1. Which projects can be declared to the Scientific Research Administration?

A: In accordance with the university's arrangement, the Scientific research office is currently mainly responsible for handling the following projects: science and technology development fund (FDCT) project, higher education fund (DSEDJ) project, and other horizontal projects funded by Macao government agencies. In addition, the Zhuhai Research Institute project is also managed by the Scientific Research Office.

2. When can I use the project funds after the project is approved?

A: The project approval letter will indicate the project implementation time, as long as it is the project in the research period, in line with the scope of funding, can be declared. If the project has incurred expenses, it is recommended to file a single declaration as soon as possible.

3. What are the materials and steps that need to be prepared for project reimbursement?

A: The project team fills in the "Application Form for Expenses" (pink list), and attaches the relevant documents and materials related to the reimbursement content. For example, labor fees need to be attached to the personnel's valid and legal work certificate, short CV, etc. The documents required for the relevant reimbursement requirements can be consulted in the documentation of the Department of Scientific Research in Wemust. In addition, the Scientific Research Office will hold a project reimbursement briefing every year and recommend the active participation of project team members.

4. After the project fund declaration, what else does the project team need to do?

A: After the project team submits the reimbursement documents, the Research Office will follow up according to the internal process of the university. If a purchase is required, the documents will be forwarded to the General Affairs Office of the University for follow-up. If there is any doubt about the reimbursement documents, the research colleagues will contact the project team by email to confirm. Please check the email at any time and reply in time for follow-up.

5. What is the payment method for reimbursement expenses in scientific research projects?

A: The labor fees of teachers on campus shall be paid by HR in the monthly salary according to the relevant regulations of the university; the expenses reimbursed by other personnel shall be paid by the Scientific Research Office in the form of a cheque and entrusted to the administrative colleagues of the college. Payments from suppliers are basically made by cheque or international money transfer.

6. Can I send money from Macau suppliers?

A: Local suppliers in Macau cannot send money. All payments from declared suppliers are required to provide a "Payment Request Form", including Macau suppliers.

7. How to deal with the handling fee arising from the refund/change of foreign exchange for project remittance?

A: In the course of the project research, due to the error in the beneficiary or supplier account provided in the "Payment Application Form", the additional costs such as foreign exchange refund/change of foreign exchange are borne by the project team or supplier.

8. What are the requirements for the header of the project fee bill?

A: It should be consistent with the name of the relying unit at the time of project application. The bill title should be filled in according to the requirements of the funding agency: such as FDCT, the invoice title should be: Macau University of Science and Technology, others do not need to fill in; the invoice title of Zhuhai Research Institute should be: Zhuhai M.U.S.T. Science and Technology Research Institute, unified social credit code: 5244 0400 3105 4809 8G, unit address: 1889 East Huandao Road, Hengqin New District, Zhuhai Room 401, Building 21, Creative Valley - 07 card slot.

9. How to inquire about the progress of supplier payment?

A: After the project team places a single order, the Scientific Research Office will follow up according to the process, if it involves procurement, it will be transferred to the General Affairs Office of the University for follow-up, and after the procurement is completed, the General Affairs Office will return the entire document to the Scientific Research Office. After the scientific research office pays the supplier's payment in the form of remittance, the scientific research colleague will send a bank reply email to the project team to follow up the colleague, please check it in time. After the project team colleague receives the email, please notify the supplier in time to check and provide the corresponding receipt!

10. What is the process of project budget adjustment?

A: The project leader sends an email to the Scientific Research Office to inquire about the use of project funds, and then fills in the budget adjustment form accordingly, submits it to the Scientific Research Office for review in the form of an email, and after confirming that it is correct, prints and signs it and submits it to the Research Office for follow-up and submission to the funding agency.

11. When the project is concluded, some expenses are not reimbursed, how to deal with it?

A: At the end of the project, the funds that the funding institution determines will not be reimbursed shall be returned by the project team to the university and transferred back to the funding agency.

12. How to fill in the financial data of the project annual report and the conclusion?

A: The financial data in the project report will be filled in by the Scientific Research Office. If the project leader wants to know the use of project funds, it is suggested that it can be queried by the "Scientific Research" module in the wemust system.