## Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) — Recipients (October 2023)

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**Canonical URL:** [Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) — Recipients (October 2023)](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/jispa-recipients-oct2023.pdf)

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### Overview
- The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia provides scholarships to around 35 young policymakers from Asia-Pacific economies every year to pursue graduate degrees in Japan.
- More than 950 individuals from 24 countries have received scholarships so far and over 880 individuals have graduated with degrees.

### Scholarships Awarded and Graduates by Country (AY1993-94 to AY2023-24; Graduates as of Oct. 2023)
- Uzbekistan — Number: 103; Percent: 10.7%; Number (graduates): 96
- China — Number: 102; Percent: 10.5%; Number (graduates): 102
- Vietnam — Number: 102; Percent: 10.5%; Number (graduates): 99
- Myanmar — Number: 85; Percent: 8.8%; Number (graduates): 79
- Cambodia — Number: 81; Percent: 8.4%; Number (graduates): 73
- Mongolia — Number: 68; Percent: 7.0%; Number (graduates): 56
- Indonesia — Number: 57; Percent: 5.9%; Number (graduates): 48
- Kyrgyz Republic — Number: 54; Percent: 5.6%; Number (graduates): 51
- Thailand — Number: 54; Percent: 5.6%; Number (graduates): 47
- Bangladesh — Number: 50; Percent: 5.2%; Number (graduates): 44
- Kazakhstan — Number: 45; Percent: 4.7%; Number (graduates): 42
- Philippines — Number: 41; Percent: 4.2%; Number (graduates): 36
- Lao PDR — Number: 34; Percent: 3.5%; Number (graduates): 31
- India — Number: 24; Percent: 2.5%; Number (graduates): 22
- Nepal — Number: 19; Percent: 2.0%; Number (graduates): 16
- Tajikistan — Number: 10; Percent: 1.0%; Number (graduates): 9
- Bhutan — Number: 8; Percent: 0.8%; Number (graduates): 7
- Sri Lanka — Number: 8; Percent: 0.8%; Number (graduates): 6
- Maldives — Number: 7; Percent: 0.7%; Number (graduates): 5
- Malaysia — Number: 4; Percent: 0.4%; Number (graduates): 4
- Turkmenistan — Number: 4; Percent: 0.4%; Number (graduates): 3
- Fiji — Number: 3; Percent: 0.3%; Number (graduates): 3
- Timor-Leste — Number: 2; Percent: 0.2%; Number (graduates): 1
- Tonga — Number: 2; Percent: 0.2%; Number (graduates): 1

### Totals
- TOTAL — Number: 967; Percent: 100.0%; Number (graduates): 881

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/jispa-recipients-oct2023.pdf_