• 1. Have a citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan
• 2. Be a Fellow returned from Japan (who completed a Master’s course at University in Japan）
• 3. Be under the age of 45 (as of July 31st, 2023)
• 4. Have returned to and served for the Republic of Tajikistan more than two (2) years at
  the JDS target organizations 2022 after completion of Master’s course in Japan.
• 5. Belong to the Target Organizations 2022 of JDS Project in the Republic of Tajikistan
• 6. Have published at least one peer-reviewed dissertation
  (published in recognized academic journals)
• 7. Receive a recommendation from the supervisor of his/her current duty office.
  (Reference Letter should contain evaluation of applicant’s performance at work
  and relevance of his/her research theme to his/her career.)
• 8. Have a recommendation from the expected academic adviser(s) of the applying university
  (Submission of a draft academic guidance outline or a supervisory plan is desirable.)
• 9. Not have obtained any Doctor’s degree overseas under other foreign government scholarship programs.
• 10. Not be currently awarded or to be awarded a scholarship from other foreign donors

• 1. In principle, enroll in the same graduate school of the university where he or she obtained a Master’s degree in Japan.
• 2. Present a research plan relevant to one of the development issues (Components) set in the framework of JDS Master’s Program in the Republic of Tajikistan.
• 3. Have fulfilled the work obligation stipulated in the JDS contract / JDS pledge letter,
  e.g. A JDS Fellow must work in his/her country at least five years after return.
• 4. Be in good health both physically and mentally.
• 5. Complete the course within, and not exceeding, three (3) years.
• 6. To confirm that there is a high probability of completion within 3 years, following additional documents shall be submitted;
  
  • (1) A recommendation letter from the expected academic advisor of the applying university clearly stating that you have the ability to obtain a PhD within three years.
  • (2) The above letter also stating that the professor will provide remote guidance in preparation before enrolment as well as stating that the graduate school have international students who had completed their doctoral course within 3 years.
• 7. The research theme of the doctoral course must be the continuation from that of master's.
• 8. Must fill out following information of your peer-reviewed dissertation on Application Form.
  
  • (1). Name of the recognized academic journal
  • (2). Title of your article
  • (3). Date of publication
  For peer-reviewed papers, expected academic advisor will confirm it according to the written information.

* Target Organizations 2022【ENG】【RUS】

(1) Application Deadline

Deadline for Application:
16:00 PM on February 24 (Friday), 2023 To JDS Tajikistan office

Application documents will not be returned for any reason. Late submission and incomplete application documents shall NOT be accepted.

(2) Tentative Schedule for Doctoral course

Schedule	Steps	Description
December 2022 ～	Application	Closing Date: February 24(Fri), 2023 Further details → P5“Application Documents”
March 2023	1st Selection	Document Screening: Application Documents and research plan will be examined by the Operating Committee members.
March 2023	2nd Selection	Comprehensive Interview: The Operating Committee members will conduct the interview exams.
March 2023	Health Checkup	The health checkup will be arranged at a hospital in Dushanbe
April to June 2023	Application Procedure	JICE will support application for university
April to July 2023	3rd Selection	Screening by the University (Documents / Interview): You must pass the University selection
July 2023	Approval by the OC	Successful candidates will be approved and notified

Please refer to the Application Guideline and submit a full set of application documents by the deadline.

• A. Application Guideline Doctoral Course
• B. Application Documents Doctoral Course