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Published: 20 Sep 2024 587 views
The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies (JISP) is a two-year program intended to help Japanese nationals obtaining Ph.D. degrees in macroeconomics and preparing them to work as economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The scholarship is funded by the government of Japan and administered by the IMF's Capacity Development (ICD) with assistance from the Institute of International Education (IIE).
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Created in 1945, the IMF is governed by and accountable to the 189 countries that make up its near-global membership. The IMF's primary purpose is to ensure the stability of the international monetary system—the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries (and their ... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 30 Nov 2024 |
| Country to study | Japan |
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | International Monetary Fund |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The JISP covers reasonable expenses for two years of graduate study including:
To cover the remaining years of study, JISP scholars are expected to secure another source of funding, usually through Research or Teaching Assistantship at their university.
To be eligible, an applicant must be:
Up to four scholarships are awarded annually on a competitive basis to students with a record of high academic achievement. All JISP scholars are required to apply to the IMF's Economist Program (EP) upon completion of their doctoral studies and to accept an EP position if offered. Scholars who do not comply with this condition will be asked to repay the scholarship cost.
Please note that the IMF will not be able to accommodate all JISP scholars who apply for employment at the Fund since there are many applicants for each available position and the selection process is very competitive.
The application is available online at www.iie.org/jisp. It must be completed in English and include the following:
The deadline for receipt of scholarship applications is November 30, 2024.
Scholarships are awarded in the spring, for studies starting in the fall of that same year. Candidates must apply directly to universities for admission.
Please note that no exceptions can be made regarding the scholar's nationality, university location, or field of study.
For more details visit: IMF website.
