Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program

The Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) provides support for Master's degree study in ADB-JSP approved fields of study at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM), and for participation in the educational, residential, and leadership development programs at the East-West Center (EWC). It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB's developing member countries to undertake graduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. Applicants must have a 4-year bachelor's degree or the equivalent of a 4-year Bachelor's degree, at the time of application and have at least 2 years of full-time professional work experience after a university degree at the time of application. Applicants must take one of the English proficiency tests; the minimum acceptable scores are 550 for the paper-based TOEFL; 213 for the computer-based TOEFL; and 79-80 for the internet-based TOEFL iBT; 95 for the DUOLINGO; or 6.5 for the IELTS. Results must be taken from a test within the past two years. The following are eligible Master's degree programs that are funded by ADB-JSP at the East-West Center: Business Administration; Economics; Geography; Natural Resources and Environmental Management; Ocean and Resources Engineering; Oceanography; Pacific Islands Studies; Public Administration; Sociology; Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences; and Urban and Regional Planning. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the East-West Center for more information.