May 17. With the care and support of the relevant leaders of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, the "Pillar Project" initiated by the Sichuan Foundation for Poverty Alleviation in July 200012000 aims at subsidizing and cultivating college students with excellent academic performance and poor families. It is stipulated that the school will issue grants uniformly on May 17 every year to ensure that the grants can be effectively distributed to the recipients. Based on the basic concept of "helping tomorrow's pillars and cultivating national elites", the pillar project has created talents for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.