The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship is open to applicants from African Development Bank member countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a graduate degree program in energy development and related disciplines.This scholarship is a fully funded opportunity offering high-achieving African students a two-year opportunity to pursue post-graduate studies at master’s level in energy, agriculture, health, environmental sustainability, and engineering. It is open to applicants from African Development Bank member countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a graduate degree program in energy development and related disciplines.
Eligibility Requirements
Be a national of an AfDB member country
Be 35 years old or less
Have a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent degree) bachelor’s degree (or equivalent degree) in energy, agriculture, health.environmental sustainability, engineering studies or related areas with excellent academic records, relevant professional experience and a history of supporting your country's development efforts
Have at least 1 year of paid employment in your home country or in other African countries after receiving your Bachelor's (or equivalent degree) within the past 3 years
Not be living or working outside of your home country
Not already be enrolled in a graduate degree program
Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of all types of appointments of the African Development Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term "close relative" defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew
Agree to return to your home country to contribute to its economic and social development after completion of studies under the program
Award
Full tuition
140,000 JPY per month for living expenses (amount subject to change)
Air travel from the home country to the host university at the start of the study program and back home at the end of the scholarship period.
Health insurance, usually obtained through the university.
Additional six (6) months for advance preparatory study or internships after graduation.
For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be available for research and thesis preparation.
Application and Selection Process
Request to be considered for this scholarship within the APU Online Application and submit the application by September 16, 2024 (for April 2025 enrollment) or January 10, 2025 (for September 2025 enrollment). No application form or additional documents are required to be considered for this scholarship.
APU reviews application documents and selects suitable candidates to recommend to the AfDB-JADS.
Applicants selected to be recommended for this scholarship are notified with their final APU application results.
The final scholarship award results are decided by AfDB-JADS.
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