Project ID: 69467

Chinese Government provides 10 scholarships worth $1.25 million USD to students in Antigua and Barbuda

Commitment amount

$ 2539936.3565708795

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 2539936.36

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Antigua and Barbuda

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Scholarships/training in the donor country

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2006-08-03

Description

On August 3, 2006, the Chinese government announced that it will provide $1.25 million USD in scholarships to 10 Antiguan and Barbudan students to study in China. The students can choose both their major and institution to complete two to seven years of study. This is the first batch of scholarships offered by China since the two countries established diplomatic relations. On July 30, 2007, the Antigua and Barbuda government and the Chinese Embassy held a joint press conference to announce the students who won the Chinese government scholarship.

Number of official sources

4

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Antigua and Barbuda [Government Agency]