JICA established a new long-term training program, called "SDGs Global Leader" to foster young/middle bureaucrats, academicians and leading human resources in various fields of target countries who will make influence on policy making processes of their countries or will contribute to socioeconomic development in near future.
Applicants may select the university, to which he/she wishes to apply, from the universities, which have concluded an agreement on accepting JICA participants on the condition that the candidate passes the entrance examination.
Proposed research topics will be the one that contribute to the Government policy for the sustainable development such as administration/public policy, finance, international politics, regional research, business, international trade/investment, disaster risk reduction, maritime issues and so on.
Qualifications
- Filipino citizens who are any of the following
- young or middle government officials (national and local offices, government owned and controlled corporations, etc.)
- personnel who are expected to contribute policy formulation and/or implementation for tackling sustainable developmental issues to mainly in the fields of public policy / administration and economics.
- Adequate English skills both in written and oral communication.
- Meets the position level, age, education and experience required and specified by the donor country/organization/course.
- Must have a Bachelor's Degree or Master Degree.
- Must not be receiving nor planning to receive another scholarship during the program.
- Less than forty (40) years old in principle.
Terms and Coverage
JICA will cover expenses and allowance to participants accepted for the program.
- A payment amount of the living allowance will be calculated in accordance with the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship standards.
- The grant which supports your research, such as purchase of books or necessary equipment, participation fees for academic conference, research trips, etc. can be also provided by JICA.
Note that the payments (e.g. for tuition, research support expenses, school support expenses) will not be paid to the training participants themselves, but directly to the university or other relevant institutions.
Schedule for JFY 2024
Applicants are nominated by each country's government, and then approved by JICA. After this procedure, screening will be conducted at the proposed universities. Applicants must pass University's regular admission procedures including examinations to enter the program.
| Month | Process |
|---|---|
| October | Application information are distributed from the government/institute. |
| November | - Application deadline to JICA - First Screening at JICA Overseas office |
| December | Universities conduct pre-screening of applicants. |
| January | Pre-screening results are released to the applicants. |
| February-April | Applicants who matched with a university proceed with application and examination. |
| June | - Release notification of the official application. - Notification of Final results for the scholarship. |
| July | Preparation for departure. |
| August | Pre-orientation at JICA Overseas office. |
| September | Departure |
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