请教“西部贫困大学生”英文该怎么翻？

Needy university students in western China

参见人民日报新闻一则：
Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, March 10, 2003
Over 600 Needy University Students Get Financial Aid from 2007, according to the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE).

Liu said that in 2003, more assistance would be channeled to needy students in central and western China where the economy was less robust and schools were less developed.

poverty university student in Western China
这里不能用poor，我在报纸上见过几次这样的用法

financially challenged university students from western China

poor undergraduates in western areas