The World Bank Scholarships Program contributes to the World Bank Group’s mission of forging new dynamic approaches to capacity development and knowledge sharing in the developing world. It is an important component of the Bank Group’s efforts to promote economic development and shared prosperity through investing in education and developing human resources in the developing world.
Since 1982, the Program has helped to form a pool of over 6,000 well-trained and experienced development professionals, transforming their countries and positively impacting future generations.
Scholarship Summary
- Level Of Study: Masters
- Host Country: Candidate’s choice (USA, France, Japan…)
- Financial Coverage: Fully funded (Travel + Tuition + Stipend…)
- Program Period : 2 years
- Deadline: From March 27 to May 26, 2023.
Financial Benefits Of Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship Program 2023
The JJ/WBGSP provides the following benefits to the recipient:
-
- 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 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.
Eligibility Criteria of Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship Program:
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 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;
- 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. Have at least 3 years of paid development-related employment since earning a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within the past 6 years from the date of the Application Deadline. Please see FAQs on how to count qualified part time employment toward this 3-year requirement. Please see Annex 2 of the Application Guidelines for a suggested list of development-related topics. The only exception to this criterion is for developing country nationals from a country that is on the list of Fragile and Conflict States featured in Annex 3 of the Application Guidelines. In these exceptional cases, we do take into consideration the limited employment opportunities in those countries listed in Annex 3.
- On or before the Scholarship Application Deadline date, be admitted unconditionally (except for funding) for the upcoming academic year to at least one of the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s programs located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence listed at the time the call for scholarship applications opens. The letter of admission must be uploaded before submitting your application. For details, see “How to Apply”.
- Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment 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.
Eligible Countries JJWBGSP Scholarship for International Students:
Students from world bank memeber developing countries are eligible.
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- The central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Congo, Rep.
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- The Gambia, The
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Lao PDR
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- The Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela, RB
- West Bank and Gaza
- Yemen, Rep.
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE WORLD BANK SCHOLARSHIPS?
How to Apply Step by Step 👇👇
Please follow the following steps to avail this scholarship:
- You must first apply for admission to one or more of the Partner Masters Degree Program(s). Inquiries on how to submit an admissions application to a partner program should be submitted to the respective university.
- Create an account on the scholarship website from here.
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
APPLY NOW
