Overview

China Awards 7,000 Scholarships for Young Professionals from Sierra Leone

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 1, 2015

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Loan description

China Awards 7,000 Scholarships for Young Professionals from Sierra Leone

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 1, 2015, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, announced that China would award Sierra Leone with 7,000 scholarships for young professionals to study in China. This is part of a project awarding 35,000 scholarships to students across Africa. Cost of the project is unknown. Project status is also unknown but it is most likely complete