Fall 2010 ADB Scholarship Application Forms:

   Eligibility Requirements  [DOC] [PDF]
   Application Information and Instructions  [DOC] [PDF]
   Application Form   [DOC] [PDF]
   Application Essay Instructions  [DOC] [PDF]
   Letter of Reference Form   [DOC] [PDF]
   Letter of Reference - Community Service  [DOC] [PDF]
   Checklist  [DOC] [PDF]
   UH Application [DOC] [PDF] 

The Asian Development Bank - Government of Japan Scholarship Program graduate degree fellowship provides support for graduate (post-baccalaureate) studies in approved fields of study at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM), and for participation in educational activities at the East-West Center (EWC).

Please check the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa website at http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ for information about the various areas of study.

Areas of study funded by ADB through the ADB Scholarship at the East-West Center, are:

The basic requirements for this scholarship are:

• Applicants must be a citizen of a developing member country of the Asian Development Bank.
• Applicants must have a 4-year bachelor’s degree or the equivalent of a 4-year bachelor’s degree, at the time of application. (An equivalent could be a 3-year bachelor’s degree plus a 1-year master’s degree, or a 2-year bachelor’s degree plus a 2-year master’s degree. This is subject to review.)
• Applicants must have a Master’s degree that is equivalent to a U.S. Master's degree to apply for Doctoral studies.
• Applicants must have at least 2 full years of professional work experience.
• Applicants must take one of the English proficiency tests; the minimum acceptable scores are 550 for TOEFL or 6.0 for IELTS.
• Applicants living or working in a country other than his/her home country are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
• Applicants who have studied abroad, or may be seeking a second master’s or second doctorate degree are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

To make certain you are eligible to apply for the ADB-JSP Scholarship please read carefully the ADB eligibility requirements and criteria for selection on the ADB website at www.adb.org/Opportunities

Review the ADBJSP Application Information and Instructions thoroughly before beginning the application process.

Remember, the mailing deadline for the ADB application is the November 1, 2009 postmark. Please include as many support documents as possible when you mail the ADB and UHM applications.

East-West Center
Award Services Office
Attn: ADB Scholarships
John A. Burns Hall, Room 2066
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601
USA

For more information e-mail:  adbjsp@EastWestCenter.org

Click here to view answers to the most frequently-asked questions about the Asian Development Bank-Government of Japan Scholarship.