Fully implement the city's financial aid policies
27/8/2003 14:47
Shanghai will strictly carrry out the city's financial aid policies,
not having any students from primary schools, middle schools and kindergarden
quit their study because of financial problems, reaffirmed by Shanghai Education
Commission (SEC) as the new school semester kick off.
Shanghai Education
Commission will take out a certain proportion of tuition incidental expenses as
the financial aid fund to help the needy students accounting for 3 percent to 5
percent.
According to the aid policy, the students brought up by
relatives with their parents passed away, with laid-off parents meeting the
low-income standard, with handicapped parents or have other financial problems
can enjoy a half or even total fee exemption. And the desendants of martyrs are
free of paying tuition incidental expenses.
In addition, those needy
students could pay their tuition in the way of installment and apply for stipend
as well.
A so calle "self-motion aid" system will come into being with a
close collabration of
SEC, civil department and communities, aiming to
facilitate the appliation procedure of the needy students. The financial aid
office affiliated to Shanghai Bureau of Civil Affairs are reponsible of
gathering the information of the needy family and After auditing, the needy list
will be send to the corresponding schools to be carried out.
Gloria Hua / Shanghai Daily news
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