WCO Scholarship in Japan

The Japan-WCO Human Resource Development Programme (Scholarship Programme) provides a grant covering travel, subsistence, admission, tuition and other approved expenses to enable promising young Customs managers from a developing member of the WCO to undertake Master’s level studies at the Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) in Tokyo, Japan.

The WCO established the Japan-WCO Human Resource Development Programme (Scholarship Programme) in 2000, funded by Japan Customs, aimed at improving the human resources of WCO Member Customs administrations.

Eligibility

• A candidate must be a customs officer of a developing member of the WCO with quality work experience of at least three years in the field of customs policy and administration in his/her home country.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in IPR border enforcement, and who are expected to work in the IPR-related section of their Customs administration after this Scholarship Programme.
• After the completion of the Programme, the candidates should continue to work in their home Customs administration for 3 years at least. After half a year and 3 years from the completion of the Programme, they should report to the university indicating the post they occupy in their home administration and how they have been utilising the experience they acquired in Japan.
• A candidate must be in good health and preferably under 40 years of age as of April 1, 2017.

Scholarship Coverage

• A monthly stipend covers　accommodations, meals, transportations, and other expenses. It cannot be increased to cover family members if any. The amount of stipend is subject to change according to the decision of the Japanese Government.*
• Admission and tuition fees are paid by the Japan-WCO Human Resource Development Scholarship Program.**
• Round-trip economy-class air tickets between your home country and Japan is provided.

  *The current amount of monthly stipend is 147,000 yen (as of 2016).
  **The current amount of admission fee is 290,000 yen and annual tuition fee is 902,000 yen (as of 2016).

Official Link

Deadline: 31st July 2017