Science and Technology Awards Scheme
Application Period: To be determined
I、Subject Matter and Objectives
This scheme aims to establish an awards framework for the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) to reward individuals, private entities, and public entities that have made significant contributions through scientific and technological research and development activities, thereby boosting the motivation and innovation of science and technology professionals in the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR), while fostering the development of science and technology and supporting appropriate industrial diversification.
II、Award Categories and Types
1. The Science and Technology Awards include:
1) Natural Science Award: conferred on individuals who have achieved influential academic results in fundamental research and applied fundamental research;
2) Technological Invention Award: conferred on individuals who have applied scientific and technological knowledge to invent innovative products, technologies, or materials with commercial potential;
3) Science and Technology Progress Award: conferred on individuals who have contributed to the application and dissemination of advanced scientific and technological achievements, resulting in substantial economic or social benefits.
2. Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates: conferred on postgraduate students who have actively participated in scientific and technological research and development at higher education institutions and played a significant role in the process.
3. Special Award: conferred on individuals or legal entities engaged in scientific and technological activities in the Macao SAR who have received the State Natural Science Award, State Technological Invention Award, or State Scientific and Technological Progress Award of the People’s Republic of China.
III. Eligibility and Application for Science and Technology Awards
1.From the date award applications commence, the following individuals—who participate in scientific research or technological development within the Macao SAR or the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (hereinafter referred to as the “Cooperation Zone”) and who have attained academic results, technological innovations, or practical applications through these activities—are eligible to apply for Science and Technology Awards:
1) Macao SAR residents;
2) Individuals who have obtained a work permit in the Macao SAR;
3) Students enrolled at a higher education institution with its main campus located in Macao SAR.
* Applicants for the Natural Science Award must be the first author or corresponding author of the relevant academic work, and any entity linked to that authorship must be legally established in the Macao SAR or the Cooperation Zone.
** Applicants for the Technological Invention Award or Science and Technology Progress Award must be the inventors of the relevant technological outcomes, and either they or their affiliated entity (legally established in the Macao SAR or the Cooperation Zone) must hold the intellectual property rights to those outcomes.
*** If an applicant for the Science and Technology Progress Award is not the inventor, they or their affiliated entity (legally established in the Macao SAR or the Cooperation Zone) must have secured rights to adapt or license the technological outcomes via an authorization letter or contract and must have contributed to subsequent research and development.
2. Results submitted for award applications must meet the following criteria:
1) For the Natural Science Award, the academic work must have been published and available publicly for at least two years;
2) For the Technological Invention Award, the invention must have been completed for at least two years;
3) For the Science and Technology Progress Award, the outcomes must have been implemented or promoted for at least two years.
3. If the results involve collaboration among multiple individuals or entities, the applicant must provide a declaration confirming that all collaborators consent to the use of the results for the application.
1) Macao SAR residents;
2) Individuals who have obtained a work permit in the Macao SAR;
3) Students enrolled at a higher education institution with its main campus located in Macao SAR.
* Applicants for the Natural Science Award must be the first author or corresponding author of the relevant academic work, and any entity linked to that authorship must be legally established in the Macao SAR or the Cooperation Zone.
** Applicants for the Technological Invention Award or Science and Technology Progress Award must be the inventors of the relevant technological outcomes, and either they or their affiliated entity (legally established in the Macao SAR or the Cooperation Zone) must hold the intellectual property rights to those outcomes.
*** If an applicant for the Science and Technology Progress Award is not the inventor, they or their affiliated entity (legally established in the Macao SAR or the Cooperation Zone) must have secured rights to adapt or license the technological outcomes via an authorization letter or contract and must have contributed to subsequent research and development.
2. Results submitted for award applications must meet the following criteria:
1) For the Natural Science Award, the academic work must have been published and available publicly for at least two years;
2) For the Technological Invention Award, the invention must have been completed for at least two years;
3) For the Science and Technology Progress Award, the outcomes must have been implemented or promoted for at least two years.
3. If the results involve collaboration among multiple individuals or entities, the applicant must provide a declaration confirming that all collaborators consent to the use of the results for the application.
IV. Eligibility and Application for Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates
1. From the date award applications commence, postgraduate students enrolled in master’s, doctoral, or equivalent degree programs at higher education institutions (with main campuses located in the Macao SAR or elsewhere) who have actively participated in natural sciences, technology, or engineering research for at least one year—and have achieved outcomes as first author/completer, or second author/completer—may apply for the Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates. This also applies to those who completed such programs within the two years immediately preceding the application opening date.
