Contact JDS Project Office in Fiji to obtain the application kit

Please send an e-mail to JDS Project Office in Fiji (jdsfiji-1@jds21.com) with your name, organization and date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) included. Civil servants who wish to apply for the JDS Scholarship, will be able to start preparing paper-based or on-line applications.

Officially nominated by your organization to the Ministry of Civil Service

Applications will not be accepted by JDS Project Office without the official nomination by the head of your organization. While preparing your application, please consult with the person-in-charge on training in your organization quickly. Official nomination must reach the Ministry of Civil Service before the 31st of October 2025.

Submit Application documents to JDS Project Office

Application forms, guidelines and the link for on-line registration site will be provided after JDS Project Office in Fiji receives an e-mail from a potential applicant. You may choose to fill in paper-based applications or to apply through on-line system (TAO: The Admission Office).
 
The Application Guideline for JDS will be included in the application kit, and it will give you detailed instructions to complete the application. If you choose paper-based application, ensure to submit a full set of application documents printed out in A4 size paper. Either paper-based application or on-line application (TAO), some applications should submit with the requested hard copies in person to the JDS project office in Suva.

PLEASE NOTE that applying on-line is strongly recommended.

If you have any questions, please contact JDS Project Office.

The paper-based application should be submitted by 16:30 on Monday, the 17th of November 2025 and TAO on-line system will be closed by 23:59 on Monday, the 17th of November 2025.

Send Confidential Statement of Reference for Master Level (Form 1) to your supervisor as a Referee. This reference statement is to be completed by the applicant’s supervisor. This should be typed in English. The Referee can send it directly to the JDS Project Office in Fiji (jdsfiji-1@jds21.com) via email, or the Referee can give it to the applicant in a signed and sealed envelope with the organizational stamp. Completed but not sealed Form 1 submitted by the applicant will NOT be accepted.

Please submit the original hard copies of a certified copy of your Bachelor’s degree, a certified copy of your official transcript, the Confidential Statement (if referee cannot send it directly to the JDS Office), and the signed Certificate of English Proficiency Waiver Request (for the University of Tsukuba only) to the JDS Project Office; by 16:30 on the 17th of November 2025.

Application documents will not be returned for any reason. Late submission and/or incomplete application documents will NOT be accepted.