JOINT JAPAN/WORLD BANK GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
International Region : Japan
Last date
29/05/2026
Reward
50,370
Qualification
Other
Post
Post Graduate
General information
Scholarship name
JOINT JAPAN/WORLD BANK GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is one of the two programs offered under the World Bank Scholarship programs. It is a fully-funded scholarship program that invites applications from working professionals from developing countries to study master’s degree programs in development-related fields.
- Region
- International Region : Japan
- Scholarship type
- Private
- Fields
- Other
- For
- Post Graduate
Key dates
Last date to apply: 29/05/2026 The last date to apply for this scholarship is May 29, 2026.
Eligibility
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; 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. 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. 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. Individuals who have previously been offered a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have previously received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but did not graduate, are not eligible to apply again. 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.
Award & availability
Stated amount: 50,370 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 $600 (50,371.77 Indian Rupee) 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. The JJ/WBGSP scholarship does not cover: Visa application
- costs Expenses to bring and/or support a scholar's family members; Extra-curricular courses or training; Courses that do not meet the minimum credits required to earn the graduate degree; 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. Resident permit fee Note: The JJ/WBGSP scholarship may only supplement, and does not duplicate, any other source of financial support/fellowship you might have. If you are notified to be a semi-finalist or if you are awarded a scholarship, you must inform and document to the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat at that time if you have other sources of scholarship funds. No Information Available
Application
No Application Fee is Required. Submit One Online Application: An application will be accepted and reviewed if the applicant submits only one completed application electronically through the JJ/WBGSP application portal by the W2 application deadline: May at 12:00 noon EST. An application is considered complete if it includes: a. Two professional recommendation letters, submitted online, from people who have direct knowledge of the applicant’s professional work experience. and b. One completed application form (which includes an applicant’s agreement to conditions stated on the signature page of the application form) that is written in either in English or the language of their master’s degree program. (For example, a completed application form written in French by an applicant who is seeking a scholarship to attend a university in the USA or the United Kingdom will not be reviewed). Among other information, completing the Application Form includes uploading scanned copies of:
- documentation that proves the applicant meets the eligibility requirement with regard to the number of years of recent development-related work. (ii) the applicant’s bachelor’s degree diploma, and if applicable, also the diploma of the applicant’s most advanced graduate degree. (Do not include a transcript or upload a transcript as a substitute for a diploma). (iii)C.V. using the format provided in Annex 4 and written in English (or French for the GPE program at FERDI only). If the work was not paid, do not include it in your CV. Instead, you can create a category “Volunteer Work” in your CV and list under that heading unpaid internships or other unpaid work. (iv)unconditional (except for financing) Letter of Admission for the upcoming academic year to the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s program: • which is among those listed on the JJ/WBGSP website; • for which the applicant is seeking JJ/WBGSP funding; and • that is located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence.
Selection process
The JJ/WBGSP uses the following process to review eligible scholarship applications from developing country nationals, with the aim of identifying the candidates with the highest potential, after completion of their graduate studies, to impact the development of their countries. Two qualified assessors independently review each eligible application and score the application on a scale of 1 to 10, taking into account four main factors and the degree of cohesion among them: Quality of Professional Experience (30% weight) Quality of Professional Recommendations (30% weight) Quality of Commitment to your Home Country (30% weight) Quality of Education Background (10% weight) The JJ/WBGSP Secretariat uses the average score of the two assessors and the following criteria to select the finalists: Maintaining a reasonably wide geographical distribution of awards Maintaining a reasonable distribution of awards across gender Unusual circumstances/hardships, when assessing the employment experience and other aspects of an application; Giving scholarships to those applicants who, other things being equal, have limited access to financial resources for graduate studies abroad. The JJ/WBGSP Secretariat presents the list of finalists to the JJ/WBGSP Steering Committee (composed of members of the World Bank Board of Directors and WB management) for approval. Winners are notified soon after the JJ/WBGSP Steering Committee approval. Other Info List of Eligible & Developing Countries Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Rep. Côte d’Ivoire Djibouti Dominica Egypt, Arab Rep. Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Gambia, The Ghana Grenada Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras India Jordan Iraq Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kyrgyz Republic Lao PDR Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Rwanda Samoa São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Sudan Sri Lanka St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Tanzania Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Tunisia Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, RB Vietnam West Bank and Gaza Yemen, Rep. Zambia Zimbabwe
Contact
1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA Tel : (202) 473-1000 For more information: Click here Apply Now https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships