To align with the policy address of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Science and Technology Development Fund (hereinafter referred to as the “FDCT”) is to launch the Funding Scheme for Innovation and Research of Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the “Scheme”) in accordance with the relevant provisions of the current Public Financial Aid System of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Statutes of the Fund for the Development of Science and Technology, and the Funding Regulations of the Science and Technology Development Fund. The Scheme aims to set up multi-level funding categories to support technology enterprises at different stages of development to carry out various types of technological research, encourage industry-academia-research collaboration, promote the transformation of applied research results, focus on the transformation and cultivation of mature research results, and enhance the contribution of scientific and technological innovations to the social and economic development of Macao.

‼️Application Period：May 15 to June 15, 2026
‼️Important notice : The signed application and relevant attachments must be submitted to the Fund before the deadline (during office hours).

🌟Maximum Funding Amounts🌟

The Scheme supports R&D projects carried out by local technology enterprises 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 MOP20 million.

🌟Funding Recipients🌟

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

🌟Type and Scope of Funding🌟

(1) Type of funding: Grant allocated for the projects.
(2) Scope of funding: Projects in line with the purpose of the FDCT and the objectives of the Scheme.

🌟Eligibility Criteria🌟

(1) The application shall be made by the entity with legal personality referred to in the preceding article. If an entity does not have a legal personality, the application shall be made through the entity with legal personality to which it belongs.

(2) The applicant shall not owe any tax or social security contributions to the Macao SAR.

(3) Jointly Driven by Private Capital to Support the Development of Start-ups:

a. The lead applicant must be a spin-off start-up derived from a higher education institution in Macao , legally registered in Macao for no more than seven years (calculated from the date of publication of these guidelines). Its main business must fall within one of the following technology fields: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Health, Integrated Circuits, Biomedicine, or Digital Technology. Each enterprise may submit only one project application under these guidelines.​​

(4) Focused Technology Breakthroughs by Key Technology Enterprises：

a. The lead applicant must be a key technology enterprise certified under the Technology Enterprise Certification Programme of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT). Each enterprise may lead no more than one project under these guidelines.

b. Each enterprise may not lead more than one ongoing Key R&D Project at a time.

📝For more information: The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT)

Contact：

Address：Room K, 11/F, the Macau Square, No.43-53A Avenida do Infante D. Henrique, Macao

Tel.：2878 8777

Fax.：28788775 / 28788776

Email：info@fdct.gov.mo

Website：www.fdct.gov.mo