Skip to content

Overview

Chinese Government scholarships awarded to Senegalese students for 2024/2025 academic year (2023 announcement)

Commitment Year2023Country of ActivitySenegalDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationSenegalSectorEducationFlow TypeScholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 23, 2023
Start (planned)
Jul 1, 2024

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

  • China Scholarship Council

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Senegal

Loan description

Chinese Government scholarships awarded to Senegalese students for 2024/2025 academic year (2023 announcement)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Within the framework of Sino-Senegalese educational cooperation, the Chinese Government offers the Senegalese Government full scholarships for the academic year 2024/2025 in favor of students of Senegalese nationality in bachelor's, master's, or doctoral programs for all courses offered by Chinese universities qualified to receive scholarship holders. The scholarship program falls under the bilateral "Type A" scheme administered by the China Scholarship Council (CSC), in partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Senegal. Applicants submit materials through the Senegalese Embassy in China or directly via CSC’s online portal, typically between December and April. CSC handles selection, covering tuition, accommodation, monthly living stipends (e.g., CNY 2,500–3,500), medical insurance, and international airfare. Results are expected by July 2024, with student arrivals in China typically by September. The previous years' equivalent offering in Record ID #97396.

Staff comments

1. The source provided limited details and did not specify how many scholarships, if any, were ultimately awarded. However, it offered sufficient information to justify creating a new project record, modeled after the structure and scope of Record ID#97396. 2. The start date is estimated at July 1st, 2024, because the source states that the scholarship results will be released in July of 2024.