China-Mongolia Culture and Education Foundation sponsors RMB 90,000 'Dream Star' Scholarship Program for Mongolian students in March 2016 (Linked to Record ID#86933)

Project narrative

The China-Mongolia Cultural Education and Social Development Foundation, the Bank of China's Ulaanbaatar Representative Office and the National University of Mongolia announced the winners of the "Dream Star" Scholarship Program for students on March 20, 2016. The "Dream Star" (“Мөрөөдлийн од”) scholarship program was organized and funded by the China-Mongolia Culture and Education Foundation in 2014. After the China-Mongolia Culture and Education Foundation merged with the China-Mongolia Social Development Fund in August 2017, the "Dream Star" scholarship program was run by the China-Mongolia Cultural Education and Social Foundation. The "Dream Star" scholarship program is co-organized by Bank of China Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar and the Confucius Institute at the National University of Mongolia. Under the program, a total of 30 Mongolian students that study Chinese, receive high grades at school, and score above a certain threshold on the scholarship examination will be selected to receive a scholarship of approximately RMB 3,000 each. These are: primary school students: 10 (grades 1-5), middle school students: 10 (grades 6-9), high school students: 10 (grades 10-12) /. Under the scholarship, the recipients must be willing to study and learn Chinese language and culture and actively participate in any Chinese language and cultural competitions/events. In March 2016, RMB 3,000 was provided to each of the 30 winners, totaling RMB 90,000. Other scholarships from the China-Mongolia Cultural Education and Social Development Foundation are captured in linked Record ID#86933.