Additional Requirements for
the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
MASTER’S COURSE
Enrollment for the academic year
beginning in October 2024
In the 2024 academic year, which begins in October, the Graduate School of International
Cooperation Studies at Kobe University will accept Master’s Program students sponsored by
the ADB-Japan Scholarship Program. Doctoral students are ineligible for this program.
In addition to the requirements outlined in the applicant guidelines, “SPECIAL COURSE FOR
DEVELOPMENT POLICY (MASTER’S COURSE), ADB-JSP applicants should comply withthe following requirements:Eligibility: Scholarships in Asia and the Pacific | Asian Development Bank (adb.org)
・Be a national of an ADB borrowing member country and Japanese Official Development
Assistance scholarship eligible country
・Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country
・Have gained admission to an approved master’s course at a Designated Institution
・Hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with superior academic record. Those with abachelor's degree but less than 16 years of formal education must verify their eligibility withthe Academic Affairs Office (GSICS) by 1 December 2023
・Have at least two years of full-time professional working experience after obtaining abachelor’s degree at the time of application. The candidate must have proficiency in oral
and written English communication skills to be able to pursue studies
・Not more than 35 years old at the time of application
・Should agree to return and work in his/her home country for at least two years after
completion of studies under the program in order to contribute to its development
・Not be an executive director, alternate director, management staff and consultant of ADB,
or the close relatives of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term "closerelative" defined as: spouse, mother, stepmother, father, stepfather, sister, stepsister,brother, stepbrother, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew
・Not be staff of ADB–JSP Designated Institutions
・Not be living or working in a country other than his/her home country
・Not be already enrolled in graduate degree programs

Application (in addition to Master’s Course):
・ADB-JSP Information Sheet (form attached)・Certificates verifying your own income and that of your parents or family. Please submit
authorized certificates issued by public agencies.
If incomes are not clearly certified, the applicant may not be considered for the scholarship.
If you have no income, attach an official statement or certificate.
If status is unemployed, retired or deceased, an authenticated supporting document mustbe submitted.
If certificates are shown in local currency, convert in UDS and submit the form, “IncomeConversion to USD Form”.
・Application fee JPY 30,000
Successful applicants will be notified by the GSICS Academic Affairs in early April 2024
and must pay this fee by 10 April 2024. No payment will be considered as withdrawal
from the ADB-JSP and the Special Course for Development Policy.
If you have questions regarding any of the above, please contact the GSICS Academic Affairs
Office by 1 December 2023.
When initiating the application process, ADB-JSP applicants must inform the Academic
Affairs Office of their prospective academic advisor’s name.
Deadline:
All required documents must reach the following address between 5 January and 12 January
2024. We accept those documents only by registered mail.
Procedure:
Please refer to the ADB-JSP website for detail.
Scholarships in Asia and the Pacific | Asian Development Bank (adb.org)
The final scholarship award results are decided by ADB-JSP.
Coverage:・Tuition fees
・Admission fees
・Medical/accident insurance,
・Monthly stipend 147,000 yen (subject to change),・Books and research allowances

・Miscellaneous expenses,
・Economy-class airfare via the most direct route from the Kansai International Airport (KIX)/ the Osaka International Airport (Itami / ITM) / the Kobe Airport (UKB) to the scholar’shome country.
Note that two years is the maximum scholarship length.
Japanese Language Proficiency:
Although applicants are not required to be proficient in Japanese to be admitted, the ability
to communicate in Japanese is helpful in daily lives.
Contact Information and Mailing Address:
Academic Affairs Office
Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University
2-1, Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe City, 657-8501 Japan
Email: gsics-kyomu@office.kobe-u.ac.jp
http://www.gsics.kobe-u.ac.jp/index.html