The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program is a capacity-building initiative by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan, initiated in 2017 with the aim of providing two-year scholarship awards, with Additional six (6) months for advance preparatory study or internships after graduation to highly achieving African graduate students to enable them to undergo post-graduate studies in selected priority development areas on the continent and in Japan. The overarching goal the AfDB and the Government of Japan seek to attain is to enhance skills and human resources development in Africa under the Bank’s High 5s agenda (“Feed Africa”, “Light up Africa”, “Industrialize Africa”, “Integrate Africa” and “Improve the quality of life of the people of Africa”) and key Japanese development assistance initiatives. JADS core areas of study focus include energy, agriculture, health, environmental sustainability, engineering, and related disciplines.