• Applications online and to JDS Project Office

  Please refer to the Application Guidelines during completion and ensure submission of a full set of application documents. Applications should be submitted online and the requested hardcopies to be delivered in person to the JDS project office in Port Moresby.

  The online application deadline is 16:00 on Friday, 28 November, 2025.

  Please submit the original hard copies of the reference form, a certified copy of your Bachelor’s degree, and a certified copy of your official transcript to the JDS Project Office; Car Park Shop, Gateway Hotel, Morea Tobo, 7 Mile, Port Moresby, 1121, PNG by 16:00 on Friday, 28 November, 2025.

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

• Online application

  Access the online application system from the JDS PNG Official Website (https://scholarship.jds21.com/png) and submit the application documents online before 16:00 on Friday, 28 November 2025.
   
  Applications for the JDS Program must be submitted online through the application form provided on The Admissions Office (TAO), a web application system operated by TAO Co., Ltd. Please make sure to carefully read the TAO Online Application Manual available in 7. Download Documents for instructions on how to create an account, how to use the system, and other important notes.
  In addition, you can find video tutorials below explaining: How to create a TAO account, How to access the input screen after logging in/re-logging in, Detailed explanation of the input screen and important notes.
   
  Please make sure you carefully read the TAO Online Application Manual, and refer to video tutorials below:

  1. How to Create a TAO Account
  2. How to access the input screen after logging in/re-logging in
  3. Detailed explanation of the input screen and important notes

A. Application Guidelines

1. Application Guidelines download: PDF

B. Application Documents

1. Application form(Online)
2. Reference form from employer
   download: Word PDF
3. Work Experience Sheet
   download: EXCEL
4. Educational Background Sheet
   download: EXCEL
5. Certified copy of your “Bachelor/Certificate of degree
6. Original or certified copy of your “Official Transcript (University-level)
7. Colored photocopy of your ID document
8. Certificate of English Proficiency from University (for IUJ only)
9. English Language Test Score (for Doshisha and Nagoya only) if available