AfDB Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program for Young Africans
The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program is a capacity building project by the AfDB and Japan.
It was initiated in 2017 with the aim of providing two-year scholarship awards to highly achieving African graduate students. This is to enable them to undergo post-graduate studies (i.e. a two-year Master’s degree program) in selected priority development areas on the continent and Japan.
The overarching goal the AfDB and the Government of Japan seek to attain is to enhance skills and human resources development in Africa. This is to help achieve the Bank’s High 5s agenda (i.e. “Feed Africa”, “Light up Africa”, “Industrialize Africa”, “Integrate Africa” and “Improve the quality of life of the people of Africa”); and key Japanese development assistance initiatives. JADS core areas of study focus include energy, agriculture, health, environmental sustainability, and engineering.
The program also seeks to promote inter-university collaboration and university-industry partnerships between Japan and Africa.
Upon completion of their studies, the JADS scholars are to return to their home countries to apply and disseminate their newly acquired knowledge and skills in the public and private sectors, and also contribute to national and continental socio-economic development.
About the JADS program
The JADS Program is open to applicants from AfDB 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 discipline. The program does not provide scholarships to any other graduate degree program.
The scholarship program provides tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance, and also travel allowance.
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Eligibility Criteria
The program is open to those who have gained admission to an approved Masters degree course at a Japanese partner university. See the list of universities here. Candidates should be 35 years old or younger; in good health; with a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in the energy area or related area; and have a superior academic record.
Broadly speaking, nationals of African countries must:
- Be a national of a AfDB member country;
- Be in good health;
- Hold a Bachelor (or equivalent) degree in the energy area (or related field) earned at least 1 years prior to the application deadline date;
- Have 1 years or more of recent development-related experience after earning a Bachelor (or equivalent) degree;
- Be accepted unconditionally to enroll in the upcoming academic year in at least one of the JADS partner universities for a Master’s degree;
- Applicants living or working in a country other than his or her home country are not eligible for scholarships.
- JADS does not also support applicants who are already enrolled in graduate degree programs.
Scholarship Benefits
The JADS Scholarship provides the recipient with the following benefits:
- Economy class air travel between your home country and the host university at the start of the study program and immediately following the end of the scholarship period.
- Tuition for a graduate program and the cost of basic medical insurance usually obtained through the university.
- A monthly subsistence allowance to cover living expenses, including books.
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You can also visit the AfDB JADS Program for more information here.