Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program

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1. Outline

Each year, Ritsumeikan University's Graduate School of Economics holds a special recruitment for prospective applicants to their Master's Program in Economic Development who also seek to be awarded the Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP). ADB-JSP is a prestigious "full-ride" scholarship (see below for award details), alumni of which are active at the highest professional level in Asia and around the world. No application fee is required when applying via these procedures. Applicants who pass the Primary Screening will be notified of their status and subsequently recommended to the ADB for scholarship by the Graduate School of Economics. After ADB selects scholarship nominees from among those recommended, finally, the Graduate School of Economics will announce their Final Acceptance Results and admit those applicants as ADB-JSP Scholars. The ADB-JSP Scholars will then be flown to Japan to commence their scholarship-sponsored studies. These admissions are for September 2025 enrollment.

2. Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program, applicants must:

• Be a national of an ADB borrowing member country (applicants from countries that are no longer borrowing from ADB are not eligible for the ADB-JSP).
• Have gained admission to an approved post graduate course in any of the participating academic institutions.
• Possess a bachelor's degree or its equivalent including a superior academic record.
• Have at least two (2) years of full-time professional working experience.
• Proficiency in oral and written English communication skills to be able to pursue studies.
• Not be more than 35 years old at the time of application.
• Be in good health.
• Agree to return to their home country after completion of studies under the Program.

Those ineligible to apply include:

• Staff members of participating academic institutions.
• Executive Directors, Alternate Directors, management and staff of ADB, consultants, and relatives of the aforementioned.
• Applicants living or working in a country other than their home country.

[ Note ]

ADB-JSP does not sponsor undergraduate studies, distance learning programs, short-term training, conferences, seminars, thesis writing, or research projects.

3. ADB-JSP-based Admissions: Graduate School of Economics, Master's Program in Economic Development

The following are the guidelines, application, and associated details for the Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Economics' ADB-JSP-based admissions.

• ADB-JSP Scholarship Details (PDF) - An outline of the scholarship terms, and additional notes on eligibility.
• Ritsumeikan University ADB-JSP Admissions Application Guidelines - Application procedures, university admission eligibility criteria, number of recruited students, screening method, and notification of results.
• Ritsumeikan University ADB-JSP Admissions Application Documents - Document checklist and application materials.
• Appendix 5. To USD: Income Conversion Form - Use if your income is in a currency other than USD

4. Application Deadline

December 12, 2024

5. Additional Information

• For more on the Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program:
  http:www.adb.org/site/careers/japan-scholarship-program/main
• For more on the Master's program in Economic Development: https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/gsec/mped/