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Overview

Chinese Government awards scholarships to ten Jamaican students

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•JamaicaSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2016
Start (planned)
Sep 1, 2016
Start (actual)
Jul 22, 2016

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

Chinese Government awards scholarships to ten Jamaican students

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 22 July 2016, ten Jamaican students received official letters of admission to several Chinese Universities. The Chinese government provided full scholarships for the students to study in China. According to Jamaica Information Service, the students began their undergraduate and postgraduate programs in September. They are studying business administration, clinical medicine, international politics, animation, architecture and bioengineering. According to Kelli-Ann Garrick, the Acting Director of the Scholarship and Assistance Unit of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, they received approximately 100 applications for the scholarship. The students will receive monthly US$350 stipends from the Government of Jamaica so support their living expenses in China.