteriaWeights = config.criteriaWeights ?? undefined
+      const parsedRulesWithWeights = { rules: result.parsedRules, weights: criteriaWeights } as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue
       const snapshot = await ctx.prisma.rankingSnapshot.create({
         data: {
           roundId,
           triggeredById: ctx.user.id,
           triggerType: 'MANUAL',
           criteriaText,
-          parsedRulesJson: result.parsedRules as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
+          parsedRulesJson: parsedRulesWithWeights,
           startupRankingJson: result.startup.rankedProjects as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
           conceptRankingJson: result.concept.rankedProjects as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
           mode: 'QUICK',
diff --git a/src/server/services/ai-ranking.ts b/src/server/services/ai-ranking.ts
index 33c57b2..90b5a3e 100644
--- a/src/server/services/ai-ranking.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/ai-ranking.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  * Design decisions:
  * - Per-category processing (STARTUP / BUSINESS_CONCEPT) — two parallel AI calls
  * - Projects with zero submitted evaluations are excluded (not ranked last)
- * - compositeScore = 50% normalised avgGlobalScore + 50% passRate + tiny tiebreak
+ * - compositeScore uses weighted criteria when available, falls back to avgGlobalScore
+ * - Z-score normalization corrects for juror grading bias
  */
 
 import { getOpenAI, getConfiguredModel, buildCompletionParams } from '@/lib/openai'
@@ -20,25 +21,48 @@ import { classifyAIError, logAIError } from './ai-errors'
 import { sanitizeUserInput } from '@/server/services/ai-prompt-guard'
 import { TRPCError } from '@trpc/server'
 import type { CompetitionCategory, PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client'
+import type { EvaluationConfig } from '@/types/competition-configs'
 
 // ─── Types ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+// Criterion definition from EvaluationForm.criteriaJson
+interface CriterionDef {
+  id: string
+  label: string
+  type?: string
+  scale?: number | string
+  weight?: number
+}
+
 // Internal shape of a project before anonymization
 interface ProjectForRanking {
   id: string
   competitionCategory: CompetitionCategory
   avgGlobalScore: number | null      // average of submitted Evaluation.globalScore
+  normalizedAvgScore: number | null  // z-score normalized average
   passRate: number                   // proportion of binaryDecision=true among SUBMITTED evaluations
   evaluatorCount: number             // count of SUBMITTED evaluations
+  criterionAverages: Record<string, number>           // criterionId → raw average score
+  normalizedCriterionAverages: Record<string, number> // criterionId → z-score normalized average
 }
 
 // Anonymized shape sent to OpenAI
 interface AnonymizedProjectForRanking {
   project_id: string  // "P001", "P002", etc. — never real IDs
   avg_score: number | null
+  normalized_avg_score: number | null
   pass_rate: number   // 0–1
   evaluator_count: number
   category: string
+  criteria_scores: Record<string, number>
+  normalized_criteria_scores: Record<string, number>
+}
+
+// Criterion definition sent to OpenAI
+interface CriterionDefForAI {
+  name: string
+  weight: number
+  scale: string
 }
 
 // A single parsed rule returned by the criteria parser
@@ -58,6 +82,7 @@ export interface RankedProjectEntry {
   rank: number               // 1-indexed
   compositeScore: number     // 0–1 floating point
   avgGlobalScore: number | null
+  normalizedAvgScore: number | null
   passRate: number
   evaluatorCount: number
   aiRationale?: string       // Optional: AI explanation for this project's rank
@@ -79,8 +104,11 @@ Admin will describe how they want projects ranked in natural language. Parse thi
 
 Available data fields for ranking:
 - avg_score: average jury evaluation score (1–10 scale, null if not scored)
+- normalized_avg_score: bias-corrected average (z-score normalized across jurors)
 - pass_rate: proportion of jury members who voted to advance the project (0–1)
 - evaluator_count: number of jury members who submitted evaluations (tiebreak)
+- criteria_scores: per-criterion averages (keyed by criterion name)
+- normalized_criteria_scores: bias-corrected per-criterion averages
 
 Return JSON only:
 {
@@ -103,7 +131,15 @@ Order rules so filters come first, sorts next, limits last.`
 
 const RANKING_SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are a project ranking engine for an ocean conservation competition.
 
