HomeJapan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program
The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) is a capacity building program by the African Development Bank and the Government of Japan.
The program offers high-achieving African students a two-year scholarship opportunity to pursue post-graduate studies at master’s level in energy, agriculture, health, environmental sustainability, and engineering.
The scholarship is open to applicants from regional member countries of the African Development Bank, with relevant educational and professional experience and a track record of supporting their countries’ development efforts.
JADS website
https://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/careers/japan-africa-dream-scholarship-jads-program
The procedure of application or any inquiry on this scholarship : JADS@AFDB.ORG (AfDB)
Before Applying
1. Read information posted on the JADS website and review eligibility criteria carefully.
- Eligibility Criteria
https://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/careers/japan-africa-dream-scholarship-jads-program/who-is-eligible-to-apply
- Programme approved by JADS
https://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/careers/japan-africa-dream-scholarship-jads-program/list-of-universities- Master Program in the fields of Energy Engineering
- Master Program in the fields of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
2. Check our university's graduate programs, labs and admission information.
Application Flow
| Carefully choose your academic program and the faculty with whom you want to be supervised |
| ↓ |
| Register on International Admissions Assistant System to initiate contact with potential supervisor* IAAS (IAO) |
| If an informal consent is obtained ↓ |
| Apply for an entrance examination ●Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering ●Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society |
| (Pay Application Fee) ↓ |
| Take an entrance examination |
| If you successfully pass the exam ↓ |
| Apply for a scholarship to JADS |
| If you win the scholarship ↓ |
| Apply for CoE** |
| If a student visa is granted ↓ |
| Matriculation |
*Applicants must obtain permission to belong to a faculty member's laboratory before applying for an entrance examination.
*CoE is required to apply for a student-visa at a Japanese diplomatic mission in the applicant’s country; Admitted students are responsible for the cost incurred for the visa application.
Admission Schedule for HU
<Program>*Please note that since the JADS program focuses on STEM fields, some individual programs may be excluded from the list of “Eligible Courses” based on the judgment of the AfDB.
Mathematics /Physics /Earth and Planetary Systems Science /Chemistry /Applied Chemistry /Chemical Engineering /Electrical, Systems, and Control Engineering /Mechanical Engineering /Transportation and Environmental Systems /Architecture /Civil and Environmental Engineering /Informatics and Data Science /Smart Innovation (Applied Chemistry) /Smart Innovation (Electrical, Systems, and Control Engineering) /Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering (Environmental and Natural Sciences)
| April 2026 | October 2025 | |
| Application period | Nov 4 - 14, 2025 | Mid May 2025 |
| Examination Date | Nov 25 - Dec 3, 2025 | Late May - Mid June 2025 |
| Results Announcement | Dec 15, 2025 | Late June 2025 |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late March - Early April 2026 | Late September - Early October 2025 |
| Courses starts | Early April 2026 | Early October 2025 |
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Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering (Development Science)
| April 2026 | October 2026 | |
| Application period | October 30, 2025 - November 10, 2025 (No later than 17:00(JST)) |
May 7, 2026 - May 15, 2026 (No later than 17:00(JST)) |
| Examination Date | ||
| Results Announcement | December 19, 2025 | June 22, 2026 |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late March - Early April 2026 | Late September - Early October 2026 |
| Courses starts | Early April 2026 | Early October 2026 |
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Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society Admission
| April 2026 | October 2026 | |
| Application period | October 30 to 5:00 p.m. November 10, 2025 *Online application |
May 7 to 5:00 p.m. May 15, 2026 *Online application |
| Examination Date | October 30 to 5:00 p.m. November 10, 2025 *Online application |
Between May 20 to May 29, 2026 *Online |
| Results Announcement | December 23, 2025 (Tentative Schedule) | June 22, 2026 (Tentative Schedule) |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late March - Early April 2026 | Late September - Early October 2026 |
| Courses starts | Early April 2026 | Early October 2026 |
