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
2. Check our university's graduate programs, labs and admission information.
- JADS-Approved Programs at Hiroshima University
- Master’s Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
- Master’s Program, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life
- Master’s Program, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Master’s Program, Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society
Application Flow
The application deadline for IAAS for October 2026 enrollment is
February 27, 2026, at 17:00 (JST).
Please be sure to enter “JADS” in the financial plan section of the application form.
Please note that the application period may close earlier if the selected candidates are finalized before the deadline.
| Carefully choose your academic program and the faculty with whom you want to be supervised ●Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering ●Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life ●Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences ●Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society |
| ↓ |
| 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 Integrated Sciences for Life ●Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences ●Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society |
| ↓ (Pay Application Fee) |
| Take an entrance examination |
| ↓ (If you successfully pass the exam) |
| HU 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
*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.
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
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/ Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering (Environmental and Natural Sciences)
| October 2025 Enrollment (Last year’s schedule) | |
| Application period | May 12-23, 2025 |
| Examination Date | May 30-June 11, 2025 (To be arranged) |
| Results Announcement | June 23, 2026 |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late September - Early October 2026 |
<Program> Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering (Development Science)
| October 2026 Enrollment | |
| Application period | May 7-15, 2026 |
| Examination Schedule | To be arranged |
| Results Announcement | June 22, 2026 |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late September - Early October 2026 |
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life
<Program> Biotechnology/ Food and AgriLife Science/ Bioresource Science/ Life and Environmental Sciences/ Basic Biology/ Mathematical and Life Sciences/ Biomedical Science
| October 2025 Enrollment (Last year’s schedule) | |
| Application period | May 7-June 13, 2025 |
| Examination Schedule | June 16-July 8, 2025 (To be arranged) |
| Results Announcement | July 18, 2026 |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late September - Early October 2026 |
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
<Program> Health Sciences/ Medicinal Sciences/ Public Health/ Medical Physicist/ Biomedical Science
| October 2025 Enrollment (Last year’s schedule) | |
| Preliminary Evaluation | April 7–25, 2025 |
| Examination Schedule | May 23–29, 2025 |
| Examination Schedule | June 4–5, 2025 |
| Results Announcement | June 27, 2025 |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late September–Early October 2025 |
Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society
| October 2026 Enrollment | |
| Application period | May 7-15, 2026 |
| Examination Schedule | May 20-29, 2026 (To be arranged) |
| Results Announcement | June 22, 2026 |
| Designated Arrival Date | Late September - Early October 2026 |
