Mongolia: Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)

Overview

The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) program has been started in Mongolia since 2001. Up to today, total of 192 fellows have been sent to Japan under the program from Mongolia.

JDS program is now inviting potential applicants from government sector who understand its aims and are interested in 2 year master's degree program at Japanese accepting universities for the academic year 2012-2013.The program will be instructed in English.

The number of dispatches is 18 per year.

Sub-Program/ Component and Accepting University

The JDS program consists of "Sub-Program" and "Component" as the priority field of study, which correspond to and deal with the target priority issues for the social and economic development of Mongolia.

The fellows of the JDS program in Mongolia are selected from the "Target Organizations" whose mission is closely related to the "Sub-Program" and "Component". This approach gives its most importance on "Selection and Concentration" on the target priority development issues, securing further effectiveness and efficiencies of the program.

Sub-Program (Target Priority Area)	Component (Development Issues)		Accepting University (Graduate School)
1. Institutional Development for a Market Economy	1-1. Development of Institutions	1-1-1.Development of Institutions (Legal System Reform) (PDF / 22KB)	Kyushu University (Graduate School of Law)(Word / 32KB) http://kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/
		1-1-2.Development of Institutions (Financial Management) (PDF / 22KB)	Hitotsubashi University (School of International and Public Policy) (PDF / 29KB) http://www.hit-u.ac.jp/index-e.html
		1-1-3.Development of Institutions (Enterprise Management/ Policy Planning) (PDF / 22KB)	International University of Japan (IUJ) (Graduate School of International Management)(PDF / 48KB) http://iuj.ac.jp/
	1-2.Basic Education and Vocational Training(PDF / 22KB)		Osaka University (Graduate School of Human Sciences) (PDF / 31KB) http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
2. Environmental Protection (PDF / 21KB)			University of Tsukuba (Graduate School of Life of Environmental Sciences)(PDF / 40KB) http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/
3. Development of Infrastructure to Promote Economic Activity (Urban Environmental Improvement) (PDF / 47KB)			Toyo University (Graduate School of Regional Development Studies) (PDF / 54KB) http://www.toyo.ac.jp/english/
3. Development of Infrastructure to Promote Economic Activity (Development Engineering, Information Communication Technology) (PDF / 21KB)			Tokyo Institute of Technology (Graduate School of Science and Engineering)(PDF / 45KB) http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/

» Please find whole figure of the framework of JDS program in Mongolia here.(PDF / 34KB)

Eligible Applicants

1. Citizen of Mongolia
2. The age of over 22 under 40 as of April 1st, 2012 (Born on/after April 2nd, 1972 and born on/before April 1st, 1990)
3. Required more than two years of work experience as full-time employee in the Target Organizations
4. Has bachelor's degree
5. Has a good command of both written and spoken English (TOEFL score of 500 or higher is preferred but not required)
6. Has not been obtained Master's degree under the support of Mongolian or foreign country's scholarship
7. Must not be serving in the military

Application & Selection Procedures

1. Explanatory Meeting:

October 6^th, 2011 (14:00-) at Mongolia-Japan Center
October 7^th, 2011 (14:00-) at Mongolia-Japan Center

2. Application Deadline

October 21, 2011

Please submit your application to the department of your organization in charge of nomination to JDS program, not to the JICE JDS Project Office.

Application documents will not be returned for any reason. Late submission and incomplete application documents shall NOT be accepted.

3. Tentative Schedule

September 1, 2011: Start of Public Announcement
October 21, 2011: Deadline of Submission of Application Form and Required Documents
November 21, 2011: English and Basic Mathematics Examination
Middle of December, 2011: First Selection (Screening the documents) by University
Middle of January, 2012: Second Selection (Interview) by Accepting University
Middle of February 2012: Third Selection (Interview) by Operating Committee
End of February, 2012: Notification to final successful candidates
July to August, 2012: Pre-departure Orientation (mandatory)
Late August, 2012: Departure for Japan
Middle of January, 2013: Departure for Japan (Osaka University only)

Download of Application Guideline and Application Documents

A. Application Guideline

B. Application Documents

Note

Research plan

Before an applicant writes the research plan, it is highly recommended to check"University Information" closely to make sure if the university has curriculums and faculty members relevant to your research plan. Applicants can acquire more information in the website of each university or visit JICE JDS Project Office in Mongolia.
The research plan should be in connection with the Component, the program of applying university and the future career plan in the belonging organization.
Please refer to 'Guideline for Writing a Research Plan' in the Application Guidelines for detail.
Remember that plagiarize from somebody's work or websites are strongly prohibited.

Inquiry

JICE JDS Project Office in Mongolia

Room 210, Mongol-Japan Center, University Avenue, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
TEL: 55150415; 55150416
Email:
[Office Hours: Mon to Fri 10:00 to 12:30, 14:00 to 18:00]