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Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) 2027
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Scholarship for experienced development professionals from eligible developing countries to pursue a development-related master's degree at a designated participating program. Applicants must secure admission to a participating master's program before applying for the scholarship.
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- nationality Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia,…
- Not open to: citizenship dual citizenship of any developed country
- good health
- degree bachelor’s degree or equivalent earned at least 3 years before the application deadline
- career stage at least 3 years of paid development-related employment since a bachelor’s degree, acquired within the 6 year…
- profession paid, full-time development-related work at the time of submitting the scholarship application
- admission admitted by the scholarship application deadline, unconditionally except for funding, for the upcoming academ…
- admission participating master’s program located outside both the applicant’s country of citizenship and the country of…
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- Not open to: World Bank Group Executive Director, alternate, or staff member of any appointment type, or their close relat…
- Not open to: previously offered and declined a JJ/WBGSP scholarship; or previously received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship and did…
- nationality Japan
- degree bachelor’s degree earned at least 3 years before the application deadline
- career stage at least 3 years of paid development-related employment
- career stage the development-related employment experience was obtained after the bachelor’s degree and within the specifi…
- admission admitted unconditionally
- enrolment currently enrolled in an eligible graduate program outside Japan in a development-related field
- profession meet the applicable employment requirement relating to development work in developing countries
- relevant World Bank Group employment and family restrictions
Preferences and flexible criteria (1)
- profession developing-country national from a country on the Fragile and Conflict States list; limited employment opport…
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Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country; Not be an Executive Director, alternate, or staff member of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group, or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption; Individuals who have previously been offered a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but dec…
Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country; Not be an Executive Director, alternate, or staff member of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group, or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption; Individuals who have previously been offered a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have previously received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but did not graduateShow the full text
- Level of study
- Master's
- Fields of study
- Agriculture and environment, Business and economics, Development studies, Engineering, Medicine and health, Public policy
What's covered Fully funded
- Funding type
- Fully funded
- Funding details
- Tuition and basic medical insurance obtained through the university; round-trip economy air travel between home country and host university plus a US $600 travel allowance for each trip; a monthly subsistence allowance to cover living expenses while on campus. Covers the graduate program or two years, whichever is less. Visa costs, extra courses, additional travel and equipment are not covered.
- Duration
- 1-2 years
- Host country
- United States, Japan
- Host institution
- Participating master's programs at 24 universities; see the 2027 participating-program list.
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- Review the 2027 participating-program list, identify the master’s program to pursue, and determine which application window applies to it. Required
- Apply directly to the university offering the selected participating master’s program, following that university’s admission requirements and deadlines. Required
- Secure unconditional admission, except for funding, to an eligible participating master’s program before applying for the JJ/WBGSP scholarship. Required
- After admission, await the participating university’s shortlisting decision and access to the scholarship application link; the link is communicated only to admitted applicants shortlisted as eligible JJ/WBGSP applicants. Required
- Upload the admission letter before submitting the scholarship application. Required
- Submit the JJ/WBGSP scholarship application and required information and documentation within the application window that applies to the selected program. Required
- Deadline
- 26 February 2027
- Deadline notes
- Scholarship application windows are program-specific: Window 1 runs January 18 to February 26, 2027, and Window 2 runs March 29 to May 21, 2027. Applicants must secure university admission before submitting the scholarship application, and university admission deadlines may be earlier; the deadline for that first step is not specified here.
- Application cycle
- 2027 application cycle
- Notes
- Scholars are expected to return to their home countries after completing their studies and contribute to social and economic development. The scholarship covers the graduate program or two years, whichever is less. The scholarship application link is communicated only to candidates admitted to a participating master's program and shortlisted by the participating university.
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