Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program 2025-2026 (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: Unspecified

Applications are open for the Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program 2025-2026. The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) is a capability constructing program by the African Development Bank and the Government of Japan. The overarching purpose of the African Development Bank and the Government of Japan is to reinforce human sources capability in Africa, in line with the Bank’s High 5 strategic priorities, specifically Feed Africa, Light up and energy Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa, and Improve the standard of lifetime of the folks of Africa. These priorities are additionally according to key Japanese improvement help initiatives.

The program gives excessive-reaching African college students a two-12 months scholarship OPPORTUNITY to pursue put up-graduate research at grasp’s stage in power, agriculture, well being, environmental sustainability, and engineering. The scholarship is open to candidates from regional member international locations of the African Development Bank, with related academic {and professional} expertise and a observe document of supporting their international locations’ improvement efforts. Upon completion of their research, the students are anticipated to return to their home international locations and contribute to nationwide and continental socio-financial improvement, utilizing the newly acquired data and expertise.

Scholarship

• Tuition payment protection in the course of the study program (24 months).
• Monthly residing stipend in the course of the study program (24 months).
• Air journey from the home nation to the host college initially of the study program and again home on the finish of the scholarship interval.
• Health insurance coverage, normally obtained by way of the college.
• Additional six (6) months for advance preparatory study or internships after commencement.
• For students engaged in analysis, a particular grant could also be out there for analysis and thesis preparation.
• In particular circumstances, laptop literacy, preparatory language and different comparable programs could also be lined underneath the scholarship.

​Note: The scholarship solely covers the length of the graduate program or two years, whichever is much less.

Eligibility

• Should have a minimal of a Bachelor’s diploma or its equal in power, agriculture, well being, environmental sustainability, engineering research or associated areas; and have glorious tutorial information and related skilled expertise, and a historical past of supporting their international locations’ improvement efforts.
• Applicants ought to have a minimum of 1 12 months of paid employment of their home nation or in different African international locations after receiving their Bachelors (or equal college) diploma throughout the previous 3 years.
• Candidates ought to be 35 years outdated or youthful, and in good well being.
• Candidates ought to achieve admission to an accredited grasp’s diploma course at a Japanese or African associate college – application for admission to be performed immediately by way of the associate universities (Refer to listing of universities and accredited programs).
• Candidates shouldn’t be enrolled in one other graduate diploma packages – this system doesn’t help candidates who’re already enrolled in graduate diploma packages.
• Must  be a citizen of one of many African Development Bank’s regional member international locations.
• Applicants should not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or workers of all kinds of appointments of the African Development Bank Group or an in depth relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the time period “close relative” outlined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew.

Application

• Request info and application kinds and procedures from the chosen JADS associate college utilizing the offered contacts.
• The candidate completes and submits application for admission.
• The college evaluates and selects candidates and provides them a provisional supply letter.
• University sends listing of chosen candidates to the African Development Bank and the Bank additional shares the listing with the JADS Program Implementation Unit (PIU) to judge the functions primarily based on a set standards.
• After the analysis, the African Development Bank contacts the profitable candidates and informs the colleges.

For extra info, go to Japan Africa Dream Scholarship.