As a part of the International Graduate Program at Saitama University, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DCEE) offers
highly qualified students an opportunity to pursue graduate studies and conduct research in the field of Civil and Environmental Engineering
leading to a Master of Engineering Degree or a Doctor of Engineering/Philosophy Degree. The program starts in either April or September each
year and requires a standard two-year residency for the completion of a master’s degree and three years for a doctoral degree. Class instructions,
research supervision, and guidance are all conducted in English, as well as dissertations, reports, examinations, and presentations by students.
- QUALIFICATIONS
An applicant must fulfill the following qualifications:
have a master’s degree with a superior academic record or equivalent research experience for applying to the doctoral degree program;
a bachelor’s degree with superior academic record or equivalent professional experience for applying to the master’s degree program.
have an indicative minimum score of English language proficiency test showing equivalent to B2 or above on the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), i.e., 80 or above for TOEFL iBT, 5.5 or above for IELTS, etc. (further details should
be referred from Section 4B of this document).
be in good mental and physical health.
Additional qualifications are described below separately by the category of applicant:
(A) An Applicant who is Applying for Admission under Scholarship
DCEE is currently administering three scholarship programs: the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship1
, ADB-JSP2, and JJ/WBGSP3.
Details of these scholarships and requirements are provided in the following sections.
1 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Government of Japan
2 Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program
3 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
(A-1) An applicant for the doctoral degree program with the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship must:
be a national of a country where the Japanese Government (MEXT)Scholarship is offered.
be under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2026 (i.e., born on or after April 2, 1991).
If awarded the scholarship, the applicant must be able to come to Saitama University at the end of September, 2026.
An applicant who was an awardee of the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship during the last three years is not eligible for this scholarship
program.
(A-2) An applicant for the master’s degree program with the ADB-JSP Scholarship must:
be a national of an ADB borrowing member country and Japanese ODA scholarship-eligible country which is listed on the ADB-JSP
website page: https://www.adb.org/work-with-us/careers/japan-scholarship-program;
not hold dual citizenship of any developed country;
have acquired at least 2 years of full-time professional working experience acquired after a university degree at the time of application;
not be above 35 years old at the time of application;
agree to return and work in his/her home country for at least two (2) years after completion of studies under the Program in order to
contribute to its development;
not be an Executive Director, Alternative Directors, management, staff and consultants of ADB, or the close relatives of the
aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term “close relative” defined as: spouse, mother, stepmother, father, stepfather, sister,
stepsister, brother, stepbrother, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew;
not be a staff of ADB-JSP Designated institutions;
not be living or working in a country other than his/her home country;
not be already enrolled in graduate degree programs.
(A-3) An applicant for the master’s degree program with the JJ/WBGSP Scholarship must:
be a national of a World Bank (WB) member developing country listed on the WB scholarship website page:
https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships/brief/countries-eligible-for-jjwbgsp-scholarship
not hold dual citizenship of any developed country;
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hold a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the application deadline date;
have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience after earning a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree;
be employed in development-related work in a paid full-time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application. Have at least
3 years of paid development-related employment since earning a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within
the past 6 years from the date of the Application Deadline.
not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/ or staff of any type of appointment of the WB Group or a close relative of the
aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term “close relative” defined as: mother, father, sister, half-sister, brother, half-brother,
son, daughter, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew.
individuals who have already been offered a previous JJ/WBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have received a previous JJ/WBGSP
scholarship but did not graduate are not eligible to apply again.
Note: All eligibility criteria are to be strictly adhered to. No exceptions are made by the WB. Eligibility criteria WILL NOT change
during an open call for applications. However, the information provided in this document is subject to change between the close of one
application process and the opening of the next
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