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Chinese Embassy in Jamaica awards the Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship to 8 Caribbean Maritime University students

$1.6M USD

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Government of Jamaica
Country	Jamaica
Start Date	Sep 19, 2023
End Date	Sep 12, 2033
Duration	3,646 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`103988`

Grant Description

On 19 September 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Jamaica awarded the Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship to eight students of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) at a ceremony on the university’s Palisadoes Park campus in Kingston.

Each scholar received ≈ J $200,000 toward 2023/24 tuition and related expenses, bringing the total grant to about J $1.6 million (≈ US $10,400, estimated).

The programme is part of the embassy’s annual Ambassador Scholarship scheme, which supports outstanding Jamaican undergraduates in maritime studies and other STEM fields and has been running at CMU since 2018.

Ambassador Chen Daojiang presented the awards alongside CMU leadership and reiterated China’s commitment to human-resource development in Jamaica’s blue-economy sector.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The English name of this scholarship is the Chinese Ambassador Scholarship. The Chinese name is '中国大使奖学金'2. Total estimated as 8 students × J $200,000 (per-capita value from 2018 & 2022 cohorts) = J $1.6 m. The scholarship award amount is estimated based on the amount awarded for this scholarship at CMU in 2018 (Project ID #72062) and at Northern Caribbean University in 2023 (Project ID #103984).

📚 Sources & References

Ambassador Chen Daojiang attends the award ceremony of the 'Chinese Ambassador Scholarship' at the Caribbean Maritime University / 驻牙买加大使陈道江出席加勒比海事大学“中国大使奖学金”颁奖仪式
The Chinese Embassy Grants Scholarships for Eight (8) CMU Students for the Academic Year 2023/2024 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.