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.
Scholarship Award: The Joint Japan / World Bank Graduate
Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) scholarship is fully funded by the Government of
Japan and provides for the recipient only 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, developing country national 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. Please noteall JJ/WBGSP partner and preferred masters programs are 2 years or less and the scholarship covers the duration of the program;
-a monthly subsistence allowance to cover living expenses, including books, while you are studying at the preferred masters program. The amount of the allowance varies depending on the host country.
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; and
-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 J/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.
-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, developing country national 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. Please noteall JJ/WBGSP partner and preferred masters programs are 2 years or less and the scholarship covers the duration of the program;
-a monthly subsistence allowance to cover living expenses, including books, while you are studying at the preferred masters program. The amount of the allowance varies depending on the host country.
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; and
-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 J/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: The applicant must meet the following
eligibility criteria:
-Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
-Not be a dual citizen of any developed country.
-Be under the age of 45 on the Application Deadline date.
-Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of all types of appointments of the World Bank Group (The World Bank, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlements of Investment Disputes), 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.
-Hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) earned before 2013.
-Have at least 3 years of development-related experience since earning a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and within the past six years from the date of the Application Deadline. Please see Annex 1 for a suggested list of development-related topics.
-Have been accepted unconditionally (except for funding) to enroll in the upcoming academic year in one of the JJ/WBGSP preferred university master’s programs listed on the JJ/WBGSP website, and located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence. (See further guidance below for when this letter of acceptance must be submitted to JJ/WBGSP Secretariat.
-Be in good health, with respect to the capacity to be a productive scholar on a continuous full-time basis for the duration of the master’s program, as certified by a medical doctor less than 3 months before the start of the master’s program.
-Not received any scholarship funding to earn a Graduate degree or its equivalent from any other sources funded by the government of Japan
-Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
-Not be a dual citizen of any developed country.
-Be under the age of 45 on the Application Deadline date.
-Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of all types of appointments of the World Bank Group (The World Bank, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlements of Investment Disputes), 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.
-Hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) earned before 2013.
-Have at least 3 years of development-related experience since earning a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and within the past six years from the date of the Application Deadline. Please see Annex 1 for a suggested list of development-related topics.
-Have been accepted unconditionally (except for funding) to enroll in the upcoming academic year in one of the JJ/WBGSP preferred university master’s programs listed on the JJ/WBGSP website, and located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence. (See further guidance below for when this letter of acceptance must be submitted to JJ/WBGSP Secretariat.
-Be in good health, with respect to the capacity to be a productive scholar on a continuous full-time basis for the duration of the master’s program, as certified by a medical doctor less than 3 months before the start of the master’s program.
-Not received any scholarship funding to earn a Graduate degree or its equivalent from any other sources funded by the government of Japan
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, Haití,
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’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.
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.
Supporting Material: For those applicants notified by
the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat of their status as a finalists, the JJ/WBGSP will
request the following additional information:
-proof of employment, CV, degree certificate
-Letter of Acceptance
-Identification
-Medical Certificate
-proof of employment, CV, degree certificate
-Letter of Acceptance
-Identification
-Medical Certificate
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 deadline for JJ/WBGSP scholarship
applications for the academic year 2016-17 is March 10, 2016.
Read more: Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarships, 2016-2017 Scholarship Positions 2016 2017
http://scholarship-positions.com
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