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Development of the FARS Program

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Between 1997 and 2015, ESS gave out 23,160 FARS awards to students from poor rural families in China.  Most of the FARS awards in the initial years of the program went to primary and junior secondary school students. As some of these students advanced to senior secondary schools, FARS continued to support those who were in need, and the number of awards to senior secondary students gradually increased. 

In recent years, as government raised the level of subsidies for the education sector, school fees were waived in primary and junior secondary schools. A large part of the FARS program hence shifted towards supporting needy students in senior secondary/vocational schools and colleges/universities. However, FARS have continued to support junior secondary and primary school students in very poor rural families.

Since 2006, FARS has also supported students with disabilities in schools for special education.

The following chart and tables show the development of the FARS program between 1997 and 2012.

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