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APPLY HERE: Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarships Program for developing countries

April 14, 2021
in Scholarships

Getting scholarships offers is something we all long for everyday, especially when someone wants to attain more heights in education and acquiring more skills in life.

That is why we bring you The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP).

Scholarships applicants are expected to come from developing countries with relevant professional skills and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master degree program in a development-related topic.

Funded by JJ/WBGSP, the scholarships offers will be available for only 48 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.

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After earning their degree, developing country scholars are expected to return to their home country to use their new skills and contribute to their countries’ social and economic development.

Scholarship Benefits

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 $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.

Applicants Qualifications

Applicants must be a national of a World Bank member developing country on this list;

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, 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, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, RB, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Outside from being a citizen of the above listed developing countries, applicants must;

  • 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.

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Things You Should Know

The scholarships funders, JJWBGSP, will provide tuition fee, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance, and travel allowance for the scholars.

However, the JJ/WBGSP scholarship does not cover:

  1. VISA application(s) costs
  2. Expenses to bring and/or support a scholar’s family members;
  3. Extra-curricular courses or training;
  4. Courses that do not meet the minimum credits required to earn the graduate degree;
  5. Language training not provided by the graduate program;
  6. Additional travel during the course of the study program;
  7. Expenses related to research, supplementary educational materials, field trips, participation in workshops/seminars, or internships; or
  8. Educational equipment such as computers.
  9. Resident permit fee

How to Apply

Applicants can apply for scholarships to one of the Participating Programs. :

But before you apply, take note that the applications for a JJWBGSP Scholarship will be closing on May 21, 2021. Also, make sure that you have met the above requirements.

CLICK HERE or HERE to apply.

Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarships Program for developing countries

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  1. John Francis Okwalinga says:
    4 years ago

    Hello, i applied for the jjwbgs, 2021, and my University is waiting for feed back.Since i do not have the money to deposit my offer has not yet been confirmed because to accept i have to pay some money.Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
    sinerely ,John

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