* If the applicant is the second author or secondary contributor, the dissertation advisor used for the corresponding degree category must be the first author or primary contributor of the outcomes.
2. Applications are divided into two categories:
1) Doctoral Category: For those who hold or are pursuing a doctoral degree or equivalent;
2) Master’s Category: For those who hold or are pursuing a master’s degree or equivalent.
* Previous winners in any category mentioned above cannot apply in the same or a lower category.
3. Applicants at institutions with main campuses located in the Macao SAR must obtain a recommendation from their institution. Those at institutions outside the Macao SAR must be Macao SAR residents and obtain a recommendation from their thesis supervisor for the relevant degree category.
* If the applicant is the second author or secondary contributor, the dissertation advisor used for the corresponding degree category must be the first author or primary contributor of the outcomes.
2. Applications are divided into two categories:
1) Doctoral Category: For those who hold or are pursuing a doctoral degree or equivalent;
2) Master’s Category: For those who hold or are pursuing a master’s degree or equivalent.
* Previous winners in any category mentioned above cannot apply in the same or a lower category.
3. Applicants at institutions with main campuses located in the Macao SAR must obtain a recommendation from their institution. Those at institutions outside the Macao SAR must be Macao SAR residents and obtain a recommendation from their thesis supervisor for the relevant degree category.
V. Eligibility and Application for Special Award
1. The following individuals conducting scientific research or technological development in the Macao SAR—or private entities legally established there with legal personality, public higher education institutions, or public medical institutions—who have won awards in the State Natural Science Award, State Technological Invention Award, or State Scientific and Technological Progress Award within the five years immediately before applications open, may apply for the Special Award.
1) Macao SAR residents;
2) Individuals who have obtained a work permit in the Macao SAR;
3) Students enrolled at a higher education institution with its main campus located in Macao SAR.
2. The above-mentioned individuals or entities must be among the top three recipients in winning the State Natural Science Award, State Technological Invention Award, or State Scientific and Technological Progress Award.
1) Macao SAR residents;
2) Individuals who have obtained a work permit in the Macao SAR;
3) Students enrolled at a higher education institution with its main campus located in Macao SAR.
2. The above-mentioned individuals or entities must be among the top three recipients in winning the State Natural Science Award, State Technological Invention Award, or State Scientific and Technological Progress Award.
VI. Number of Awards
1. The FDCT’s Administrative Committee may set the numbers for Science and Technology Awards and Special Awards for each application year, based on the volume of submissions.
2. Each Science and Technology Award must have at least five recipients.
3. The Postgraduate Science and Technology R&D Award shall comprise a total of thirty awards, of which at least half shall be reserved for Macao SAR residents.
2. Each Science and Technology Award must have at least five recipients.
3. The Postgraduate Science and Technology R&D Award shall comprise a total of thirty awards, of which at least half shall be reserved for Macao SAR residents.
VII. Prize Funds and Certificate of Merit
(Unit: MOP 10,000)
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Special Award
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Natural Science Award
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Technological Invention Award
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Science and Technology Progress Award
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Doctoral Category
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Master’s Category
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The First Prize: 100
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First Prize or abover: 100
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The Second Prize: 60
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The Second Prize: 60
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The Third Prize: 40
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All Science and Technology Award recipients will receive certificates.
VIII.Application Submission and Required Documents
Applicants must complete the application form during the submission period, using one of the Macao SAR’s official languages or English, and submit the following documents.
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A copy of the applicant’s identity document；
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Proof of legal establishment in the Macao SAR；
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If the applicant is a non-Macao resident, they shall additionally submit proof of enrolment at a higher education institution with its main campus located in the Macao SAR, or a copy of the document proving the acquisition of a Macao SAR work permit；
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Proof of enrolment in the relevant degree category；
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If the applicant is a non-Macao resident, they shall additionally submit proof of enrolment at a higher education institution with its main campus located in the Macao SAR, or a copy of the document proving the acquisition of a Macao SAR work permit；
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Recommendation letters from two individuals who are not associated with the project team and hold positions of at least associate professor level；
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A recommendation letter from the applicant’s higher education institution；
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A recommendation letter from the dissertation advisor corresponding to the category of the application；
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Proof of winning the State Natural Science Award, the State Technological Invention Award, or the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award, along with related application documents.
