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
The procedure of application or any inquiry on this scholarship : JADS@AFDB.ORG (AfDB)https://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/careers/japan-africa-dream-scholarship-jads-program
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
2. Check our university's graduate programs, labs and admission information.
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/adse - Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/smart_society
Application Flow
| Decide on the program and supervisor you wish 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
| Intake | October 2024 | April 2025 |
| Application period | May 13, 2024 - May 24, 2024 |
Nov 5, 2024 - Nov 15, 2024 |
| Examination Date | May 31, 2024 - June 12, 2024 |
Nov 25, 2024 - Dec 4, 2024 |
| Results Announcement | June 24, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late September - Beginning of October |
Late March - Beginning of April |
| Courses starts | Oct 2, 2024 |
