Project ID: 93304

Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone provides Chinese Ambassador Scholarships totaling 470 million Sierra Leonean Leones to 147 students in July 2021

Commitment amount

$ 45150.15307823177

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 45150.15

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sierra Leone

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

2021-07-22

Actual start

2021-07-22

Actual complete

2021-07-22

Description

On July 22, 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone facilitated a ceremony to grant Chinese Ambassador scholarships to 147 Sierra Leonean students. The purpose of the scholarship was to allow students to take online courses provided by Chinese universities and institutions. 125 students received grants of 2 million Sierra Leonean Leones. 22 university students were selected to receive grants of 10 million Sierra Leonean Leones. The total scholarship funds amounted to 470 million Sierra Leonean Leones. Chinese Ambassador Hu Zhangliang, Minister of Basic Education of Sierra Leone, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, and Chairman of the Sierra-China Friendship Association Kawa were among those who attended the event.

Additional details

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]