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Chinese Embassy donates PKR 3.76 million to Sargodha University's Pakistan Institute of China Studies to establish Chinese Ambassador Scholarship 2023

$3.76M USD

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	University of Sargodha
Country	Pakistan
Start Date	Dec 01, 2022
End Date	Dec 12, 2028
Duration	2,203 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`100399`

Grant Description

On December 26, 2022, at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong handed over a check worth PKR 3.76 million to Dr.

Fazal ur Rahman, Director of the Pakistan Institute of China Studies at the University of Sargodha to establish the Chinese Ambassador Scholarship 2023.

The donation was intended to fund scholarships to be awarded on both merit and need-based criteria to students enrolled in Chinese language courses, as well as to promote Chinese language and cultural activities at the university.

On October 6 2022, an award ceremony was held at the Malik Firoz Khan Noon Business School for the 2023 cohort of the Chinese Ambassador Scholarship at the University of Sargodha. During the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sargodha Dr.

Qaiser Abbas distributed scholarships worth PKR 10,000 to 282 students enrolled in Chinese language courses, including 100 students chosen based on merit, and 176 students chosen based on need.

📋 Staff Comments

AidData has coded the commitment date as the month the Chinese ambassador handed over the funds to the University of Sargodha as a proxy.
It is unclear how 6 of the 282 scholarship recipients were chosen, given that 100 were chosen based on merit, and 176 based on need.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese Embassy donates Rs 3.76m to PICS
CHINESE EMBASSY DONATES RUPEES 3.76 MILLION (120,000 YUAN) TO PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF CHINA STUDIES (PICS) OF SARGODHA UNIVERSITY
SARGODHA: Chinese embassy in Islamabad has donated Rs3.76 million (120,000 Yuan) to the Pakistan Institute of China Studies (PICS)
University of Sargodha, for establishing ‘Chinese Ambassador Scholarship’ programme 2023’.
UOS HOLDS CHINESE AMBASSADOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY
Chinese Embassy donates Rs 3.76m to PICS
University of Sargodha
Chinese Ambassador Scholarships Awarded To 282 Students
Chinese Embassy donates Rs 3.76m to PICS
University of Sargodha
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驻巴基斯坦大使农融会见萨戈达大学中国研究中心主任
Sargodha University gets Rs 3.76 mln for Chinese Ambassador Scholarship program 2023
Vice Chancellor University of Sargodha Dr. Qaiser Abbas distributing Chinese Ambassador Scholarship cheques among the students at University of Sargodha 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.