Japan Offers 17 Fully Funded JDS Scholarships for Pakistani Government Officers, Apply by 27 November

The Government of Japan has opened applications for the Japan Development Scholarship (JDS) for Pakistan, with 16 fully funded masters places and one doctoral place for the 2027-28 academic year at Japanese universities, taught in English. The programme covers full tuition, round trip airfare, monthly living support, arrival allowances and accommodation help, and aims to strengthen public administration, finance and governance, industrial promotion and the investment climate, and climate change and energy policy. The scheme has sent 135 fellows from Pakistan to Japan since 2018.

Eligibility: Pakistani government officers in BPS-17 and above (cadre and ex-cadre) with at least three years of regular public service, aged 25 to 40 as of 1 April 2027 for the masters programme and 25 to 45 for the doctoral programme, holding a bachelors degree with generally 16 years of education. The doctoral route is for JDS masters holders or returnees with a masters from Japan or an OECD country.

Deadline: 27 November 2026.

Official source: http://jds-scholarship.org/country/pakistan/ and https://jds-scholarship.org/country/pakistan/apply_doctoral.html