{"id":653,"date":"2025-04-15T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T09:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/?page_id=653"},"modified":"2025-04-15T10:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:01:01","slug":"funding-scheme-for-external-science-and-technology-cooperation-international-collaborative-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/funding-scheme-for-external-science-and-technology-cooperation-international-collaborative-research\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding Scheme for External Science and Technology Cooperation - International Collaborative Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) -&nbsp;<strong>Application period : April 1st to 30th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a summary of the program and attached are the full programs in Portuguese and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Objectives of the financing program:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) has set up a Funding Support Program for External Cooperation in Science and Technology, to promote exchanges with abroad and the cooperation of Macao's science and technology workers, promote the transformation of Macao into a place where high-level international talents gather, and increase the level of cooperation between Macao and abroad in scientific research, industry-university-research and talent cultivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Maximum financing amount:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Up to 5 million MOP can be requested (\u2248&nbsp;<strong>565.000\u20ac<\/strong>) for collaborative projects with eligible foreign organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Recipients of Financial Support:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Public higher education institutions or public medical institutions in the MSAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Private higher education institutions incorporated under the terms of Macao SAR law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-profit private entities incorporated under the terms of Macao SAR law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrepreneurs or commercial companies registered in the MSAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Application period:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>From April 1 to April 30, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Application requirements<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For&nbsp;<strong>international collaborative research category<\/strong>The foreign collaborating institution must meet one of the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>A foreign higher education institution that is ranked in the top 200 overall in the latest edition of the Times, QS, US News or ARWU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A foreign higher education institution ranked in the top 100 in any discipline in the latest edition of the Times, QS, US News or ARWU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A foreign company on the latest Fortune 500 list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher education institutions, scientific research institutes or commercial companies established by law in Portuguese-speaking countries participating in the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Criteria for Collaborative Research:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>They include signing a cooperation agreement and fulfilling requirements such as annual meetings and minimum exchange time between the partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Financing method:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The modality is&nbsp;<strong>non-repayable support<\/strong>. The financing can last&nbsp;<strong>up to 3 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdct.gov.mo\/en\/external_cooperation_details\/article\/incoop.html#anchor_2\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PT_ Financial Support Program for Cooperation in Science and Technology Abroad -\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/2025_ExternalCooperationScheme_PT.pdf\">See the PDF with the regulations.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EN_Funding Scheme for External Science and Technology Cooperation -\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/2025_ExternalCooperationScheme_EN.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/2025_ExternalCooperationScheme_EN.pdf\">Please consult the regulations in the PDF document<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/04\/2025_ExternalCooperationScheme_EN.pdf\">t<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Funding Scheme for External Science and Technology Cooperation \u2013 International Collaborative Research Do Fundo de Desenvolvimento de Ci\u00eancia e Tecnologia de Macau (FDCT) \u2013&nbsp;Per\u00edodo de candidatura : 1 a 30&nbsp;[&#8230;]","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"aribeiroadvance","author_link":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/author\/aribeiroadvance\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Funding Scheme for External Science and Technology Cooperation \u2013 International Collaborative Research Do Fundo de Desenvolvimento de Ci\u00eancia e Tecnologia de Macau (FDCT) \u2013&nbsp;Per\u00edodo de candidatura : 1 a 30&nbsp;[...]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":660,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/653\/revisions\/660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iseg.ulisboa.pt\/ghes\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}