-You will receive a list of anonymized projects with numeric scores and a set of parsed ranking rules.
+You will receive:
+1. A list of anonymized projects with numeric scores (including per-criterion averages and bias-corrected scores)
+2. A set of parsed ranking rules
+3. Optional: criteria_definitions with weights indicating the relative importance of each evaluation criterion
+
+When criteria_definitions with weights are provided, use the weighted criteria scores as a PRIMARY ranking factor.
+The weighted score is: sum(criterion_avg * weight) / sum(weights).
+Use normalized (bias-corrected) scores when available — they account for differences in juror grading harshness.
+
 Apply the rules in order and return the final ranked list.
 
 Return JSON only:
@@ -126,34 +162,85 @@ Rules:
 
 // ─── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/**
+ * Compute composite score using weighted criteria if available,
+ * falling back to avgGlobalScore otherwise.
+ */
 function computeCompositeScore(
-  avgGlobalScore: number | null,
-  passRate: number,
-  evaluatorCount: number,
+  project: ProjectForRanking,
   maxEvaluatorCount: number,
+  criteriaWeights: Record<string, number> | undefined,
+  criterionDefs: CriterionDef[],
 ): number {
-  const normalizedScore = avgGlobalScore != null ? (avgGlobalScore - 1) / 9 : 0.5
-  const composite = normalizedScore * 0.5 + passRate * 0.5
+  let scoreComponent: number
+
+  // Try weighted criteria first
+  if (criteriaWeights && Object.keys(criteriaWeights).length > 0) {
+    let weightedSum = 0
+    let totalWeight = 0
+    for (const [criterionId, weight] of Object.entries(criteriaWeights)) {
+      if (weight <= 0) continue
+      // Use normalized scores if available, otherwise raw
+      const score = project.normalizedCriterionAverages[criterionId]
+        ?? project.criterionAverages[criterionId]
+      if (score == null) continue
+      // Normalize to 0–1 based on criterion scale
+      const def = criterionDefs.find((d) => d.id === criterionId)
+      const maxScale = typeof def?.scale === 'number' ? def.scale
+        : typeof def?.scale === 'string' ? parseInt(def.scale.split('-').pop() ?? '10', 10)
+        : 10
+      const normalizedScore = maxScale > 1 ? (score - 1) / (maxScale - 1) : score
+      weightedSum += normalizedScore * weight
+      totalWeight += weight
+    }
+    scoreComponent = totalWeight > 0 ? weightedSum / totalWeight : 0.5
+  } else {
+    // Fallback: use avgGlobalScore normalized to 0–1
+    const avg = project.normalizedAvgScore ?? project.avgGlobalScore
+    scoreComponent = avg != null ? (avg - 1) / 9 : 0.5
+  }
+
+  const composite = scoreComponent * 0.5 + project.passRate * 0.5
   // Tiebreak: tiny bonus for more evaluators (won't change rank unless composite is equal)
   const tiebreakBonus = maxEvaluatorCount > 0
-    ? (evaluatorCount / maxEvaluatorCount) * 0.0001
+    ? (project.evaluatorCount / maxEvaluatorCount) * 0.0001
     : 0
   return composite + tiebreakBonus
 }
 
 function anonymizeProjectsForRanking(
   projects: ProjectForRanking[],
+  criterionDefs: CriterionDef[],
 ): { anonymized: AnonymizedProjectForRanking[]; idMap: Map<string, string> } {
+  // Build id → label map for criterion names (anonymize IDs)
+  const idToLabel = new Map(criterionDefs.map((d) => [d.id, d.label]))
+
   const idMap = new Map<string, string>()
   const anonymized = projects.map((p, i) => {
     const anonId = `P${String(i + 1).padStart(3, '0')}`
     idMap.set(anonId, p.id)
+
+    // Convert criterion ID keys to human-readable labels
+    const criteriaScores: Record<string, number> = {}
+    for (const [id, score] of Object.entries(p.criterionAverages)) {
+      const label = idToLabel.get(id) ?? id
+      criteriaScores[label] = Math.round(score * 100) / 100
+    }
+    const normalizedCriteriaScores: Record<string, number> = {}
+    for (const [id, score] of Object.entries(p.normalizedCriterionAverages)) {
+      const label = idToLabel.get(id) ?? id
+      normalizedCriteriaScores[label] = Math.round(score * 100) / 100
+    }
+
     return {
       project_id: anonId,
-      avg_score: p.avgGlobalScore,
+      avg_score: p.avgGlobalScore != null ? Math.round(p.avgGlobalScore * 100) / 100 : null,
+      normalized_avg_score: p.normalizedAvgScore != null ? Math.round(p.normalizedAvgScore * 100) / 100 : null,
       pass_rate: p.passRate,
       evaluator_count: p.evaluatorCount,
       category: p.competitionCategory,
+      criteria_scores: criteriaScores,
+      normalized_criteria_scores: normalizedCriteriaScores,
     }
   })
   return { anonymized, idMap }
@@ -206,6 +293,70 @@ function computePassRate(evaluations: Array<{ resolvedDecision: boolean | null }
   return passCount / evaluations.length
 }
 
