The Government of Japan through Japan International Coordination Center (JICE) is offering the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Developmnt Scholarship (JDS) Program for young government employees who are expected to play leadership roles in the Philippines and to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.
The JDS objective is to provide participants with the opportunity to obtain master's degree (two-year courses) at Japanese Universities in order to support the human resource development policies of the Government of the Philippines.
The fields of study offered under this program are
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
A Filipino citizen
Below forty (40) years old
Civilian government employee, permanent status and has two (2) years of work experience in the public sector at the time of application
Has a bachelor's degree relevant to the target fields exept for ICT field which applicants should have bachelor's degree in ICT or equivalent
Has not been awarded foreign scholarship for Master's degree
Has a performance rating of at least "very satisfactory" at the time of application
The scholarship benefits include a monthly living allowance in Japan, tuition fees, one round trip to and from Japan and other designated allowances.
Submit nominations not later than December 12, 2008.
