Project ID: 97131

Chinese Government offers three scholarships for Aerospace Graduate Programs to Bolivian students in 2021

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Bolivia

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

2021-02-01

Actual start

2021-02-01

Description

In February 2021, applications opened for the Master in Space Technology scholarship allowing Bolivian students to study at the University of Beihang in China. The scholarships are granted by the Chinese government for young professionals in agreement with the Bolivian Space Agency (BSA) for specializations in fields of science and technology. The scholarship includes tuition for 2 years, free accommodation at the University of Beihang, and monthly stipend (for food, transportation, etc.) during the time of stay at Beihang University (approx. 3000 RMB/month), and medical insurance that covers medical treatments and accidents, according to the current regulations of the CSC. Three scholarships were offered in 2021: one for Satellite Communications, one for Remote Sensing and one for Micro-Satellite Technology. The Master in Space Technology scholarship partnership between the BSA and the Chinese Government has been going since 2015. Each year three students receive three scholarships.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Bolivia Ministry of Government [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Bolivian Space Agency [Government Agency]