Full scholarships, partially managed by GRIPS, are available for exceptionally qualified candidates who have been accepted for study at GRIPS. These scholarships are provided by the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho, JICA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Customs Organization (WCO). Scholarships are awarded to students who enroll in October.

The amount of all scholarships, except YLP, is about 175,000 yen per month plus round-trip air tickets. Young Leaders’ Program Scholarship students will receive about 262,000 yen per month. Scholarship students are exempted from tuition and other academic related fees. The scholarships are given for one academic year and cannot be extended except in the case of sudden illness or other unforeseen circumstances that are entirely beyond the student’s control.

Available scholarships and their specific conditions are:

• The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
  The target group for this scholarship is government officials of developing countries with quality work experience of at least three years in the field of tax policy and administration in their home countries. The deadline for applications is January 13, 2006. The recipients of this scholarship may only enroll in the Public Finance Program.

  Contact/Application Address
  GRIPS Admissions Office
  National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
  7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
  Tokyo 106-8677
  Japan

  Tel: +81-(0)3-6439-6046
  Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6050
  admissions@grips.ac.jp

  Online application

• World Customs Organization (WCO) Scholarships
  WCO Scholarships are available for government officials of developing countries with quality work experience of at least two years in the field of customs policy and administration in their home countries. The Secretary General of the WCO invites nominations every year from a selected number of WCO Member Customs Administrations. The candidates must be chosen and nominated by each of these Customs Administrations. The recipients of this scholarship may only enroll in the Public Finance Program. The application documents for admission and for obtaining financial aid must be received both by the WCO Office and GRIPS by January 13, 2006.

  Contact/Application Address
  GRIPS Admissions Office
  National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
  7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
  Tokyo 106-8677
  Japan

  Tel: +81-(0)3-6439-6046
  Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6050
  admissions@grips.ac.jp

  Online application

  AND

  Human Resources Development Services
  The World Customs Organization
  Rue de Mache, 30, B-1210
  Brussels, Belgium
  Phone: +32-2-209-96-47
  Fax: +32-2-209-94-96

Reference:http://www.grips.ac.jp/applying/scholarships.html