The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
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Joint Japan Graduate Scholarship Program of the World Bank and Japan |
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World Bank Member Country Nationals from Developing Nations |
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Funding / Scholarships: |
Scholarships for masters Degree |
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Deadline: |
28 February/26 May 2023 (annual) |
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Destination |
colleges in the United States, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and Japan, JJWBGSP offers scholarships. |
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Brief explanation:
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is open to women and men from developing countries who are applying to master’s degree programs in development-related fields and who have relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts.
Institutions/programs that serve as hosts:
For Participating Programs at colleges in the United States, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and Japan, JJWBGSP offers scholarships.
Target audience:
World Bank Member Country Nationals from Developing Nations
Scholarship worth, components, and length:
The benefits of a JJWBGSP scholarship include tuition, a monthly living allowance, round-trip travel expenses, health insurance, and travel reimbursement.
The scholarships are for the lesser of two years or the length of the graduate program.
Eligibility:
The candidate must satisfy the following prerequisites:
• Be a citizen of a nation on this list that is a World Bank member;
• not possess dual citizenship with any advanced nation;
• Have a healthy body;
• Possess a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree that was acquired at least three years before the deadline for applications;
• Possess at least three years of recent job experience in development after receiving a Bachelor’s (or comparable) degree;
• Have a paid, full-time job doing development-related work at the time the scholarship application is submitted. possess a Bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent university degree) that you earned no more than 3 years ago and that you obtained no more than 6 years prior to the application deadline.
• Be accepted unconditionally (barring funding) on or before the scholarship application deadline date to at least one of the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s programs that is situated outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence listed when the call for scholarship applications opens. Before submitting your application, you must upload the letter of admission.
• Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, or staff member of any World Bank Group appointment, or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption, with the term “close relative” being defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-Sister, Brother, Half-Brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew.
Application guidelines:
You must first apply and be unconditionally accepted for admission to at least one of the Participating Programs in order to be eligible for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship. YOU MUST UPLOAD AN UNCONDITIONAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE FROM A PARTICIPATING MASTER’S PROGRAM in your application. Once the scholarship is available, applications are submitted online. Depending on the participating program, there are 2 application windows:
• Application Window #1: JJWBGSP Participating Programs will accept applications from January 16 through February 28 at noon (Washington time).
• The second application window will be open from March 27 through May 26 at noon Washington time.
Applications are being accepted for JJWBGSP Participating Programs through Window #2.
Visit the Application Guidelines official website as soon as possible for comprehensive instructions on how to apply for this scholarship.
For More Information and to apply:
Visit the Website Joint Graduate Scholarship Program of the World Bank and Japan
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