This is a micro fund or seed funding administered by the Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre to support the development of the Hong Kong ICT industry. The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF) will provide a grant of HK$100,000 in cash to successful applicants for proof of concepts and developing prototype products in a 6-month project period.

1. Applicants must be over 18 years old.
2. Applicants must be permanent residents of Hong Kong or presently have a company registered as a legal entity and incorporated in Hong Kong or plan to establish one if awarded the CCMF grant.
3. The project idea has to be rooted in ICT-related areas.
4. The project must receive less than HK$500,000 in funding from outside sources during the 18 months prior to application.

CCMF Professional is for professionals over 18 years old while the CCMF Professional Young Entrepreneur Program (CCMF-YEP) is for tertiary students from Hong Kong. While CCMF Professional Funding will be released in two batches with HK$50,000 each, CCMF-YEP funding will be disbursed in three batches with HK$10,000 in the first batch and HK$45,000 in the second and third batches.

You are entitled to a grant of HK$100,000. You will also join various networking and training sessions organised by the Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre during your project period. We also believe that CCMF g rantees who successfully complete the project period are potentially great incubatees for our incubation prog ramme.

CCMF grantees enjoy a wide array of intangible business benefits as part of the Cyberport community . These include but not limited to the following:

• mentorship & business process advice
• business development & investment connections
• a local & global business network
• publicity & promotion
• industry recognition & validation
• an alumni network & peer support

Theoretically, yes. However, the application requirements are very different. CCMF is for creative ideas which need funding to conduct concept testing or develop prototypes. The Incubation Programme requires applicants to have concrete business plans and the concept testing or prototype development has been completed . A project eligible for CCMF may not be mature enough for the Incubation Programme.

It depends. You cannot apply for CCMF with the same project you have for incubation. However, you ca n apply for CCMF for an entirely different project.

Fill in the application form, which can be downloaded at: http://ecentre.cyberport.hk/, follow instr uctions and guidelines to complete the form.

Submit application >> Vetting process >> Publish results >> Sign agreement

No fees are involved for one whole application process.

1. Project information
2. Application information

You should tell us your:

1. Project title or product name
2. Overview
3. Detailed description of your project / product

You should show us your:

1. Project management team
2. Revenue model
3. Business model & time to market
4. Technology innovation
5. Social responsibility
6. Competition analysis (if applicable)
7. Project milestone and timeline
8. Cost projections
9. Exit strategy (if applicable)

Certainly. You need to tell us your specific and realistic action plan for the 6-month project period. This is known as “project milestones,” which will form the basis for subsequent project evaluation.

It will certainly help if you can provide more solid information such as:
1. Samples / demonstrations of your previous work
2. Proven track records or your relevant experience.

1. You can send your application in zip file and e-mail to: ecentre@cyberport.hk (or tell us your FTP site for download if it is too big for e-mail).

2. Mail your hardcopy and CD / DVD (if applicable) to: Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co. Ltd. – Entrepreneurship Centre, Units 518, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong. Please write “CCMF Application” on the envelope.

Applications are accepted all year, but they will be processed in batches.

You are always welcome to contact us any time during office hours at 3166-3900, or via e-mail or fax at ecentre@cyberport.hk or 3166-3027 respectively.