Strength Team Research Grants (STRGs)

1.          The funding target is a scientific research team with good research foundation and research strength, and the members of the project team should be full-time staff of the university as the core members, supplemented by off-campus academics. The total number of project team members is usually 3-10.

2.          The person in charge of the project should be a well-known expert and scholar in this research field, a full-time teaching and research staff of associate professor or above in the university, or distinguished professor.

3.          The scope of funding can include original research projects and interdisciplinary projects in the liberal arts field. Pure science or medicine projects will not be funded.

4.          Research projects and contents must conform to the strategic academic development direction of the university, especially those “iconic projects” that can promote research atmosphere in the university and to formulate academic advantages in related research fields. The main research content of the research project should be carried out in the university.

5.          The amount of funding is MOP200,000-MOP1,000,000 for each project, and each funded project in the arts field does not exceed MOP500,000, and the interdisciplinary research field does not exceed MOP1,000,000.

6.          For interdisciplinary projects, researchers in the fields of science or medicine can only apply once as project leaders. Researchers in the field of liberal arts can apply multiple times, and they can only apply again after completion of their previous projects.

7.          The project team members who participate in the research team are regarded as undertaking a general research project, but it does not affect their eligibility to apply for the General Research Grant, and the project leader may not apply for the General Research Grant at the same time.

8.          The research period is usually 12-24 months. After approval, it may be extended but the longest extension period shall not be more than 6 months.