Brief Description:
Since 1987, the World Bank Group
(WBG) has offered scholarships in collaboration with the Japanese government
(JJWBGS) for students from developing nations to pursue graduate studies in a
variety of countries.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Fully
Funded, Partially Funded
Language Requirement: TOEFL,
IELTS, Not Required
Language of Instruction: English
Application deadline:
first application round: January
17- February 2022
Second Application round: March 29–
May 27, 2022
Awarding organization: World Bank Group and
the Japanese Government
Targeted regions: developing countries and Japan
Location: USA, Africa,
Japan, France, Thailand, Australia, Costa Rica,
Netherlands, Belgium, Chile, Argentina, Canada,
United Kingdom
Level of study:
·
Master’s Degree
Fields 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
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
University 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
Benefits of Scholarship:
These scholarships cover the
following expenses:
·
A round trip Economic
class travel cost
·
Allowance of a US $500 for
each travel
·
Full tuition fee
·
Basic health insurance
·
Monthly 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.
Eligibility:
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
Required documents
·
Required Documents:
·
CV
·
Proof employment
·
certificate of most
advanced university degree earned
·
two professional
recommenders
Note: Application
link will be provided when it is open on January 17, 2022
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%)
How to Apply?
Applicants can apply online
and
application link will be provided when it is open on January 17,
2022
Deadline: February,
2021
