ADB-JSP Scholarship Application Guideline at Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
The Asian Development Bank’s Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) provides opportunities for qualified citizens of the ADB member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in development-related fields. Kyoto University is now one of the destination institutions of the program and opens the fields for the incoming student.
Please read the details below and if you wish to apply for this scholarship, please send the required documents mentioned below with the application for International Project Management Program (i-PM) to Graduate School of Management (GSM) Administrative Office by the application period (Aug.29-Sep.16, 2022).
IMPORTANT NOTE
Only applicants for i-PM (International Project Management Program) are eligible to apply for
ADB-JSP scholarship.
Applicants for i-BA (International Business Admission Program) cannot apply for ADB-JSP
scholarship.
- For applying for i-PM, you need to pay the application fee (10,000 JPY) by the application period.
- Application fee cannot be refunded in any situation.
Coverage; The ADB-JSP will cover;
- 1) tuition fees,
- 2) travel expenses,
- 3) subsistence allowance of approximately 147,000 yen/month,
- 4) medical/accident insurance,
- 5) books/instructional material and research allowances,
- 6) miscellaneous .
*You are required to submit financial report every 6 month and need to keep all the receipt for the goods you have purchased by this fund.
Eligibility;
- All applicants of the ADB-JSP must:
- 1) Match the application eligibility requirements for i-PM.
- 2) A national of an ADB borrowing member**
- 3) Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country.
- 4) Gained admission to an approved i-PM course at Kyoto University.
- 5) A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with superior academic record.
- 6) 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.
- 7) Not more than 35 years old at the time of application. (*Our program is not specified for senior
- official and managers by ADB. Therefore, age limit is not more than 35 years old.)
- 8) In good health.
- 9) Should agree to return to his/her home country after completion of studies under the Program.
- (Required to work in his/her home country more than 2 years after that.)
- 10) Executive Directors, Alternate Directors, management and staff of ADB, consultants, and relatives
- of the aforementioned are not eligible for the Scholarship.
- 11) Staff of ADB-JSP designated institutions are not eligible to apply for the Scholarship.
- 12) Applicants living or working in a country other than his/her home country are not eligible for
- scholarships.
- 13) ADB-JSP does not support applicants who are already enrolled in graduate degree programs.
- 14) ADB-JSP does not sponsor undergraduate studies, distance learning programs, short-term training,
- conferences, seminars, thesis writing, and research projects.
- 15) Preference to applicants with lesser financial capacity.
- 16) The Program will, in principle, not support applicants who have previously studied abroad.
- 17) The Program will, in principle, not support applicants who are pursuing a second MA or a second
- PhD degree
Required documents;
1) Information sheet: designated format of ADB
[Successful Applicants only]
- Please prepare the following document(s) soon after the date of announcement of successful
applicants.
2) Income certificate(s): Individual annual income should be issues by the current employer and family
income (parents/spouse) should be certified true copy or notarized, in English with US$ equivalent.
If parents are unemployed or deceased, these should also be certified or notarized. - We only accept any inquiries about above document(s) from successful applicants of GSM
examination.
ADB website;
For more details about ADB scholarship, please follow the link;
http://www.adb.org/site/careers/japan-scholarship-program/main