Graduate study can become expensive once tuition, travel, and living costs are added together, especially for students applying outside their home country. The ADB–Japan Scholarship Program is worth studying carefully because applicants often need to match their academic plans with country eligibility, participating universities, and development-focused goals.

Below, scholarship winners share how they prepared for competitive international funding, chose suitable postgraduate programmes, and explained the impact they wanted their studies to have. Read their stories to see how they organised their applications, handled timing, and strengthened their case before submitting.