The African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship 2025 For African Students is open to eligible professionals who want to pursue a graduate degree in Japan. Apply below:
When is the Application Deadline:
The application deadline for the African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship 2025 For African Students is September 16, 2024 (for April 2025 enrollment) or January 10, 2025 (for September 2025 enrollment).
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Tell Me About The African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship:
This 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.
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Which Fields are Eligible?
The following fields are eligible:
- Energy
- Agriculture
- Health
- Environmental sustainability
- Engineering studies, or related areas.
Type:
Scholarship
Who can Apply For The African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship?
Also, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- 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 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
- 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
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Which Countries Are Eligible?
AfDB member countries
Where will the Award be Taken?
Japan
How Many Awards?
Not specified
What is the Benefit of the Award?
Additionally, applicants will also benefit the following:
- Full tuition
- 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
How to Apply:
- Show your interest in 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.
Visit the Award Webpage for Details