Applications are now open for the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJWBGSP) for 2023-2025. Since its inception in 1987, the program has enabled over 6,000 mid-career professionals from 160 developing countries and Japan to complete graduate degrees in development-related fields.
Scholarship Benefits and Coverage
The JJ/WBGSP scholarship offers recipients:
- Economy class air travel to and from the host university
- US $500 travel allowance for each trip
- Tuition for the graduate program
- Basic medical insurance through the university
- A monthly subsistence allowance for living expenses while on campus
Eligibility Criteria for Applicants
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be a national of a World Bank member developing country
- Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country
- Be in good health
- Have a Bachelor’s degree earned at least 3 years prior to the application deadline
- Have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience
- Be employed in a full-time, paid development-related position at the time of application
- Be admitted unconditionally to one of the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s programs
Selection Process for the JJWBGSP
The selection process takes into account four main factors:
- Quality of professional experience (30% weight)
- Quality of professional recommendations (30% weight)
- Commitment to your home country (30% weight)
- Quality of education background (10% weight)
The link to the online JJWBGSP Application Form is only communicated by JJWBGSP Participating Programs to the applicants they have shortlisted. Contact directly the Participating Program you are targeting.
Click here to see the JJWBGSP Participating Programs accepting applications under Window #2
Deadline and More Information
The application deadline is May 26, 2023. For more information about the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program and participating programs, visit the JJWBGSP website.
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