Vietnam: Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)

Overview

The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) program has been started in Vietnam since 2000. Up to now, total of 304 fellows have been sent to Japan under the program. JDS program is now inviting potential applicants who understand its aims and are interested in 2-2.5 year master degree program at Japanese accepting universities for the academic year 2012-2013.The program will be instructed in English. The number of fellows is 30 per year.

Sub-Program/ Component and Accepting University

The JDS program consists of "Sub-Program" and "Component" as the priority field of study, which correspond to and deal with the target priority issues for the social and economic development of Vietnam. The fellows of the JDS program in Vietnam are selected from the Public Sector whose mission is closely related to the "Sub-Program" and "Component". This approach gives its most importance on "Selection and Concentration" on the target priority development issues, securing further effectiveness and efficiencies of the program.

Sub-Program	Component	Accepting University	Seats
1. Promotion of Economic Growth and Strengthening of International Competitiveness	1-1. Institution Building for Growth Promotion(PDF / 73KB)	Hitotsubashi University School of International and Public Policy (PDF / 60KB)	4
		International Christian University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (PDF / 3.58MB)	3
	1-2. Transport/ Urban Development(PDF / 61KB)	Hiroshima University Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (PDF / 95KB)	4
2. Improvements in Living and Social Conditions and Corrections of Disparities	2-1. Agriculture and Rural Development(PDF / 62KB)	Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences(PDF / KB)	4
3. Environmental Conservation	3. Environment(PDF / 61KB)	University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences(PDF / 116KB)	5
4. Strengthening of Governance	4-1. Development of Legal Framework(PDF / 60KB)	Nagoya University Graduate School of Law(PDF / 475KB)	3
		Kobe University Graduate School of International Cooperation(PDF / 105KB)	2
	4-2. Public Administration Reforms(PDF / 62KB)	Meiji University Graduate School of Governance Studies(PDF / 107KB)	5

» Please find the whole figure of the framework of JDS program in Vietnam here.(PDF / 61KB)

Eligible Applicants

• 1. Citizen of Vietnam and residing in Vietnam at the time of application;
• 2. Between the age of 24 and 34 as of April 1, 2012;
  (For the component "Development of Legal Framework", between the age of 24 and 39)
• 3. Must be government officials
• 4. Required at least two years (including at least six months at current organization) of full-time work experience;
• 4. Has bachelor degree;
• 5. Has a good command of English (TOEFL score of 500 / IELTS 5.0 or higher);
• 6. Has not been obtained Master degree under the support of a foreign scholarship;
• 7. Must not be serving in the military.

Application & Selection Procedures

1. Explanatory Meeting

August 30, 2011 17:30-, at VJCC,
Foreign Trade University, 91 Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi

2. Application Deadline

October 14, 2011 to the JICE JDS project Office in Vietnam

Application documents will not be returned for any reason. Late submission and incomplete application documents shall NOT be accepted.

3. Tentative Schedule

• August 15, 2011: Start of Public Announcement
• October 14, 2011: Deadline of Submission of Application Form and Required Documents
• Beginning of November, 2011: English and Basic Mathematics Examination
• End of November, 2011: First Selection (Screening the documents) by University
• Middle of December, 2011: Second Selection (Interview) by Accepting University
• Middle of February 2012: Third Selection (Interview) by Operating Committee
• End of February, 2012: Notification to final successful candidates
• July-August, 2012: Pre-departure Orientation (mandatory)
• August, 2012: Departure for Japan

Download of Application Guideline and Application Documents

1. Application Guideline

2. Application Documents

Note

Research plan

Applicants are required to prepare a concrete research plan upon application. It is highly recommended to check "University Information" carefully to make sure if the university has curriculums and faculty members relevant to your research plan. Applicants can acquire more information in the website of each university or visit JICE JDS Project Office.
The research plan should be in connection with the Component, the program of applying university and the future career plan in the belonging organization.
Please refer to 'Guideline for Writing a Research Plan' in the Application Guidelines for detail.

Inquiry

JICE JDS Project Office in Vietnam

3^rd floor, Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center (VJCC),
Foreign Trade University, 91 Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi
TEL: 84-4-39347711/12
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 12:00, 13:30 to 17:00

http://jice.org/e/jds/scholarships/vietnam/


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