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Proof of academic or technical outcomes (e.g., publications, papers, reports, patents, software copyrights, standards and specifications), limited to 5 items for the Natural Science Award and 10 for the Technological Invention Award and the Science and Technology Progress Award；
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Proof of academic or technical outcomes (e.g., publications, papers, reports, patents, software copyrights, standards and specifications).
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Statement of Intellectual Property Liability；
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Statement of collaborators’ consent to use the outcomes for the relevant award application.
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IX. Initial Review
1. The FDCT will conduct an initial review of the application file to confirm its accuracy and completeness, and to examine whether the application project meets the conditions for acceptance of awards.
2. If the FDCT considers that the application has omissions or is incomplete, it may require the applicant to supplement the relevant documents or information within fifteen days.
3. The Administrative Committee of the FDCT may reject the application in any of the following circumstances:
1) Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles III to V and VIII;
2) The project or outcomes on which the application is based do not belong to the field of science and technology;
3) The applicant fails to address any omissions in the application within the specified period referred to in the preceding subparagraph;
4) During the same application period, the applicant submits more than one application for Science and Technology Awards, or the same results are used to apply for multiple Science and Technology Awards;
5) Applying for Science and Technology Awards based on results that have previously been used to grant Science and Technology Awards;
6) Applying for Science and Technology Awards or Special Awards based on results that have previously been used to grant Special Awards;
7) The same interested party submits another application for Science and Technology Awards within four years of the date of cancellation of the award.
X、Assessment Methods and Criteria
2. If the FDCT considers that the application has omissions or is incomplete, it may require the applicant to supplement the relevant documents or information within fifteen days.
3. The Administrative Committee of the FDCT may reject the application in any of the following circumstances:
1) Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles III to V and VIII;
2) The project or outcomes on which the application is based do not belong to the field of science and technology;
3) The applicant fails to address any omissions in the application within the specified period referred to in the preceding subparagraph;
4) During the same application period, the applicant submits more than one application for Science and Technology Awards, or the same results are used to apply for multiple Science and Technology Awards;
5) Applying for Science and Technology Awards based on results that have previously been used to grant Science and Technology Awards;
6) Applying for Science and Technology Awards or Special Awards based on results that have previously been used to grant Special Awards;
7) The same interested party submits another application for Science and Technology Awards within four years of the date of cancellation of the award.
X、Assessment Methods and Criteria
1. Before each new application round, the FDCT’s Administrative Committee will invite five to seven consultants from its advisor list to form a Project Advisory Committee.
2. The Committee may require on-site inspections or presentations for projects and may invite peer experts to provide external reviews or attend evaluation meetings.
3. Key considerations of the assessment will be given to the following:
2. The Committee may require on-site inspections or presentations for projects and may invite peer experts to provide external reviews or attend evaluation meetings.
3. Key considerations of the assessment will be given to the following:
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Scientific value and significance
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Creativity
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Degree of creativity
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Applicant’s research capabilities
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Contribution to Macao SAR’s scientific and technological progress
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Degree of scientific discovery
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Level of advancement
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Scientificity
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Innovation and advancement of results
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Recognition and citations of one’s scholarly conclusions and viewpoints by the domestic and international academic communities
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Difficulty of research
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Difficulty of research
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Academic and societal impact
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Impact of the key publications and monographs
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Technology readiness level and completeness
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Economic benefits
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Development prospects and potential benefits
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Contribution to Macao SAR’s scientific and technological progress
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Achievements in talent development
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Enquiries:
Phone: 28788777 (Mr. Leong)
Email: sdcc@fdct.gov.mo
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Science and Technology Awards Scheme
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Application Form and Guidelines for Natural Science Award
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Application Form and Guidelines for Technological Invention Award
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Application Form and Guidelines for Science and Technology Progress Award
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Recommendation Form and Guidelines for Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates (for those enrolled at institutions with main campus in the Macao SAR)
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Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates Recommended Candidates Summary Table (for those enrolled at institutions with the main campus located in the Macao SAR)
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Application Form and Guidelines for Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates (for those enrolled at institutions with the main campus located outside the Macao SAR)
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Application Form and Guidelines for Special Award
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Subject Classification and Code
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Statement of Intellectual Property Liability
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2026 Briefings PPT
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List of Previous Winners
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Introduction of Winning Projects of Science and Technology Awards 2024
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