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Japan Foundation for UNU (jfUNU)
Japan Foundation for UNU (jfUNU) Scholarship
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A scholarship for outstanding applicants from developing countries who demonstrate financial need and are admitted to UNU-IAS’s Master of Science in Sustainability programme.
Do I qualify 9 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- nationality Citizens of developing countries listed in the latest OECD DAC list
- Demonstrated need for financial assistance
- Outstanding applicant
- admission Admitted to the Master of Science in Sustainability Programme at UNU-IAS
- degree Completed bachelor's degree or equivalent in a field related to sustainability; alternatively, expected degre…
- degree GPA >= 2.8 on a 4.0 scale
- Not open to: residence Currently living in Japan under a working visa
- Not open to: enrolment Already enrolled in another postgraduate degree programme, including having already obtained a master's degre…
+1 more requirements
- Not open to: Recipient of another scholarship concurrently
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- language TOEFL PBT score >= 600
- language TOEFL IBT score >= 100
- language IELTS Academic score >= 7.0
Not open to: currently living in Japan under a working visa; already enrolled in other postgraduate degree programmes; this includes those who have already obtained a master’s degree at an institution other than UNU-IAS; recipients of other scholarships concurrently
- Who is eligible
- Citizens of developing countries listed in the latest OECD DAC list
- Level of study
- Master's
- Fields of study
- Other
What's covered Partial funding
- Funding type
- Partial funding
- Duration
- 1-2 years
- Host country
- Japan
- Host institution
- United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
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What I need IELTS/TOEFL required
- English requirement
- IELTS/TOEFL required
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How to apply
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- Read the 2025 Application Guidelines before applying. Required
- Use the official scholarship website to access the online application form for admission to the MSc in Sustainability programme. Required
- Submit the online admission application, providing the necessary scholarship information and documents when applying to the master’s programme. Eligible applicants with financial need are automatically considered for the JFUNU Scholarship during admission selection; no separate scholarship application is necessary. Required
- Deadline
- Closed
- Deadline timezone
- Japan Standard Time
- Application cycle
- 2025 application cycle
- Notes
- No separate scholarship application is necessary; outstanding applicants from developing countries with financial need are automatically considered during the admissions selection process.
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