Applications are open for Young Leaders’ Program (YLP) for 2017-2018
academic year. These scholarships are available for international students
to pursue master’s program in the field of Public Administration/Public
Policy, Local Governance, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration
and Law from October 2017 in Japan.
The Young Leaders’
Program (YLP) aims to contribute to the fostering of future national leaders in
Asian and other countries
. In addition, while deepening the participants’
understanding about Japan, it should help form a network among national
leaders, contributing to the establishment of friendly relationships and
improved policy planning activities among Asian and other countries, including
Japan.
Launched in 2001 by
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of
the Government of Japan, the Young Leaders’ Program (YLP) is a yearlong
academic scholarship program that aims to prepare and empower young
professionals from all over the world for future leadership roles in their
respective fields.
Course
Level: Scholarships
are available to study master program.
Study
Subject(s): Scholarships
are awarded in the field of Public Administration/Public Policy, Local
Governance, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration and Law.
Scholarship
Award:
- Allowance:
Each grantee will be provided monthly with 242,000 yen during the term of
the scholarship. However, the amount of allowance will be subject to
change depending upon the annual budget of the Japanese government for
each fiscal year. The scholarship will not be paid to a grantee who takes
a leave of absence or is long absent from the assigned university. - Traveling
Costs:
1) Transportation to Japan: Each grantee will be supplied in general,
accounting to his/her itinerary and route as designated by MEXT, with an
economy-class airplane ticket from the international airport nearest to
his/her home address* to Narita or Haneda International Airport. Expenses
such as domestic transportation from his/her home address to the
international airport, airport tax, airport usage fees, special taxes on
travel, or inland transportation within Japan will NOT be supplied.
2) Transportation from Japan: The grantee who returns to his/her home
country within the fixed period after the expiration of his/her
scholarship will be supplied, in general, upon application, with an
economy-class airplane ticket for the travel from Narita or Haneda
International Airport to the international airport nearest to his/her home
address. - School
Fees: Fees for matriculation and tuition will be paid by the Japanese
government. - Accommodations:
1) In principle, grantees may reside at residence halls provided by GRIPS.
2) Private Boarding Houses or Apartment Houses: Those who cannot
accommodate in the facilities described above will be arranged at private
boarding houses or apartments recommended by the GRIPS Student Office.
Scholarship
can be taken in Japan
Eligibility:
- Nationality:
Applicants must be nationals of countries eligible for the YLP. - Age:
Applicants must be, in principle, under 40 years of age, as on
2nd October, 2017 (i.e. born on or after 2 October 1976). - Academic
Background: Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a
recognized/accredited university or college, and have achieved shown
excellent academic performance. - Work
Experience: At least 3 years of full-time work experience in public
administration (preferably 5 years or more). - English
Proficiency: A minimum TOEFL-iBT score of 79 (TOEFL-PBT score of 550),
IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. - Health:
Applicants must be in good health. - Visa
Requirement: In principle, selected applicants must acquire “College
Student” (ryuugaku) visas before entering Japan. The visas should be
issued at the Japanese legation, located in the country of applicants’
nationality. Applicants who change their resident status to any
status other than “College Student” after their arrival in Japan will
immediately lose their status as a Japanese government scholarship
student. - Applicants
who meet any or all of following conditions are not eligible. If
identified after acceptance of the scholarship grantees, the applicants
will be required to withdraw from the scholarship:
[1] If an applicant is a service member or a civilian employee
registered on the active military list at the time of his/her arrival in
Japan;
[2] Those who cannot arrive in Japan during the period designated by
accepting university;
[3] If an applicant is, in principle, currently enrolled in a Japanese
university or other type of school with the resident status of “College
Student,” or will be enrolled in a Japanese university, etc. as another
source or self-financed international student between the time of
application for this scholarship in his/her country and the time the
scholarship period is due to begin; or
[4] Those who will lose their status as public administrators or
government officials following the time of application or before
completion of the program.
Nationality:
YLP in
Government: P.
R. China, Rep. of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Mongolia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Australia, Hungary, Czech, Slovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey.
(29 Countries)
YLP in Local
Governance: P.
R. China, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India,
Pakistan, Turkey, Hungary, Czech, Poland, Romania (20 Countries)
YLP in
Healthcare Administration: Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Poland, Romania, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam (15 countries in
alphabetical order)
YLP in
Business Administration: Australia,
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Myanmar, the Philippines,
P. R. China, Rep. of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam (15 countries)
YLP in Law
Course: P.
R. China, Rep. of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam,
Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Mongolia, Singapore, India, South Africa, Turkey and
Bhutan (16 Countries)
How to
Apply: All
YLP applications must be made through the specific recommending authorities for
each course. Applicants
must submit the following documents to their recommending authorities by the
designated date. Documents submitted will not be returned.
- Application
for Admission - Photographs
- Official
transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended - Recommendation
Letter from the recommending authority - Recommendation
Letter from the applicant’s direct superior at work - Recommendation
Letter from the applicant’s superior at work, or supervising professor of
the university - Certificate
of Health - Official
degree certificates or certified copies of diplomas from all undergraduate
and graduate institutions attended - Essay
explaining applicant’s aspirations and future plans following
program completion - Certificate
of Citizenship - Family
Register - Copy of
the Passport - English
Proficiency Certificate - Answer
to the Essay Questions
Application
Deadline: The
deadline of the applications differs according to the country. Please contact
with Japanese embassy or consulate general in your country.