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ECOWAS YOUNG GRADUATE IMMERSION PROGRAMME (YGP) 2027 COHORT

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Application Deadline: 31 August 2026 at 23:59 Nigerian Time
(GMT+1)

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

In response to this challenge of the issue of labour market integration, ECOWAS has put in place the ECOWAS Nnamdi Azikiwe Academic Mobility Programme (ENAAMS Programme), one component of which is the professional immersion programme within its institutions and agencies, with the aim of offering young graduates from across the region a practical opportunity to enhance their professional skills and employability. Join the elite of young African professionals and help shape the future of regional integration in West Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

The 2027 cohort of the immersion programme is open to recent graduates from ECOWAS Member States (Benin, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo) aged between eighteen (18) and thirty-two (32) years (18 to 32 years).

The official languages of ECOWAS are French, English and Portuguese. Applicants to the programme must be proficient in at least one of these languages.

The applicant must:

Be a national of an ECOWAS Member State (Benin, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo);

Be aged between 18 and 32 on the closing date;

A Bachelor’s degree holder, a Master’s degree holder, a PhD holder, or an equivalent qualification.

Application Procedures (How to Apply): Applications must be submitted exclusively via the programme’s official platform.

Each applicant may apply for a maximum of two (02) positions.

Only one cover letter is required for applications.

Required Documents:

Curriculum Vitae (CV) in PDF format

Cover letter in PDF format

Identity card or passport in PDF format

A copy of the academic certificate(s) or its equivalent in PDF format. PDF

Ninety (90) posts have been allocated for the year 2027. The process is based on the principles of merit, fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities. It includes the following stages:

Online submission of applications via the programme’s dedicated platform;

Assessment of applications by a selection committee set up by the ECOWAS Commission;

Institutional approval of the selected candidates;

Notification to successful candidates.

BENEFIT:

Any selected applicant who leaves their country of origin to take up a post in another country is considered to be on secondment (in mobility). In this case, a flight ticket is issued to them from their country of origin to the country where the host institution is located.

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ASIAN PACIFIC UNIVERSITY MEXT SCHOLARSHIP (EMBASSY RECOMMENDATION)

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LOCATION: Japan

This scholarship is provided by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) through the recommendation of the Japanese embassy in the applicant’s home country.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must first apply through the Japanese embassy. After receiving the primary screening results from the embassy, applicants will then submit certain documents to APU. Most embassies accept applications around April each year, but please contact the embassy in your home country to confirm their application procedures.

Intend to study abroad in Japan from overseas

Not have Japanese nationality and be a national of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan

Be born on or after April 2, 1992

Be willing to learn Japanese, be interested in Japan, and be willing to deepen your understanding of Japan after arriving in Japan

MBA applicants only: Possess three years of full-time work experience (including full-time internship) by the time of enrollment to APU, preferably in a field related to the desired area of study or possess equivalent project or organizational experience

IMPORTANT

As per Japanese Government regulations, recipients of the MEXT Embassy Recommendation Scholarship will not be able to depart from their countries prior to April 1, 2027.

As such, you will not be able to participate in the APU Spring Entrance Ceremony or part of the Orientation Week, including important academic guidance sessions.

Should you wish to travel to Japan earlier to participate in these events, you will be required to self-fund your travel. Note that this will not be reimbursed by the scholarship.

Please note that the above only applies to applicants enrolling in April. Applicants enrolling in September should be able to travel to Japan in time for the APU Orientation Week.

Further details will be provided once enrollment to APU has been confirmed.

BENEFIT:

Full admission fee

Full tuition

Monthly subsistence allowance of 144,000 JPY (including housing) (amount subject to change)

Travel expenses (economy class airfare between the home country and APU at the beginning and end of the program)

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