The candidate should:



  • Be a national of an ADB borrowing member country and Japanese ODA scholarship-eligible country
  • Not hold dual citizenship
  • Have gained admission to an approved master’s course at a Designated Institution.
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree
  • Not be more than 35 years old at the time of application
  • Be in good health
  • Agree to return and work in his/her home country for at least two (2) years after completion of studies
  • Not be staff of ADB–JSP Designated Institutions;
  • Not be living or working in a country other than his/her home country; and
  • Not be already enrolled in graduate degree programs.