Fully Funded African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship in Japan 2025

The Fully Funded African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship in Japan is open now. It is open to eligible professionals who want to pursue a graduate degree in Japan.

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.

• 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

• 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 one year of paid employment in your home country or other African countries after receiving your Bachelor’s (or equivalent degree) within the past three years.
• Not be living or working outside of your home country
• Not already 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.