Applications for the Cultural Affairs Bureau “Academic Research Grants” open until 31 May

The application deadline for the “Academic Research Grants”, launched by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), is 31st May 2015. Eligible academics may now submit their applications. Late applications will not be considered. The new “Academic Research Grant Regulations” came into effect on 1 February 2015, with the aim of encouraging original academic research on the culture of Macao and on the cultural exchange between Macao, Mainland China and other countries. Local or overseas doctorate degree holders with proven academic research experience, and local or overseas individuals with sufficient research experience and recognized academic production are eligible to apply for the Grants by submitting the duly filled out application form to IC by double registered mail or in person. Applicants must also submit their curriculum vitae, research project plan and certified copies of certificates and academic transcripts. Applications may be submitted in person at the Cultural Affairs Bureau building, or at the Services Centre of the Macao SAR Government (located at No. 52, Rua Nova da Areia Preta), during office hours (the date of the receipt stamp will be considered as the date of submission). Applications may also be submitted by double registered mail to the following address: Praça do Tap Seac, Edif. do Instituto Cultural, Macao(the date of the postmark will be considered as the date of submission). The following must be written on the envelope: "Application for the Academic Research Grants of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government"; applications must be submitted within the deadline, and incomplete applications or applications that fail to comply with the above will not be accepted. In accord with the Regulations, the Cultural Affairs Bureau receives applications every year from 1 March until 31 May. All applications submitted outside this time period will not be accepted. The “Academic Research Grant Regulations” and application forms are available for reference and download at IC’s webpage: www.icm.gov.mo. For more information, please contact Ms. Silvia Kuan, staff member of IC, through tel. no. 8399 6381 during office hours, or by email to silviak@icm.gov.mo.