+// ─── Z-Score Normalization ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface JurorStats {
+  mean: number
+  stddev: number
+  count: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compute per-juror grading statistics (mean and stddev) for z-score normalization.
+ * Only considers numeric criterion scores and globalScore from SUBMITTED evaluations.
+ */
+function computeJurorStats(
+  assignments: Array<{
+    userId: string
+    evaluation: {
+      globalScore: number | null
+      criterionScoresJson: Record<string, unknown> | null
+    } | null
+  }>,
+  numericCriterionIds: Set<string>,
+): Map<string, JurorStats> {
+  // Collect all numeric scores per juror
+  const jurorScores = new Map<string, number[]>()
+  for (const a of assignments) {
+    if (!a.evaluation) continue
+    const scores: number[] = []
+    if (a.evaluation.globalScore != null) scores.push(a.evaluation.globalScore)
+    if (a.evaluation.criterionScoresJson) {
+      for (const [id, val] of Object.entries(a.evaluation.criterionScoresJson)) {
+        if (numericCriterionIds.has(id) && typeof val === 'number') {
+          scores.push(val)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const existing = jurorScores.get(a.userId) ?? []
+    existing.push(...scores)
+    jurorScores.set(a.userId, existing)
+  }
+
+  const stats = new Map<string, JurorStats>()
+  for (const [userId, scores] of jurorScores.entries()) {
+    if (scores.length < 2) {
+      // Not enough data for meaningful normalization — skip
+      stats.set(userId, { mean: 0, stddev: 0, count: scores.length })
+      continue
+    }
+    const mean = scores.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / scores.length
+    const variance = scores.reduce((sum, s) => sum + (s - mean) ** 2, 0) / scores.length
+    const stddev = Math.sqrt(variance)
+    stats.set(userId, { mean, stddev, count: scores.length })
+  }
+  return stats
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalize a raw score using z-score normalization.
+ * Returns the z-score, or null if normalization isn't possible (too few evals or stddev=0).
+ */
+function zScoreNormalize(raw: number, stats: JurorStats): number | null {
+  if (stats.count < 2 || stats.stddev === 0) return null
+  return (raw - stats.mean) / stats.stddev
+}
+
 // ─── Exported Functions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /**
@@ -275,11 +426,15 @@ export async function parseRankingCriteria(
  *
  * projects: raw data queried from Prisma, already filtered to one category
  * parsedRules: from parseRankingCriteria()
+ * criteriaWeights: optional admin-configured weights from round config
+ * criterionDefs: criterion definitions from the evaluation form
  */
 export async function executeAIRanking(
   parsedRules: ParsedRankingRule[],
   projects: ProjectForRanking[],
   category: CompetitionCategory,
+  criteriaWeights: Record<string, number> | undefined,
+  criterionDefs: CriterionDef[],
   userId?: string,
   entityId?: string,
 ): Promise<RankingResult> {
@@ -288,7 +443,7 @@ export async function executeAIRanking(
   }
 
   const maxEvaluatorCount = Math.max(...projects.map((p) => p.evaluatorCount))
-  const { anonymized, idMap } = anonymizeProjectsForRanking(projects)
+  const { anonymized, idMap } = anonymizeProjectsForRanking(projects, criterionDefs)
 
   const openai = await getOpenAI()
   if (!openai) {
@@ -297,10 +452,23 @@ export async function executeAIRanking(
 
   const model = await getConfiguredModel()
 
