'Innovative Asia' / Scholarship to Japan

Innovative Asia provides master's or doctor's courses at Japanese universities as well as internship opportunities at Japanese companies, research institutes or governmental organizations in the following study fields: Science and Technology, and Engineering, especially, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, etc.

The program began in 2017 based on the "Japan Revitalization Strategy" approved by the Japanese Cabinet in June 2016.

This program aims to enhance the circulation of capable young personnel between Japan and Asian countries and to promote innovation in the whole Asia. Also, inputs by Asian innovative human resources to Japan's business community are expected to bring about diversity to it, resulting in the mutual benefits between Japan and Asian countries, which will strengthen bilateral relationship in the long run.

The program invites participants (scholars) every year over the course of 5 years from 2017. Target participants are to be selected from the 60 partner schools of the target 12 countries who graduated or will graduate before their departure to Japan.*

Target countries and partner schools are as below.

*The 3rd to 5th batches (intake from 2019, 2020 and 2021) will be selected from Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship Holders.

[Target 12 countries]
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

After completion of the program, certificate of completion of Innovative Asia Program will be issued by JICA.

※The following information is for Master or Doctoral students only※
(not for short-term participants)

Innovative Asia participants who wish to work in Japan after completion of the program will be able to receive preferential treatment when obtaining their status of residence in Japan (additional points for Highly-Skilled Foreign Professionals, etc.). See below "Information" for more detail.

To meet both No.1 and 2 is necessary.