Asian Development Bank-japan Scholarship Program

Qualified citizens of developing member countries of the Asian Developing Bank (ADB), who intend to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management science and technology and others development related fields, are invited to apply for scholarships under the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP). Upon successful completion of the graduate program, the scholars are expected to return their country and contributes to its socioeconomics development. Scholarships are awarded fro graduates studies at designated institutions in courses of study approved by ADB. The program especially welcomes qualified women applicants who have limited financials means to obtain university education.

The Scholarships
Level of Education: Postgraduate (diploma, Masters and Doctoral Degree)

Duration: 1 to 2 years

Coverage: Tuition fee, Subsistence allowance (including housing) , Books, medical insurance, economy airfare and research subsidy.

Academic Institutions

Australia:
The Australian National University (Crawford School of Economics and Government). (normal month of intake January-June) Application deadline: July-February

The University of Melbourne Application Deadline: (normal month of intake March-July) Application deadline: September-March

China, People’s Republic:
The University of Hong Kong (Normal Month of Intake September) Application deadline: January-May

India:
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (normal Month of Intake July) Application deadline: December

Japan:
Hitotsubashi University (normal Month of Intake October) Application deadline: April

International University of Japan (normal Month of Intake September) Application deadline: February

Keio University (normal Month of Intake September) Application deadline: November

Kobe University (normal Month of Intake October) Application deadline: April Kyushu University (normal Month of Intake October) Application deadline: April

Nagoya University (normal Month of Intake April) Application deadline: July

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (normal Month of Intake October) Application deadline: December

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (normal Month of Intake October-April) Application deadline: April-October

Ritsumeikan University (normal Month of Intake September) Application deadline: February

Saitama University (normal Month of Intake April-October) Application deadline: October-December

Tokyo Institute of Technology (normal Month of Intake October) Application deadline: Early April to late May

University of Tokyo (normal Month of Intake October) Application deadline: December

University of Tsukuba (normal Month of Intake April) Application deadline: August

New Zealand:
The University of Auckland (normal Month of Intake February) Application deadline: July

Pakistan:
Lahore University of Management Sciences (normal Month of Intake August) Application deadline: February

Philippines:
Asian Institute of Management (normal Month of Intake July) Application deadline: February

International Rice Research Institute/University of the Philippines in Los Banos (normal Month of Intake June) Application deadline: December

Singapore:
Nanyang Technological University (normal Month of Intake August to July) Application deadline: March

National University of Singapore (normal Month of Intake August) Application deadline: March
Thailand:
Asian Institute of Technology (normal Month of Intake August) Application deadline: April

Thammasat University (normal Month of Intake June) Application deadline: December
USA:
East-West Center/University of Hawaii (normal Month of Intake August) Application deadline: Novemberbr

Eligibility:
Applicants must meet all of the following conditions in order to be eligible for this scholarship:

(1) The applicant must be a national of an ADB borrowing member country (i.e. applicants from

countries that are not currently borrowing from the ADB are not eligible for the ADB-JSP

Scholarship). A full list of countries is contained in Annex I below. In addition, applicants must

currently reside in their home country, i.e. applicants living or working in a country other than

his/her home country are not eligible for this scholarship.

(2) The applicant must have gained admission to an approved post-graduate course. Please note that

this condition will be automatically met if you are chosen for the scholarship.

(3) The applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with a superior academic record.

For applicants who have earned their Master’s degree in their home country and have completed

only 16 years of education, the Master’s level education will be deemed equivalent to a Japanese

Bachelor’s degree.

(4) The applicant must have at least 2 years of full-time professional working experience (acquired

after graduation) at the time of application.

(5) The applicant must be proficient in oral and written English. Please note that admission to

University international programs in law requires a TOEFL score of 580+ or equivalent.

(6) The applicant must be not more than 35 years old at the time of application.

(7) The applicant must be in good physical and mental health.

(8) The applicant must agree to return to his/her home country in order to contribute to its

development after completion of studies at University.

(9) The applicant’s family income should not exceed US$50,000 / per year and individual income

should not exceed US$25,000 / year. Proving family income means that the applicant will be

required to submit the salary reports from both parents even if the applicant and parents are living

separately.

Note 1: The Program will, in principle, not support applicants who have previously studied abroad

and / or who are pursuing a second Master’s or Ph.D. degree.

Note 2: ADB-JSP does not support applicants who are already enrolled in a graduate degree program.