-  const userPrompt = JSON.stringify({
+  // Build criteria_definitions for the AI prompt (only numeric criteria)
+  const numericDefs = criterionDefs.filter((d) => !d.type || d.type === 'numeric')
+  const criteriaDefsForAI: CriterionDefForAI[] = numericDefs.map((d) => {
+    const adminWeight = criteriaWeights?.[d.id] ?? d.weight ?? 1
+    const scale = typeof d.scale === 'number' ? `1-${d.scale}` : typeof d.scale === 'string' ? d.scale : '1-10'
+    return { name: d.label, weight: adminWeight, scale }
+  })
+
+  const promptData: Record<string, unknown> = {
     rules: parsedRules.filter((r) => r.dataAvailable),
     projects: anonymized,
-  })
+  }
+  if (criteriaDefsForAI.length > 0) {
+    promptData.criteria_definitions = criteriaDefsForAI
+  }
+
+  const userPrompt = JSON.stringify(promptData)
 
   const params = buildCompletionParams(model, {
     messages: [
@@ -359,13 +527,9 @@ export async function executeAIRanking(
       return {
         projectId: realId,
         rank: entry.rank,
-        compositeScore: computeCompositeScore(
-          proj.avgGlobalScore,
-          proj.passRate,
-          proj.evaluatorCount,
-          maxEvaluatorCount,
-        ),
+        compositeScore: computeCompositeScore(proj, maxEvaluatorCount, criteriaWeights, criterionDefs),
         avgGlobalScore: proj.avgGlobalScore,
+        normalizedAvgScore: proj.normalizedAvgScore,
         passRate: proj.passRate,
         evaluatorCount: proj.evaluatorCount,
         aiRationale: entry.rationale,
@@ -404,6 +568,9 @@ export async function quickRank(
  * Internal helper: fetch eligible projects for one category and execute ranking.
  * Excluded: withdrawn projects and projects with zero submitted evaluations (locked decision).
  *
+ * Fetches evaluation form criteria, computes per-criterion averages, applies z-score
+ * normalization to correct for juror bias, and passes weighted criteria to the AI.
+ *
  * Exported so the tRPC router can call it separately when executing pre-parsed rules.
  */
 export async function fetchAndRankCategory(
@@ -413,12 +580,32 @@ export async function fetchAndRankCategory(
   prisma: PrismaClient,
   userId?: string,
 ): Promise<RankingResult> {
-  // Fetch the round config to find the boolean criterion ID (legacy fallback)
-  const round = await prisma.round.findUniqueOrThrow({
-    where: { id: roundId },
-    select: { configJson: true },
-  })
-  const boolCriterionId = findBooleanCriterionId(round.configJson as Record<string, unknown> | null)
+  // Fetch the round config and evaluation form in parallel
+  const [round, evalForm] = await Promise.all([
+    prisma.round.findUniqueOrThrow({
+      where: { id: roundId },
+      select: { configJson: true },
+    }),
+    prisma.evaluationForm.findFirst({
+      where: { roundId, isActive: true },
+      select: { criteriaJson: true },
+    }),
+  ])
+
+  const roundConfig = round.configJson as Record<string, unknown> | null
+  const boolCriterionId = findBooleanCriterionId(roundConfig)
+
+  // Parse evaluation config for criteria weights
+  const evalConfig = roundConfig as EvaluationConfig | null
+  const criteriaWeights = evalConfig?.criteriaWeights ?? undefined
+
+  // Parse criterion definitions from the evaluation form
+  const criterionDefs: CriterionDef[] = evalForm?.criteriaJson
+    ? (evalForm.criteriaJson as unknown as CriterionDef[])
+    : []
+  const numericCriterionIds = new Set(
+    criterionDefs.filter((d) => !d.type || d.type === 'numeric').map((d) => d.id),
+  )
 
   // Query submitted evaluations grouped by projectId for this category
   const assignments = await prisma.assignment.findMany({
@@ -446,8 +633,26 @@ export async function fetchAndRankCategory(
     },
   })
 
