Funding Scheme for Innovation and Research of Enterprises
Key R&D Projects

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The Scheme supports R&D projects carried out by "key technology enterprises" accredited under the Technology Enterprise Certification Programme of the DSEDT in collaboration with interdisciplinary and industry-academia-research strengths, with a focus on the transformation and cultivation of mature research results, to meet the needs of Macao's moderate economic diversification. The funding amount for this type shall not exceed MOP15 million this year.

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Commercial entrepreneurs or commercial enterprises registered in the Macao Special Administrative Region.
 

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1. Each research project must have a project leader who is responsible for leading and coordinating the project (hereinafter referred to as "project leader").
2. At the time of project closure, the technology maturity shall reach the Level as required by the application guidelines.
3. A doctoral degree or a master's degree with at least 12 years of R&D experience in enterprises is required.
4. The project leader shall be a full-time employee of the applicant and work full-time for the applicant for at least nine months per year.
5. The applicant shall organize the application in the form of projects according to the directions listed in the application guidelines.
6. Each project shall be included in the application as a whole and cover all the research details and assessment indicators in the application guidelines.
7. Each research project may have no more than three subjects, and each subject must have a responsible person (hereinafter referred to as "subject leader"), and the subject leader shall meet the following conditions:
   1. A doctoral degree or a master's degree with at least six years of R&D experience in enterprises, or an assistant professor or above is required.
   2. Not less than 50% of the subject leaders are full-time employees of the applicant.
8. Entities other than the applicant are encouraged to participate in the project in the form of cooperation (hereinafter referred to as "participating entities"), and the number of participating entities for each project shall not exceed 6.
9. Experts involved in the preparation of the relevant application guidelines shall not be the project (subject) leaders or members.

 

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July 29, 2025, to August 29, 2025

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1. The funding type of the Scheme is non-reimbursable.
2. Scope of funding: Projects in line with the purpose of the FDCT and the objectives of the Scheme.

IX. Priority of Support

1. Cooperation with tertiary institutions of Macao and enterprises in Hengqin.
2. Priority will be given to research and industrial development projects that are in line with the policies such as the Second Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Macao Special Administrative Region (2021-2025), the Development Plan for Appropriate Economic Diversification of the Macao Special Administrative Region (2024-2028), the Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2025, and the relevant plans and programs of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, especially projects that can promote traditional Chinese medicine, integrated circuits, electronic components, Internet of Things, big data, AI, new energy, space science, advanced materials and biomedicine.’

X. Collaboratives Research and Supporting Input

1. Industry-academia-research collaborative research of projects under the Scheme is encouraged.
2. The applicant shall invest supporting R&D funds according to the relevant requirements of the application guidelines.
3. The supporting inputs shall meet the requirements of Expenditure Eligible for Funding.

 

XI. Expenditure Eligible for Funding

1. The expenditure eligible for funding includes the following expenses incurred for the implementation of the project:
   1. Personnel expenses.
   2. Expenses on acquiring the necessary new machinery and equipment by any means.
   3. Expenses on consumable materials, reagents, and equipment maintenance.
   4. Direct costs of patent application.
   5. Other derivative expenses.
2. Other derivative expenses referred to in e of the preceding paragraph do not include:
   1. Expense on the establishment of the recipient entity.
   2. Electricity, water, telephone charge and other expenses of a similar nature.
   3. Entertainment.
   4. Audit fee.
   5. Expense on the acquisition of vehicles, except for experimental purposes.
   6. Expense on construction, acquisition and repayment of real estate by installments.
   7. Other expenditures ineligible for funding as stipulated in the General Guidelines for Project Management of the Science and Technology Development Fund, the approval decision and the consent of funding.

 

XII. Application Documents

1. The applicant's identification information and relevant supporting documents.
2. Certificate for Commercial Registration issued by competent authorities in the past three months.
3. Copy of the Supplemental Income Tax Return (M1) in the last year.
4. A document issued by the competent authority in the last three months certifying that the applicant does not owe any tax or social security contributions (if any) to the Macao SAR.
5. Information on other projects financed by public funds and other pending applications submitted by the same applicant for the purpose of applying for the funding.
6. Identification information and curriculum vitae of the project leader and members, as well as information on the time allocated to the implementation of the project.
7. An application proposal containing a detailed description of the project, which shall set out in detail the estimated amount of the project.
8. A statement of responsibility for the project.
9. A cooperation agreement or memorandum of understanding signed with a partner (if any).
10. Other materials required by the application guidelines (if any).

