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.
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.
JJWBGSP scholarships for developing country nationals are not available for any
other master degree program.
A JJWBGSP scholarship
provides tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health
insurance, and travel allowance.
Who is Eligible to
Apply?
Details on Eligibility
Criteria for each call for applications are provided in that call’s Application
Guidelines, and these detailed eligibility criteria are strictly adhered to. No
exceptions are made.
Broadly speaking,
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.
Scholarship 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 $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.
