Overview

Chinese Embassy in Jamaica awards 2022 Chinese Ambassador's Scholarship to 15 University of the West Indies Mona students

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$18,475

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•JamaicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JamaicaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 9, 2022

Start (actual): Dec 9, 2022

End (actual): Dec 9, 2022

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The Scholarships were given to students at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/354944904

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus

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Chinese Embassy in Jamaica awards 2022 Chinese Ambassador's Scholarship to 15 University of the West Indies Mona students

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On December 9, 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Jamaica awarded the Chinese Ambassador's Scholarship to 15 students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona. Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Chen Daojiang, presented the awards and delivered a speech. More than 60 people attended the ceremony, including President Weber of the UWI at Mona, Vice-President Berkshire, teachers and students of the school, and family members of the award-winning students. Each scholarship is worth JMD 200,000, for a total of JMD 3 million across the fifteen scholarships recipients. Since 2014, the Embassy in Jamaica has awarded the Chinese Ambassador Scholarship to students at the UWI Mona Campus. Eligible applicants must be full-time students registered in the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Engineering or the Faculty of Science and Technology at UWI Mona.