Deadline : November 17, 2021
Apply for the African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarships at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Japan. The African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarships are offered by African Development Bank AfDB and Japan, and are open to applicants from African Development Bank member countries. Scholarships are offered to study for a graduate (Master’s) degree program in energy development and related disciplines at participating Japanese Universities, APU being one of them.
Applicants for the scholarship should posses relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts. Candidates interested in this scholarship programme must apply for admission for an eligible degree programme at APU. During the application for admission, they must express their interest to be considered for the scholarship. APU will then select eligible candidates to recommend to the scholarship selection committee that will make the final selection.
The scholarship program provides tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance, and travel allowance. Scholarships are offered under the Bank’s High 5s agendas:
Feed Africa
Light up Africa
Industrialize Africa
Integrate Africa
Improve the quality of life of the people of Africa
Benefits
Selected applicants for the scholarships will receive the following benefits
The scholarship will cover the tuition fees for your selected graduate programme
You will receive a monthly stipend worth 125,000 JPY to cover your daily living expenses
The programme will also cover costs for an Economy class air travel between your home country and APU at the beginning and end of the program
Eligibility
Applicants for the scholarship must meet the following conditions
Applicants for the scholarship must be nationals of an AfDB member country (Please see full list here)
You must be under the age of 35 years at the time of application
Applicants must poses a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in a field related to the Bank’s High 5s agenda
Your Degree must have been obtained at least 1 years prior to the application deadline
Candidates for the scholarship must have at least 1 of development-related experience from the date of their graduation.
Applicants must be living and/ or working in their country of origin
You must not be already enrolled to in a graduate degree program at the time of application
Applicants must meet the admission criteria for the degree programme they wish to enroll in
Application
To apply, you are requeted to follow the procedure below
You must initiate and complete your application for admission into a Master’s degree programme in an energy development and related disciplines.
Applications must be submitted online using the APU online application portal
Please not that the deadline for application is November 17, 2021 for enrollment starting April 2022.
During the application process, applicants will have to indicate that they wish to be considered for the
African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship.
Upon recipient of all applications, APU will do a preliminary selection and will identify candidates who will be recommended to the AfDB-JADS.
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For more information, visit the official website here