 

XIII. Submission of Application

1. Applicants shall prepare applications in any of the official languages of the Macao SAR or in English.
2. Applicants who have applied for an electronic signature shall submit the application documents via the online application system of the FDCT on or before the deadline (during office hours).
3. Applicants who have not applied for electronic signature shall, in addition to submitting the application documents via the online application system of the FDCT on or before the deadline (during office hours), deliver the signed and stamped application documents to the FDCT.

 

XIV. Preliminary Analysis

1. The FDCT will conduct a preliminary analysis after the application deadline to verify whether the application has the required documents under the Scheme and whether the applicant meets the conditions for funding approval.
2. If the documents required for the application are not sufficient, the FDCT will request the applicant to supplement materials within 15 days, if necessary.
3. Applications under any of the following circumstances will not be accepted for review and will be rejected by the FDCT, and the relevant applicant will be notified by letter:
   1. The applicant does not meet the provisions of Article 4.
   2. The applicant is on the list of mandatory levies and overdue returns of the FDCT.
   3. The applicant is a debtor to the treasury of the Macao SAR.
   4. The application conditions do not meet the provisions of Article 5.
   5. The number of active research projects undertaken by the project leader exceeds the maximum number of active research projects that the project leader can undertake under the FDCT.
   6. The project leaders cannot submit a new application for funding.
   7. Multiple applications for the same project are submitted at the same time or the same project has been funded by the FDCT before.
   8. The supporting input (if any) does not conform to the provisions of Article 9.
   9. The application documents do not meet the provisions of Article 11.
   10. The applicant fails to supplement or promptly submit relevant application materials after notification.
   11. The applicant violates existing laws and regulations or fails to protect the safety and legal rights and interests of participants.

 

XV. Assessment Method and Criteria

1. Before accepting an application, the Administrative Committee of FDCT shall invite five to seven advisors from the list of project advisors to form the Project Advisory Committee.
2. The application documents that enter the review process will be submitted to the Project Advisory Committee for review according to the review elements and criteria in the following paragraph.
3. Review elements and criteria:
   1. Evaluation of technology and results.
   2. Qualifications of the applicant.
   3. Project planning.
4. The Administrative Committee of the FDCT may develop review criteria based on the above review elements.
5. The Administrative Committee of the FDCT may invite external experts to review specific or more complex funding applications.
6. FDCT may conduct site inspection to verify the research conditions of the applicant, interview with the project team and partners (if any) as necessary.

 

XVI. Funding Approval

1. For a project application not exceeding MOP1 million, the Administrative Committee of the FDCT will make a decision on the application after considering the analysis of the application documents and the review opinions.
2. For a project application exceeding MOP1 million, the FDCT will supervise the entity and make a decision on the application after considering the analysis of the application documents and the review opinions.
3. The recipients shall sign the Consent of Funding attached to the approval letter within the time limit to declare that they are aware of and will comply with the approval decision as set out in the approval notice.
4. The funds will be disbursed by installments in the manner as described in the Consent of Funding.

 

XVII. Funding Duration

XVIII. Result Requirements

1. The expected results shall include outputs such as software, hardware (prototypes, samples), technical standards, formulations, new materials, and new processes, and the economic or social benefits that will be brought about by the implementation of the project shall also be stated.
2. At the time of project closure, the technology maturity shall reach the level as required by the application guidelines.
3. The requirements for the expected research results are set out in the relevant guidelines.

XIX. For reports, agreed procedures, obligations of beneficiaries, consequences of non-compliance, circumstances of potential penalties, refunding and restitution of grants, administrative, civil, and criminal liabilities, monitoring, appeals, personal data processing, and other important considerations, please refer to the Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation of Enterprises.  

XX. Download

Document Name
Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation of Enterprises
2025 Enterprise Innovation and R&D Funding Programme – Key R&D Projects(Jointly Driven by Private Capital to Support the Development of Start-ups) Application Guidelines
2025 Enterprise Innovation and R&D Funding Programme – Key R&D Projects(Focused Technology Breakthroughs by Key Technology Enterprises) Application Guidelines
Assessment Indicators and Explanations