Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship program.

The World Bank and The State of Japan are jointly offering scholarships to Masters students of developing countries who has previously played role in development of their community or countries through their efforts. JJ/WBGSP is covering all the expenses of the students to support their unconditional growth.

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The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is open to women and men from developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master degree program in a development-related topic.

Scholarship value/inclusions

A JJWBGSP scholarship provides tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health Insurance, and travel allowance.

The scholarships cover the duration of the graduate program or two years, whichever is less.

Eligibility

The applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria.

  • Be a national of a World Bank member country on this lest.
  • Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country.
  • On or after the date of the call for scholarship applications opens, not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment (including temporary and consultant) of the World Bank Group (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlements of Investment Disputes), or not be a close relative by blood or adoption with the term close relative.
  • Hold a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date.
  • Have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience after earning a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree.
  • Be employed in development-related work in a paid full-time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application Have at least 3 years of paid development-related employment since earning a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within the past 6 years from the date of the Application Deadline.

Application instructions

To be considered for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship, you must first apply and be unconditionally accepted for admissions to at least one of the Participating Programs. In your application, YOU NEED TO UPLOAD AN UNCONDITIONAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE from a participating master’s degree program Applications are done online once the scholarship opens. There are 2 application windows depending on the participating program

  • Application Window #1

From 15 January 2024 to 29 February 2024 at noon Washington time JJWBGSP Participating Programs accepting applications under Window #1

  • Application Window #2

From 25 March 2024 to 24 May 2024 at noon Washington time JJWBGSP Participating Programs accepting applications under Window #2

It is important to visit the Application Guidelines official website (link found below) for detailed Information on how to apply for this scholarship.

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