The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is open to exceptional students from developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a degree program in a development-related topic.
Application Deadline: 21st May 2022
Eligible Countries: Developing countries
Type: Masters
Number of Scholarship: Several
Value of Scholarship: The JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides annual awards to cover the cost of completing a master’s degree or its equivalent.
Duration of Scholarship: The proposed program of study should start during the academic year 2021/2022 for a maximum duration of two years.
Eligibility: 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;
- Hold a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date;
- Have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience after earning a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree;
- Be employed in development-related work in a paid full- time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application
How to Apply: Click HERE to apply, and refer to the “Accessing your online application” and “Navigating your online application” to learn how to access and navigate the online application.
