Two projects have been selected for the Cultural Affairs Bureau Academic Research Grants supported by the Macao Special Administrative Region. The grants are aimed at supporting academic research projects in the Humanities that make a significant original contribution to the understanding of Macao, and of Macao's relationship with China and other countries. The grant regulations provide a flexible scheme for application and for the payment of grants. Applications may be submitted at any time throughout the year. The Evaluation Panel meets twice annually and applicants are informed of the Panel's decision in March or August, depending on when the application is received. This semester, the following projects were chosen out of the applications received between December 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011: Zhu Shoutong will research on "Macao Literature and Modern Chinese Literature". Zhu obtained his PhD in Literature from Nanjing University. He is now a professor and Head of the University's Department of Chinese. Li Yu-chung will focus on "Alliance or Enemy: Relationship between Manila and Macao (1571-1700) from the Spanish's Point of View". Li obtained his PhD in American History (including the Philippines) from the University of Sevilla, Spain. He is now an assistant professor at National Tsing Hua University's Institute of History. Grantees must submit an original monograph of 120,000 words minimum and the Cultural Affairs Bureau reserves the exclusive right to publish all or part of the grantee's original monograph, for example, in the Bureau's publication Review of Culture. For more information on the Cultural Affairs Bureau Academic Research Grants, please visit the Cultural Affairs Bureau's website: www.icm.gov.mo.
