Applications are invited for Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarships Program
(JJ/WBGSP) from the nationals of developing countries. Scholarships are
awarded for studying only at a master program that has been
granted “preferred” status by the JJ/WBG Scholarship Program.
The program has awarded over 5000 scholarships selected from
over 65,000 applicants, and disbursed over US$200 million in funding from the
Japanese government.
Established in 1987 with funding from the Government of
Japan, the Joint Japan / World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) has
helped create an international community of development professionals through
the Program’s financing of graduate and post-graduate studies.
Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent
university degree) earned before 2013, be under 45 years old on the application
deadline date, and have at least 3 years of recent development-related
experience since earning a Bachelor’s degree. Applicants from outside the home
country will often need to meet specific English language/other language
requirements in order to be able to study there.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing
masters degree at Preferred University.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded for studying only
at a master program that has been granted “preferred” status by the JJ/WBG
Scholarship Program.
Number of Awards: JJWBGSP offers scholarships for over
200 Preferred Programs (.xlsx 49 KB) spanning a wide
array of development topics and for 14 Partner Programs (.xlsx 15 KB) at universities
in U.S., Africa and Japan in key areas of development, including economic
policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management.
Scholarship Award: A JJWBGSP scholarship provides tuition, a
monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance, and travel
allowance. The JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides the recipient with the following
benefits:
Economy class air travel between your home country and the
host university at the start of your study program and immediately following
the end of the scholarship period. In addition to the two-way air travel,
scholars will receive a US $500 travel allowance for each trip;
Tuition for your graduate program and the cost of basic
medical insurance usually obtained through the university.
A monthly subsistence allowance to cover living expenses,
including books. The amount of the allowance varies depending on the host
country.
Please note all JJ/WBGSP scholarships cover the duration of
the graduate program or two years, whichever is less.
The JJ/WBGSP scholarship does not cover:
VISA application(s) costs
Expenses to bring and/or support a scholar’s family members;
Extra-curricular courses or training;
Language training not provided by the graduate program;
Additional travel during the course of the study program;
Expenses related to research, supplementary educational
materials, field trips, participation in workshops/seminars, or internships; or
Educational equipment such as computers.
Note: The JJ/WBGSP scholarship may only supplement, and does
not duplicate, any other source of financial support/fellowship you might have.
If selected as a finalist or if you are awarded a scholarship, you must inform the
JJ/WBGSP if you have other sources of scholarship funds. The JJ/WBGSP stipend
may be withdrawn completely or partially if during the scholarship period the
Program has evidence of additional sources of support.
Scholarship can be taken at: Scholarships are available
for preferred university masters programs that is listed on the
JJ/WBGSP website and that is located outside of the applicant’s
country of citizenship and country of residence.
Eligibility: Developing Country nationals must:
Be a national of a World Bank member developing country;
Not hold dual citizenship of a developed country;
Be in good health;
Hold a Bachelor (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3
years prior to the Application Deadline date;
Have 3 years or more of recent development-related
experience after earning a Bachelor (or equivalent) degree;
Be accepted unconditionally to enroll in the upcoming
academic year in at least one of the JJWBGSP Preferred or Partner masters
degree Programs;
Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or
staff of all types of appointments of the World Bank Group or a close relative
of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term “close relative”
defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son,
Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew;
*Please note: All eligibility criteria are strictly adhered
to. No exceptions are made. Eligibility criteria WILL NOT change during an open
call for applications. However, this information is subject to change between
the close of one application process and the opening of the next.
Nationality: Students of developing countries can apply for
this scholarship.
List of Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep., Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep. of, Congo, Rep. of, Costa Rica, Ivory
Coast, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Rep, Ecuador, Egypt, Arab Rep.,
El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia,
The Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, HaitÃ,
Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep. of, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, FYR of, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, F.S., Moldova,
Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab
Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad
& Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Zambia and
Zimbabwe
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirement: Applicants must hold a Bachelor
(or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application
Deadline date.
Test Requirement: No
English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside
the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other
language requirements in order to be able to study there.
How to Apply: An application will be accepted and reviewed
if the applicant submits only one completed application electronically through
the online application site by the application deadline.
Application Deadline: The next call for applications for a
JJWBGSP Scholarship to one of our Preferred Programs is scheduled to open January
25, 2017.
