Japan IMF Scholarship Program

The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies provides funding for Japanese nationals to pursue a PhD in Macroeconomics, Finance, Public Finance, Monetary Economics, International Economics, International Trade, Poverty Issues, Political Economy, or Econometrics at a university outside of Japan. The goal of the program is to train Japanese nationals as applied economists to work either at the IMF or in their home administrations. Annually, up to seven scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to students with a record of high academic achievement.