ADB Japan
Scholarship Program, University of Tokyo Japan [Fully Funded]
ADB-JSP, financed by the Government of
Japan and organized by the Asian Development Bank, aims to provide an
opportunity citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue
postgraduate studies. The Division of Environmental Studies which is consisted
of six departments, and the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science at the
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS) have been designated by ADB to
receive allocation with the ADB-JSP scholarship since 2000. The following
departments are accepting ADB-JSP students.
Applicants for a master course must
hold a bachelor degree from an accredited educational institution comparable to
a bachelor degree offered at the University of Tokyo.
Note that ADB-JSP provides their scholarships only for students pursuing a
master’s degree.
Eligible Departments of this Scholarship:
1) Department of
Natural Environmental Studies
2) Department of
Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
3) Department of
Environment Systems
4) Department of
Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
5) Department of
Socio-cultural Environmental Studies
You will be conferred a Master
of Environmental Studies if you finish a master course at any of the
above mentioned departments.
6) Department of
International Studies
You will be conferred a Master
of International Studies if you finish a master course at the
Department of International Studies.
7) Graduate
Program in Sustainability Science
You will be conferred a Master
of Sustainability Science if you finish a master course at the
Graduate Program in Sustainability Science
What are the
eligibility requirements for ADB–JSP?
Ø A national of an ADB borrowing member and
Japanese ODA scholarship eligible
country listed here.
Ø Gained admission to an approved MA course at
an academic institution .
Ø A bachelor's degree or its equivalent with
superior academic record.
Ø At least two (2) years of full-time
professional working experience (acquired after a university degree) at the
time of application. Proficiency in oral and written English communication
skills to be able to pursue studies.
Ø Not more than 35 years old at the time of
application. In exceptional cases, for programs which are appropriate for
senior officials and managers, the age limit is 45 years old.
Ø In good health.
Ø Should agree to return to his/her home country
after completion of studies under the Program.
Ø Executive Directors, Alternate Directors,
management and staff of ADB, consultants, and close relatives of the
aforementioned are not eligible for the Scholarship.
Ø Staff of ADB–JSP designated institutions are
not eligible for the Scholarship.
Ø Applicants living or working in a country
other than his/her home country are not eligible for scholarships.
Ø ADB–JSP does not support applicants who are
already enrolled in graduate degree programs.
Ø ADB–JSP does not sponsor undergraduate
studies, distance learning programs, short-term training, conferences,
seminars, thesis writing, and research projects.
What are the
programs covered by the ADB–JSP?
Programs covered by the ADB–JSP arepostgraduate studies in
Ø economics
Ø management
Ø health
Ø education
Ø agriculture
Ø environment
Ø natural resource management
Ø science and technology
Ø other development-related fields
Only programs at the participating
academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Regions are eligible for ADB–JSP
funding.
What does the
scholarship cover?
The ADB–JSP provides
Ø full tuition fees
Ø
a monthly subsistence and housing allowance
Ø an allowance for books and instructional
materials
Ø medical insurance
Ø travel expenses
Method of
Submission/ How to APPLY for ADB Scholarship Program 2022:
The method of receiving application
materials for the enrollment of 2022 has been changed as follows in light of
the latest global postal service.
1) Submit a complete set of
application materials by email by December 10, 2021. The title of
the email should be “ADB Application_Name (applicant’s name)”.
2) Letters of recommendations can be
sent directly from the recommenders by emails. The title of the email should be
“ADB Recommendation Letter_Name (applicant’s name)”.
The letters of recommendations sent directly from the recommenders will be
treated as the original documents, so there will be no need to send them by
postal mail.
3) The original hard copy of the
application materials also must be submitted no later than January 7,
2022. Please check and notify the International Liaison Office of the
expected arrival date when you send the document.
If the
original copies do not reach the International Liaison Office of GSFS by January
7, 2022, the application will be deemed invalid and will not be assessed.
If you can
arrange all the original/physical application materials to arrive at the
International Liaison Office of GSFS by December 10, 2021, you don’t need to
email your documents.
Application
Deadline:
Ø The application deadline for the ADB
Japan Scholarship Program at the University of Tokyo Japan is December 10,
2021.
