Lifecycle: { "status": "2025–2026 cycle closed", "edition": "2025–2026", "cadence": "annual", "duration": "6-month funded project after training", "renewable": null, "dates": { "opens": "2025-09", "deadline": "2025-12-05T23:59:00+08:00", "second_stage_deadline": "2026-02" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "amount": 100000, "currency": "HKD", "scope": "per selected cross-city team" }, "benefits": [ "free entrepreneurship bootcamp", "six-month mentorship", "coworking access", "business/technical support", "media and ecosystem connections" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "Hong Kong", "Macau", "Guangdong" ], "age": "18–30", "education": "currently enrolled in or graduated within three years from a registered tertiary institution in Hong Kong, Macau, or Guangdong", "route": "individual first-stage application then cross-city team grant application", "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": "2025-09", "deadline": "2025-12-05T23:59:00+08:00", "decision": null, "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://ec.hkust.edu.hk/events/shumagangdawanquqingnianchuangyejihua", "materials": [ "individual application", "team project proposal at second stage" ], "selection_stages": [ "individual screening", "bootcamp", "cross-city team formation", "CCMF project assessment" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company", "role": "grant owner" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed source." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [], "statistics": [ { "metric": "historical innovative projects funded", "value": 170 } ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026 selected team roster", "exact second-stage deadline day" ] Source conflicts: []