Chinese embassy donates 72 million Burundian Fracs for 1st phase of “Chinese Ambassadors Scholarship” (Linked to Record ID#57534)

$72M USD

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Burundi
Country	Burundi
Start Date	Jan 01, 2017
End Date	Jun 02, 2028
Duration	4,170 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`57533`

Grant Description

On December 20 2017, the “Chinese Ambassadors Scholarship” project is launched.

The project initiated by the Chinese Embassy supports Burundian postgraduates on the enrollment in the master program at the University of Burundi. 50 students majoring in Chinese studies will be provided 60000 Burundian Francs per month (60000*12*2*50=72000000 in total). The project is well implemented before the 2019 agreement on second phase is signed, see #57534.

Since July 2017, the University of Buenos Aires had started the first batch of master's students enrollment.

📋 Staff Comments

Also known as 中国大使助学金.

📚 Sources & References

布隆迪大学中国大使助学金项目启动助汉语学习
驻布隆迪大使李昌林与布大学校长签署“中国大使助学金”第二期项目协议 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.