ABE Initiative 2023 Masters Scholarship & Internship Program for African Students(Fully-funded)

Published: 13 Sep 2022 3,734 views

ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program: The “African Business Education Initiative for Youth (hereafter, referred to as the “ABE Initiative”), has provided up to 1,000 youths in Africa with opportunities to study at Japanese universities as well as do internships at Japanese enterprises.

The ABE Initiative aims at fostering leaders with proven ability to contribute towards Africa’s development in collaboration with the Japanese private sector. JICA is looking for prominent young South African nationals who are or anticipating to be involved in industrial development activities in both public and private sectors, and who have strong motivation to strengthen economic ties between South Africa and Japan.

ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program

Benefits of ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program

• The program provides African youths with opportunities to study at Japanese universities and to work at Japanese enterprises.

Requirements for ABE Initiative Masters Scholarship & Internship Program

 Applicants must:

• Be citizens of eligible African countries
• Be less than 40 (as of 1 April 2023)
• Have some work experience
• Have good health condition, both physically and mentally, to complete the program
• Bachelor’s degree (B-Tech included) with honours or equivalent to NQF8 or above
• Minimum average of 65% score in academic transcript Have good understanding of the ABE Initiative’s objectives
• Have adequate English skills in both written and oral communication

Application Documents

• Undergraduate Graduation Certificate * A copy of “Officially certified copies of the original” is acceptable * Must be written in English or be accompanied with official translation in English
•  Academic transcript * Must contain all the grades earned in the university attended by the applicant. * A copy of “Officially certified copies of the original” is acceptable * Must be written in English or accompanied with official translation in English
• A copy of Valid Passport with photo (for checking nationality, name, sex, and date of birth). Valid National ID and birth certificate are acceptable if you do not have Passport. Certified English translation must be attached if ID is not written in English, French, Portuguese or Spanish)
• 2 ID Photos(4 cm×3 cm) pasted on application form (Original and copy).
• Photocopy of the certificate of official English Tests etc. (if any) (7) Health certificate (in JICA format) to be submitted after the 4 th Selection (applica

Application Deadline

How to Apply