The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Knowledge Co-Creation Program (Long-Term) is currently welcoming applications from eligible and outstanding African students for the JICA Master’s Degree and Internship Program of African Business Education Initiative for Youth JFY.
The objective of the Knowledge Co-Creation Program (Long-Term) is to offer opportunities to people from developing countries to study at higher educational institutions in Japan and to help them build their network of people.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): JICA, Japan
Host Institution(s): Japan Universities
Scholarship Worth: Fully-funded
Number of Awards: Several
Study Level: Masters’s Degree
Nationality: Africans
DETAILS | JICA Master’s Degree and Internship Program
This is intended to assist in the human resource development plans of the governments of developing countries and Japan, and eventually to expand and strengthen bilateral ties between the developing countries and Japan.
JICA-DSP is being carried out by JICA as part of official development assistance (ODA) by the government of Japan. JICA-DSP is offered for international scholars accepted as participants of JICA’s Human Resource Development Project who are enrolled in a degree program at a Japanese university.
This program is to support the young generation willing to contribute to the development of industries in Africa. – to foster persons that bridge between Africa and Japan through a deep understanding of Japanese society and Japanese business culture. September 2023 – August 2026 (Maximum period) – 6 months as a research student if applicable – 1 or 2 years as a Master’s student – Internship after graduation for the limited participants only.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for JICA Master’s Degree and Internship Program, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:
Applicants must be Citizens of one of the 54 African countries
Applicants must be Less than forty (40) years of age (as of April 1st, )
Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to at least 16 years of academic background) For more information, please check the website of the Universities
Applicants for the category of “From the Private Sector” are required:
To have working experiences
Not to be employed by Japanese companies at the timing of joining the program (arriving in Japan)
Applicants for the category of “From Government” are required:
To have more than 6 months of working experience at their current organizations and
To obtain permission for application, and
To secure reinstatement from their current organizations.
Any employment before university completion is not considered a working history. Only full-time work with the acquisition of a diploma, such as night school, is approved as working experience.
English Language Proficiency: Adequate English skills both in written and oral communication to complete the Master’s Degree such as; TOEFL iBT:80 / CEFR: B2 (estimated score) -The required level of English for admission may differ according to university.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: All applications should be submitted by email to the following addresses: kouakouchantal.co@jica.go.jp / co_oso_rep@jica.go.jp. The subject of the email should be as follows: “[ABE Initiative FY] Submission of Application”.
For the applicants who apply for FY, in principle, application procedures will start with JICA overseas offices’ contacting the respective countries’ governments and the other relevant organizations to provide detailed information about the program.
Application Form for ABE Initiative Program FY consists of:
Personal Information
Educational Background
Present Organization and Nomination
Work Experience
Declaration
Check List
Declaration of desired university placement (Annex 1)
Details of Current and Previous Work, Research Plan, and Career Plan After Graduation (Annex 2)
Medical History (Annex 3)
A score on the English examination (if any)
Undergraduate Graduation Certificate
A copy of “Officially certified copies of the original” is acceptable
Must be written in English or be accompanied by an official translation in English (3) Academic transcript
Must contain all the grades earned in the university attended by the applicant.
A copy of “Officially certified copies of the original” is acceptable
Must be written in English or accompanied by an official translation in English. A copy of Valid Passport with photo (for checking nationality, name, sex, and date of birth). Valid National ID and birth certificate are acceptable if you do not have Passport. A certified English translation must be attached if ID is not written in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish). 2 ID Photos (4 cm×3 cm) are pasted on the application form (Original and copy). Photocopy of the certificate of official English Tests etc. (if any). Health certificate (in JICA format) to be submitted after the 4th Selection (applicants who cannot provide certificates may be rejected).
Application Deadline: October 07, 2022
Government Of Japan JICA Master’s Degree And Internship Program JFY20