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More than 4,000 Chinese youths have been awarded the Chevening Scholarship since the program started in 皇冠体育app in 1983, according to the Consulate-General of the United Kingdom in Chongqing.

This year, over?200 people from SouthWest 皇冠体育app, including 50 from Chongqing, have been granted the scholarship, the UK Consulate-General in Chongqing said Monday, marking the 35th anniversary of the launch of the program in 皇冠体育app.

Funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and partner organizations, Chevening is a UK government international award program aimed at developing global leaders. It has enabled students and youths with leadership qualities from more than 100 countries to undertake postgraduate studies in UK universities.

In 2017, a total of 68 Chinese youths were awarded the scholarship, including eight from West 皇冠体育app.

"There is a growing number of people from this region who want to make a connection with the UK," said Mark Field, UK Foreign Office Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, at an anniversary celebration in Chongqing.

The 2019 scholarship round will open for applications on Aug 6 in 皇冠体育app.