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：January 1 to January 10, April 1 to April 10, July 1 to July 10, and October 1 to October 10, 2026. (If the 10th is a holiday, the deadline will be postponed to the first working day after the holiday.)
‼️Important notice : The signed application and relevant attachments must be submitted to the Fund before the deadline (during office hours).
🌟Maximum Amount of Funding🌟
The Scheme supports R&D projects initiated by successful matching with tertiary institutions via the “Industry-Academia-Research Matching Platform” of FDCT. The funding amount applied for this type shall not exceed MOP250,000, or MOP500,000 if the technology provider is a local tertiary institution.
🌟Funding Recipients🌟
Commercial entrepreneurs or commercial enterprises registered in the Macao Special Administrative Region.
🌟Application Eligibility🌟
- 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.
- The applicant shall not owe any tax or social security contributions to the Macao SAR.
- The applicant shall meet the following conditions:
- The applicant shall be registered in the Macao Special Administrative Region for one year or more. For an incubating enterprise of the national-level maker space in Macao, the registration period can be less than one year.
- The applicant has no less than three full-time employees. For an incubating enterprise of the national-level maker space in Macao, the number of full-time employees may be less than three.
🌟Application Conditions🌟
- Each research project must have a project leader who is responsible for leading and coordinating the project (hereinafter referred to as “project leader”).
- At the time of project closure, the technology maturity shall reach Level 5 or above.
- For matching projects, the project under application shall be a R&D project successfully matched with a tertiary institution through the “Industry-Academia-Research Matching Platform” of FDCT.
🌟Type and Scope of Funding🌟
- Grant allocated for the projects.
- Scope of funding: Projects in line with the purpose of the FDCT and the objectives of the Scheme.
🌟Priority of Support🌟
- Cooperation with tertiary institutions of Macao and enterprises in Hengqin.
- Priority will be given to research and industrial development projects that are in line with the policies such as the Development Plan for Appropriate Economic Diversification of the Macao Special Administrative Region (2024-2028), the Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2026, 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.
📝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：saf@fdct.gov.mo
Website：www.fdct.gov.mo
