Apply Now: Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) 2024

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.

• Table of Content
• About Asian Development Bank
• Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
• Aim and Benefits of Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
• Requirements for Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. It assists its members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development. ADB was conceived in the early 1960s as a financial institution that would be Asian in character and foster economic growth and cooperation in one of the poorest regions in the world. The Japan Scholarship Program was established in April 1988 to pr...&nb... continue reading

Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)

Aim and Benefits of Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)

• Full tuition fees
• Monthly subsistence and housing allowance
• Books and instructional materials
• Medical insurance
• Travel expenses

Requirements for Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) Qualification

Individuals who meet the qualification requirements set by ADB-JSP and wish to enroll in the master's course of the Division of Environmental Studies or Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences are eligible to apply.

•  Please check the qualification requirements set by ADB-JSP on ADB-JSP website.
•  The Departments of the Diviosn of Environmental Studies are Dept. of Natural Environmental Studies, Dept. of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Dept. of Ocean Technology, Policy and Environmental Studies, Dept. of Socio-cultural Environmental Studies, Dept. of Environment Systems, and Dept. of International Studies.
•  Degrees awarded upon completion:
  1. Master of Environmental Studies for those completing the master's program in Dept. of Natural Environmental Studies, Dept. of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Dept. of Ocean Technology, Policy and Environmental Studies, Dept. of Socio-cultural Environmental Studies and Dept. of Environment Systems.
  2. Master of International Studies for those completing the master's program in Dept. of International Studies.
  3. Master of Sustainability Studies for those completing the master's program in the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

1. Check eligibility on the ADB-JSP website.
2. Search for a faculty member to supervise your studies via the relevant department website or the GSFS website.
3. Upload application materials to the designated URL by December 10.
4. If selected, submit additional documents for the ADB scholarship application in mid-February.
5. Await notification of the selection result from ADB-JSP in May.
6. Complete admission and immigration procedures between May and September.
7. Arrive in Japan with a student visa and enroll in GSFS in late September. The autumn semester starts on October 1.

For more details, visit ADB website.