Unlock Your Potential: Joint Japan / World Bank Master’s Scholarship Program for Development (Fully Funded)
Unlock Your Potential: Joint Japan/World Bank Master’s Scholarship Program for Development (Fully Funded)
- Scholarship: Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
- Country/s: U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania and Japan
- Degree Program: Master’s Programs
- Coverage: Fully Funded
- Eligible nationalities: Developing Countries
- Deadline: May 23, 2025
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program offers aspiring students from developing countries a chance to pursue advanced degrees. This prestigious program aims to cultivate future leaders committed to addressing global challenges and fostering sustainable development. The JJ/WBGSP is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master’s degree program in a development-related topic. Subject to available funding, JJ/WBGSP offers scholarships for 41 Participating Master’s Programs in 24 universities in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management.
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Benefits
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 $600 travel allowance for each trip;
- Tuition for your graduate program and the cost of basic medical insurance obtained through the university.
- While on campus during the scholarship period, a monthly subsistence allowance to cover all living expenses (accommodations, food, etc., 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.
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Eligibility Criteria
- Be a national of a World Bank member developing country on this list;
- Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country;
- Be in good health;
- Hold a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date;
- Be employed in development-related work in a paid full- time position
- On or before the scholarship application deadline date, be admitted unconditionally for the upcoming academic year
- Not be an Executive Director or a close relative.
- Individuals who have previously been offered a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have previously received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but did not graduate, are not eligible to apply again.
