## JAPAN-IMF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR ASIA (JISPA) 30TH ANNIVERSARY

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**Canonical URL:** [JAPAN-IMF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR ASIA (JISPA) 30TH ANNIVERSARY](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2023/japan-imf-scholarship-program-for-asia-jispa-30)

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- [Markdown version](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2023/japan-imf-scholarship-program-for-asia-jispa-30/index.md)
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### Program overview and milestone
- The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) celebrates its 30th anniversary in November 2023.
- The program began with a non-degree graduate diploma course in 1993 and now offers full-fledged scholarships for master’s and Ph.D. students majoring in macroeconomics in Japan.
- With more than 950 scholarship recipients from 24 countries, many alumni hold senior public positions and form a network of economic policymakers across the region.
- The program highlights collaboration among economic agencies in the region, partner universities in Japan, and its donor, the Government of Japan.

### Reach, outputs, and alumni engagement
- More than 950 scholarship recipients from 24 countries.
- Alumni now hold many senior public positions and contribute to a foundation for regional collaboration to safeguard financial stability.
- Activities fostering alumni engagement:
  - Continuing Education Program (JISPA-CE), a two-week refresher course for alumni (Tokyo, 2023).
  - Summer Workshop to learn about the IMF's surveillance tools and analytical framework (September 2023).
  - JISPA thesis presentation events, policy dialogues, and tours (including Bank of Japan and Japan’s Ministry of Finance).
  - Orientation programs and welcome receptions to build networks among incoming and senior ("senpai") scholars.

### Program delivery, partner institutions, and visual documentation
- Partner universities in Japan host scholars and provide graduation ceremonies and thesis presentation venues.
- Visual and documentary highlights:
  - A 3-min tribute video with messages from sponsors, partners, organizers, and scholarship recipients illustrating contributions to policymaking capacity in the region.
  - Photo slideshow captures events such as orientation programs, workshops, townhall meetings, policy dialogues, tours of the Bank of Japan, and graduation ceremonies.
  - Example: Vanpheng Thanameuan from Laos was one of 36 JISPA scholars graduating in 2023 and received her diploma from President Hiroko Ota at the GRIPS graduation ceremony in September 2023.

### 2024-25 scholarship offering and application
- The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia 2024-25:
  - Designed for young policymakers from Asia-Pacific economies to pursue graduate studies in microeconomics in Japan.
  - About 35 individuals receive the scholarship every academic year.
  - Scholars may enter either a partner university program or their own selected university courses.
  - Applications are now open for 2024-25.

### Communications and community channels
- Anniversary communications and alumni stories are shared through:
  - A tribute video and social content featuring anniversary messages and memorable JISPA30 stories.
  - Channels for connecting: Newsletter, Facebook, X (formally Twitter), Alum Network, and the JISPA Website.

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## Content in this bundle

- **Japan-Imf Scholarship Program for Asia 2024–25**
  - [Japan-Imf Scholarship Program for Asia 2024–25 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/jispa/2024/fy24-819203-ay2024-25-jispa-e-brochure.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Japan-Imf Scholarship Program for Asia 2024–25 (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/jispa/2024/fy24-819203-ay2024-25-jispa-e-brochure.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) — Recipients (October 2023)**
  - [Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) — Recipients (October 2023) (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/jispa-recipients-oct2023.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) — Recipients (October 2023) (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/jispa-recipients-oct2023.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

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## References

- [JISPA Home Page](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/JISPA-Home)
- [Anniversary event](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2023/11/16/jispa-30-years-on-empowering-asias-economic-policymaking)
- [Alumni voices](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/JISPA-Home/Voices)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2023/japan-imf-scholarship-program-for-asia-jispa-30_