Opportunity Description
World Bank Group (WBG) is offering scholarships programs jointly with the Japanese Government (JJWBGS) since 1987 for students from developing countries to pursue their graduate studies in different countries.
Application deadline:
- first application round: January 17- February 28, 2022
- Second Application round: March 29– May 27, 2022
Awarding organization: World Bank Group and the Japanese Government
Targeted regions: developing countries and Japan
Fields of study: Subject to available funding, JJWBGSP offers scholarships for 26 Participating Programs at universities in U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management.
Location:
USA
frica
Japan
France
Thailand
Australia
Costa Rica
Netherlands
Belgium
Chile
Argentina
Canada
United Kingdom
Benefits of World Bank scholarships
A round trip Economic class travel costAllowance of a US $500 for each travelFull tuition feeBasic health insuranceMonthly stipend for living expenses such as accommodations, food, etc.
Applicants are required to pay visa costs, family member expenses, extra courses fee, language training and travel during the study, resident permit fee and educational equipment such as a computer.
Who is eligible for the JJ/WBGSP program?
The applicants should meet the following eligibility criteria in order to apply to JJ/WBGSP Program :
- Be a national of a developing country that is World Bank member
- Applicant should not have dual citizenship of any developed country
- Be healthy
- Have obtained a university degree at least 3 years prior to the application deadline.
- Have working experience of at least 3 years
- Be currently employed in development-related work full-time paid position. (exception will be given to the nationals of a country fragile and conflict states
- Applied and obtained an unconditional offer from a minimum on of JJ/WBGSP preferred university master program outside applicants’ home country or the country of residence.
- Not be World Bank staff or family members of World Bank staff.
- Return back to their home country after completion of the program...
- UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
Asian Institute of Technology
Sustainable Energy Transition at
Water Engineering and Management at Asian Institute of Technology
Australian National University:
Climate Change
Environmental and Resource Economics
Environmental Management and Development
Public Administration
Public Policy
Brandeis University
Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development
Conflict Resolution and Coexistence
Global Health Policy and Management
Carinthia University
Management of Conservation Areas
Columbia University:
Economic Policy Management
Public Policy
Development Practice
Cornell University
Professional Studies in Global Development
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Urban Management and Development
Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
Public Administration in International Development
IHE Delft Institute
Environmental Science and Technology
Sanitation
Water Management and Governance
International Christian University
Public Economics
Johns Hopkins University
Master of Public Health – International Health and Epidemiology
Keio University
Business and Commerce & Taxation Policy and Management
Kobe Institute of Computing
Information Systems
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Data, Economics and Development Policy
Meiji University
Public Policy
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Tax Course of the Public Finance Program
Pennsylvania State University
Architectural Engineering
Saitama University
International Graduate Program on Civil and Environmental Engineering
SOAS University of London
International Finance and Development
University of Birmingham
Conflict, State Building, and Development
University of British Columbia
International Forestry
University of California-Berkeley
Master of Development Practice
Université Clermont-Auvergne FERDI
Master in Economic Policy Management
Université Félix Houphouët Boigny
Economic Policy Management Program
University of Hong Kong
Urban Design (MUD)
University for Peace
Peace Education
University of Reading
Agriculture and Development
Climate Change and Development
Development Finance
iversity of Tokyo,
Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) Master of Public Policy, International Program
International Program on Agricultural Development Studies (Global Agricultural Sciences)
University of Tsukuba
Master’s Program in Economic and Public Policy
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Educational Policy Studies
University of Wollongong
Education (TESOL)
Vrije Universiteit
Health Systems Policy and Management
Williams College
Master of Arts in Policy Economics
Yokohama National University
Infrastructure Management Program
Eligible countries:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep. Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Rep. of Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Rep. Ecuador, Egypt, Arab Rep. El Salvador, Equatorial, Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haití, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep. of Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Republic of Kyrgyz, Republic Lao, People’s D.R. Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, FYR of Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall, Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, F.S. Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa São, Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra, Leone, Solomon Islands Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab, Republic Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Rep. Bol. de Vietnam, Yemen, Republic of Zambia, Zimbabwe
Application procedures
Please read the eligibility criteria, and follow the steps below:
Apply to one or more of the JJWBGSP programsPrepare Required documentsApplicants of jj/wbgsp partner program scholarship should apply to one or more of the Partner programs. Submit your application to the university. When your application is reviewed, the partner master program shortlists eligible candidates and invites them to apply for the scholarship.Applicants of the preferred program can apply directly to the program.
Application for JJ/WBGSP will be available during the application period.
Application procedures
Please read the eligibility criteria, and follow the steps below:
Apply to one or more of the JJWBGSP programsPrepare Required documentsApplicants of jj/wbgsp partner program scholarship should apply to one or more of the Partner programs. Submit your application to the university. When your application is reviewed, the partner master program shortlists eligible candidates and invites them to apply for the scholarship.Applicants of the preferred program can apply directly to the program.
Application for JJ/WBGSP will be available during the application period.
Required Documents:
CVProof employmentcertificate of most advanced university degree earnedtwo professional recommenders
Application link for window #1 application was be provided when it is open on January 17, 2022.
Window 1 closed on February 28, 2022.
The link to the online Application Form for Window 2 will be accessible on Tuesday 29 March 2022 at 12:00 noon EST.
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Selection criteria:
The application will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Professional experience (30 %)Professional recommendations (30 %)Commitment to your home country (30 %)Education background (10%)
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