-  // Group by projectId, resolving binaryDecision from column or criterionScoresJson fallback
-  const byProject = new Map<string, Array<{ globalScore: number | null; resolvedDecision: boolean | null }>>()
+  // Compute per-juror stats for z-score normalization
+  const jurorStats = computeJurorStats(
+    assignments.map((a) => ({
+      userId: a.userId,
+      evaluation: a.evaluation ? {
+        globalScore: a.evaluation.globalScore,
+        criterionScoresJson: a.evaluation.criterionScoresJson as Record<string, unknown> | null,
+      } : null,
+    })),
+    numericCriterionIds,
+  )
+
+  // Group by projectId, collect per-juror scores for aggregation
+  type EvalData = {
+    globalScore: number | null
+    resolvedDecision: boolean | null
+    criterionScores: Record<string, unknown> | null
+    userId: string
+  }
+  const byProject = new Map<string, EvalData[]>()
   for (const a of assignments) {
     if (!a.evaluation) continue
     const resolved = resolveBinaryDecision(
@@ -456,21 +661,83 @@ export async function fetchAndRankCategory(
       boolCriterionId,
     )
     const list = byProject.get(a.project.id) ?? []
-    list.push({ globalScore: a.evaluation.globalScore, resolvedDecision: resolved })
+    list.push({
+      globalScore: a.evaluation.globalScore,
+      resolvedDecision: resolved,
+      criterionScores: a.evaluation.criterionScoresJson as Record<string, unknown> | null,
+      userId: a.userId,
+    })
     byProject.set(a.project.id, list)
   }
 
   // Build ProjectForRanking, excluding projects with zero submitted evaluations
   const projects: ProjectForRanking[] = []
   for (const [projectId, evals] of byProject.entries()) {
-    if (evals.length === 0) continue  // Exclude: no submitted evaluations
+    if (evals.length === 0) continue
+
+    // Raw avg global score
     const avgGlobalScore = evals.some((e) => e.globalScore != null)
       ? evals.filter((e) => e.globalScore != null).reduce((sum, e) => sum + e.globalScore!, 0) /
         evals.filter((e) => e.globalScore != null).length
       : null
+
+    // Z-score normalized avg global score
+    const normalizedGlobalScores: number[] = []
+    for (const e of evals) {
+      if (e.globalScore == null) continue
+      const stats = jurorStats.get(e.userId)
+      if (!stats) continue
+      const z = zScoreNormalize(e.globalScore, stats)
+      if (z != null) normalizedGlobalScores.push(z)
+    }
+    const normalizedAvgScore = normalizedGlobalScores.length > 0
+      ? normalizedGlobalScores.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / normalizedGlobalScores.length
+      : null
+
+    // Per-criterion raw averages (numeric criteria only)
+    const criterionAverages: Record<string, number> = {}
+    for (const criterionId of numericCriterionIds) {
+      const values: number[] = []
+      for (const e of evals) {
+        if (!e.criterionScores) continue
+        const val = e.criterionScores[criterionId]
+        if (typeof val === 'number') values.push(val)
+      }
+      if (values.length > 0) {
+        criterionAverages[criterionId] = values.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / values.length
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Per-criterion z-score normalized averages
+    const normalizedCriterionAverages: Record<string, number> = {}
+    for (const criterionId of numericCriterionIds) {
+      const zScores: number[] = []
+      for (const e of evals) {
+        if (!e.criterionScores) continue
+        const val = e.criterionScores[criterionId]
+        if (typeof val !== 'number') continue
+        const stats = jurorStats.get(e.userId)
+        if (!stats) continue
+        const z = zScoreNormalize(val, stats)
+        if (z != null) zScores.push(z)
+      }
+      if (zScores.length > 0) {
+        normalizedCriterionAverages[criterionId] = zScores.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / zScores.length
+      }
+    }
+
     const passRate = computePassRate(evals)
-    projects.push({ id: projectId, competitionCategory: category, avgGlobalScore, passRate, evaluatorCount: evals.length })
+    projects.push({
+      id: projectId,
+      competitionCategory: category,
+      avgGlobalScore,
+      normalizedAvgScore,
+      passRate,
+      evaluatorCount: evals.length,
+      criterionAverages,
+      normalizedCriterionAverages,
+    })
   }
 
-  return executeAIRanking(parsedRules, projects, category, userId, roundId)
+  return executeAIRanking(parsedRules, projects, category, criteriaWeights, criterionDefs, userId, roundId)
 }
diff --git a/src/types/competition-configs.ts b/src/types/competition-configs.ts
index 18350aa..63db249 100644
--- a/src/types/competition-configs.ts
+++ b/src/types/competition-configs.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ export const EvaluationConfigSchema = z.object({
   rankingEnabled: z.boolean().default(false),
   rankingCriteria: z.string().optional(),
   autoRankOnComplete: z.boolean().default(false),
+
+  // Ranking (Phase 2) — per-criterion weights for AI ranking
+  criteriaWeights: z.record(z.string(), z.number().min(0).max(10)).optional(),
 })
 
 export type EvaluationConfig = z.infer<typeof EvaluationConfigSchema>