The Trust was set up in 1975 with proceeds from "The Genius of China" exhibition held at the Royal Academy in 1974. 

The current policy of the Trust is to support:

• Chinese Students in Britain via the Chinese Student Awards
  
  
• The study of Chinese language through the annual Chinese Language Awards
  
  
• Fieldwork and conference papers in China -
  British PhD students enrolled at a British university who require funding to give a conference paper in China, or for travel to China to pursue essential doctoral research, should use the 'Chinese Students Awards' application form.  (The criteria for this category is being reviewed at this time. Check again in June for possible changes.) The Universities' China Committee in London (UCCL) also has an award in this category. Check their pages (no.6 of their criteria).

The Trust also grants awards on behalf of the Universities' China Committee in London, the Sino-British Fellowship Trust, and the Han Suyin Trust, on whose behalf it supports Chinese students studying in the UK.

The Great Britain-China Educational Trust is a registered charity (no.269944) administered by the Great Britain-China Centre .

The Trustees are:

Chairman: Ms Rose Kerr - former Head of the Far Eastern Department, Victoria & Albert Museum

Professor Colin Howard - Honorary Treasurer, Royal Veterinary College

Mr Adrian Johnson - former director of the British Council, Beijing

Lady Youde - Vice-President, Great Britain-China Centre

Professor Delia Davin - former Head of Department, East Asian Studies, University of Leeds 

Professor Anthony Moore - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Sussex


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