JICA ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program for African Students 2023

The ABE Initiative aims at fostering leaders with proven ability to contribute towards Africa’s development in collaboration with the Japanese private sector. JICA is looking for prominent young South African nationals who are or anticipating to be involved in industrial development activities in both public and private sectors, and who have strong motivation to strengthen economic ties between South Africa and Japan.

• Table of Content
• About Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
• ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program
• Aim and Benefits of ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program
• Requirements for ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

The Japan International Cooperation Agency is a governmental agency that coordinates Official Development Assistance for the government of Japan. It is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries, and the promotion of international cooperation

ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program

Aim and Benefits of ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program

The program provides African youths with opportunities to study at Japanese universities and to work at Japanese enterprises.

Requirements for ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program Qualification

Applicants must:

• Be citizens of eligible African countries
• Be less than 40 (as of 1 April 2023)
• Have some work experience
• Have good health condition, both physically and mentally, to complete the program
• Bachelor’s degree (B-Tech included) with honours or equivalent to NQF8 or above
• Minimum average of 65% score in academic transcript Have good understanding of the ABE Initiative’s objectives
• Have adequate English skills in both written and oral communication

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• A-3. 2023 Application Form for ABE Initiative (includes Annex1&3) (Excel/316KB)
• A-5. Annex.2 Details of Current and Previous Work, Research Plan and Career Plan after Graduation (Word/22.0KB)
• C-4. Application Form_Cover (ABE, SDGs) (Japanese) (PDF/153KB)
• C-5. Example of Application Form (PDF/916KB)

All applications should be submitted by email to the following addresses: [email protected] / [email protected]

The subject of the email should be as follows : “[ABE Initiative FY2023] Submission of Application”

* No late application will be accepted.

For more details, visit JICA website.