The Regular Program is open to the universities all over the world. Scholars awarded scholarships receive their training and graduated degree from more than 150 Universities in more than 30 countries. Scholars study in well-known Universities in the World Bank member countries, except their own country. The Regular Program creates high level of competition among applicants, where thousands apply and compete for a limited number of scholarships.
Application Process : The JJ/WBGSP has four separate but related programs, each with its own application process: the Regular Program, English-language Programs in Japan, Partnership Programs, and the Japanese Nationals Program. For each of these programs, it is important that you read carefully the application procedure as outlined in documents below:
Regular Program :
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to use our on-line application form available in English, French, or Spanish
- If applicants are unable to apply on line, pdf files can be downloaded from this website
Paper copies of completed applications and all required supporting documents should be sent to:
The World Bank
Joint
Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
1818 H Street, NW - MSN
J4-402
Washington, DC 20433
USA
The application together with ALL supporting documentation must be received in the Scholarship Program Office by the deadline of March 31, 2013. Applicants should make the necessary provision to ensure receipt of their application package before the deadline. The program Secretariat is not responsible of any possible delay in mail delivery.
APPLICANTS WILL BE
NOTIFIED OF RESULTS BY THE END OF JULY 2013.
This application form is not valid
for the English-language Programs in Japan and Partnership Programs.
Eligibility: To apply for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship under the Regular Program, an
applicant must:
- Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
- Be born after March 31, 1973.
- Have, by March 31, 2013, at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full time professional experience acquired after a university degree, in the applicant’s home country or in another developing country.
- Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
- Be in good health.
- Be of good character.
- Not be a permanent resident or a national of any industrialized country.
- Not be residing in an industrialized country for more than one year.
- Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, staff of the World Bank Group (the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Development Association, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes), consultant, or relative of the aforementioned.
- seeks to maintain a reasonably wide geographical distribution of awards and gives priority to applicants from low-income countries
- supports promising female candidates
- gives priority to those candidates who, other things equal, have limited financial resources
