1.    Funding recipients:
       (1)    Public higher education institutions in the Macao SAR.
       (2)    Private higher education institutions established by law in the Macao SAR.
       (3)    Private non-profit-making entities established by law in the Macao SAR.
2.    Application eligibility:
       (1)   Entities with legal personality referred to in the preceding paragraph are eligible to apply for funding.
     (2)  If an entity referred to in the preceding paragraph does not have a legal personality, the application shall be made through the entity with legal personality to which it belongs.
3.    Each research project must have a project leader who is responsible for leading and coordinating the project (hereinafter referred to as "project leader"), and the project leader shall meet the following conditions:
      (1)   As at the date of public application under the Scheme, the project leader shall have held a position not higher than assistant professor or equivalent in a higher education institution referred to in paragraph 1 (1) or (2) of this Article for not more than five years.
       (2)   The project leader works for an entity referred to in paragraph 1 (3) of this Article.
4.    When the applicant is an entity referred to in paragraph 1 (3) of this Article and the funds applied for are used for a higher education institution, the project leader must meet the conditions referred to in paragraph 3 (1) of this Article.

 

The funding ceiling for each project is MOP 500,000.

The funding type of the Scheme is non-reimbursable.

The funding duration of the Scheme is from 1 to 2 years.

Application must be submitted via the FDCT – Project Funding Online Application System.
For more details, please refer to the page of Account Registration.
1.   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.
2.  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, deliver the signed and stamped application documents to the FDCT.

 

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 may enter the review process will be submitted to the Project Advisory Committee formed by FDCT for review according to the review elements and criteria in the following paragraph.
3.    Key considerations will be given to the followings:

1)    The applying entity’s ability to implement the project.
2)    Project feasibility and work plan.
3)    Soundness of budget.
4)    Expected research findings.
5)    The effect of the project in promoting the R&D ability of participating researchers.

4.    FDCT may conduct site inspection to verify the research conditions of the applying entity, interview with the project team and partners (if any) as necessary.