Japan African Dream Scholarship 2024/ 2025| How best to apply

Are you looking for a fully funded scholarship for your Postgraduate studies? Look no further! The Japan African Dream Scholarship is here and guess what? It’s fully funded and they’re currently accepting applications from all eligible candidates to pursue a 2-year Postgraduate studies. Join the scholarship pickers as we walk you through the application Processes, requirements, deadlines, benefits, and more.

The Japan African Dream Scholarship (JADS) is a Skill development initiative program by the African Development Bank and the Government of Japan.

The scholarship is a fully funded opportunity offering high-achieving African students a two-year opportunity to pursue post-graduate studies at the master’s level in energy, agriculture, health, environmental sustainability, and engineering.

This post will provide details, requirements, benefits, required documents, and a step-by-step application guide for interested candidates.

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Host Country:	Japan
Category:	Master’s program
Eligible Countries:	African Countries
Deadline:	January 10, 2025

African Development Bank Goals

African Development Bank in partnership with Japan’s government, is strengthening the 5 strategic policy areas to ensure more growth and prosperity in Africa. The areas of attention include the following:

• Feed Africa,
• Light up and power Africa,
• Industrialize Africa,
• Integrate Africa, and
• Improve the quality of life of the people of Africa.

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2024/ 2025 African Development Bank Scholarship (AfDB-JADS) Eligibility

To be eligible for the African Development Bank Scholarship (AfDB-JADS), you must:

• 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
• Be a national of an AfDB member country
• Have at least 1 year of paid employment in your home country or 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 enrolled in a graduate degree program
• Agree to return to your home country to contribute to its economic and social development after the completion of studies under the 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

What Japan Africa Dream Scholarship 2025 covers

• This scholarship will cover the period of study which is within 2 years.
• 144,000 JPY Monthly living stipend ($11,420/year) for the duration of the study program (24 months).
• Travel by air from the home country to the host university at the beginning of the program and back home at the end of the scholarship period.
• Health insurance is usually obtained through the university.
• Additional six (6) months for advanced preparatory study or internships after graduation.
• For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be available for research and thesis preparation.
• In special circumstances, computer literacy, preparatory language, and other similar courses may be covered under the scholarship.

Deadline for the Japan African Dream Scholarship 2025 application

The deadline for application for this scholarship for all interested students who are going for a master’s degree program is January 10th, 2025. All interested applicants are advised to enter their application within the time allotted for this scholarship to avoid regret later.

Step by Step to Apply for Japan Africa Dream Scholarship 2025

To apply for the 2025 Japan Africa Dream Scholarship, interested and qualified applicants should;

• Go through the instructions outlined in this post again to understand with this scholarship opportunity stands for.
• Request to be considered for this scholarship within the APU Online Application and apply 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 of their final APU application results.
• The final scholarship award results are decided by AfDB-JADS.