This scholarship is open to applicants from African Development Bank member countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a graduate degree program in energy development and related disciplines.
Table of Content- AfDB apan Africa Dream Scholarship
- Benefits of AfDB apan Africa Dream Scholarship
- Requirements for AfDB apan Africa Dream Scholarship
- Selection Process
- Application Deadline
- How to Apply
AfDB apan Africa Dream Scholarship
| Application Deadline | September 16, 2024 |
| Country to study | Japan |
| School to study | Asia Pacific University |
| Type | Graduate Programme |
| Sponsor | African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Benefits of AfDB apan Africa Dream Scholarship
- Full tuition
- 140,000 JPY per month for living expenses (amount subject to change)
- Economy class air travel between the home country and APU at the beginning and end of the program
Requirements for AfDB apan Africa Dream Scholarship
- Be a national of an AfDB member country
- Be 35 years old or less
- Have a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent degree) bachelor’s degree (or equivalent degree) in energy, agriculture, health.environmental sustainability, engineering studies or related areas with excellent academic records, relevant professional experience and a history of supporting your country's development efforts
- Have at least 1 year of paid employment in your home country or in other African countries after receiving your Bachelor's (or equivalent degree) within the past 3 years
- Not be living or working outside of your home country
- Not already be enrolled in a graduate degree program
- Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of all types of appointments of the African Development Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term "close relative" defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew
- Agree to return to your home country to contribute to its economic and social development after completion of studies under the program
Selection Process
- Request to be considered for this scholarship within the APU Online Application and submit the application by September 16, 2024 (for April 2025 enrollment) or January 10, 2025 (for September 2025 enrollment). No application form or additional documents are required to be considered for this scholarship.
- APU reviews application documents and selects suitable candidates to recommend to the AfDB-JADS.
- Applicants selected to be recommended for this scholarship are notified with their final APU application results.
- The final scholarship award results are decided by AfDB-JADS.
Established in 2000, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University is a private higher education institution located in the rural setting of the large town of Beppu (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Oita. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) is a medium-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 6,000-6,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 19 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.