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 country member of the WCO to undertake Master’s level studies at the Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) in Tokyo, Japan.
Aoyama Gakuin has as its aim education based upon the Christian faith and as its purpose the building up of persons who live in sincerity before God, who seek for truth with humility, and who actively take responsibility for all people and for society in a spirit of love and service.

Benefit

• A monthly stipend covers accommodations, meals, transportations, and other expenses. It cannot be 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
• Likewise, round-trip economy-class air tickets between your home country and Japan.
• The current amount of monthly stipend is 147,000 yen (as of 2019).
• The current amount of admission fee is 290,000 yen and the annual tuition fee is 917,000 yen (as of 2019).

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.
• Further, Preference will be to who have experience in IPR border enforcement. Further, who is to work in the IPR-related section of their Customs administration after this Scholarship Programme.
• A candidate must be in good health and preferably under 40 years of age as of April 1, 2020.
• Also, Individuals who have already been a scholarship under the Japan-WCO Human Resource
• Development Programme in the past will not be entitled to apply for 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.