Introducing the AFDB Japan Africa Dream Scholarship 2024
Applications are now open for the AfDB Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program.
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This scholarship is available to individuals from African Development Bank member countries who have relevant professional experience and a track record of supporting their countries’ development efforts, and who are applying to a graduate degree program in energy development or related fields.
Eligibility Requirements
— Be a national of an AfDB member country
— Be 35 years old or younger
— Hold a bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent qualification) in energy, agriculture, health, environmental sustainability, engineering, or a related field, with excellent academic records, relevant professional experience, and a history of contributing to your country’s development efforts
— Have at least one year of paid employment in your home country or other African countries after receiving your bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) within the past three 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, their alternate, or any staff member of the African Development Bank Group, or a close relative of such individuals. “Close relative” is defined as a mother, father, sister, half-sister, brother, half-brother, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, whether by blood or adoption.
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— Agree to return to your home country and contribute to its economic and social development after completing the program.
Award
— Full tuition coverage
— 140,000 JPY per month for living expenses (amount subject to change)
— Economy class air travel between the home country and APU at the beginning and end of the program
Application Procedure
To be considered for this scholarship, request it within the APU Online Application and submit your application by September 16, 2024, for April 2025 enrollment or January 10, 2025, for September 2025 enrollment.
No additional application form or documents are required for consideration.
APU reviews application documents and selects suitable candidates to recommend to the AfDB-JADS.
Applicants who are recommended for this scholarship will be notified along with their final APU application results. The final decision on the scholarship award is made by AfDB-JADS.
Application Deadline: January 10, 2025
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