As a somewhat high-performing student (not necessarily child prodigy but close) in China, how easy/hard is it to get tuition help? Does it require family money

As a somewhat high-performing student (not necessarily child prodigy but close) in China, how easy/hard is it to get tuition help? Does it require family money/connections (private sources) or are the govt programs which help substantially (public sources)? Are they grants / loans or have other "strings" (obligations) attached?