The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISP) was first introduced in 1993. It is funded by the Government of Japan, administered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and conducted at various graduate school in Japan. Is objective is to contribute to institutional capacity building in economic policy making to promote the sustainable growth of emerging and developing economic in Asia and the Pacific. By training future macroeconomic manager in these countries, the JISA aims to enable them to better formulate sound economic and financial stability policies needed for sustainable growth and developing. Scholarship awards are made on the basis of the candidate’s academic record and work background, mathematical and statistics skills, English language proficiency, and potential for contributing to the macroeconomic and financial management and economic development of their country.
Eligibility Requirements Target Countries:
Under current program guidelines, candidates must be a national of one of the following countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia…
Work: Candidates should also currently work one of the following or related agencies; central Bank, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning/Development, Ministry of Trade/Commerce, Tax Administration or National statistics bureau. The program will also consider officials working in areas of government that have a significant impact on the formulation of implementation of macroeconomic policy:
Education background:
Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree or an equitant with at least 16 years of formal education. Name of school and attending dates beginning fro primary school must be listed in the application. In some cases, 15 years of formal education may be accepted if there is an official explanation (a country’s particular educational system or other exceptional circumstances).
English Proficiency:
Applicant musts have an English languages proficiency, which need to be demonstrated as equivalent to or more than an official TOEFL Score of 550, CBT213 OR Ibt79-80. IF TOEFL Score are not available then an overall IELTS Score of at least 6.0 can be substituted.
Application Procedures:
- Completed application form: the applicant for the partnership track is requested to apply through the online application system.
- The official transcripts and official copies of diplomas or degree certificates from all undergraduate and graduate school. An official copy means a certified copy of the original document with and official seal obtained from the administration office of the university attended. Copies attested by organizations/person not having notarized/ legal bearing will not be accepted.
- Two reference letters: Reference should be from applicant’s supervisor at work and/or an academic advisor or professor.
- TOEFL/IELTS Certificate (if available): The TOEFL/IELTS test score must be from an examination taken after December 10, 2007. If a score is unavailable, the applicant will be requested to sit 4 a TOEFL/IELTS examination prior to receiving a final decision on the scholarship award.
All submitted application material must be presented in English or be accompanied by on official English translation. The material will be considered under the control of the IMF and provided to the relevant school (s) and the government of Japan as it sees appropriate. None of material will returned to applicants
Contact Detail: insinfo@imf.org
More info; http://www.imf.org/external/oap/jispa.him
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