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World Bank, with the Government of Japan

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

Scholarships for a development-related master’s at participating universities, for professionals from World Bank member developing countries Source 1.

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At a glance

Deadline
in 3 months
Study in
Several countries
Level
Master’s
Fields
Development studies
Language
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Open to
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Who can apply

Nationals of a World Bank member developing country on the programme’s list, without dual citizenship of a developed country, with at least three years of paid development-related work since the bachelor’s Source 1.

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What it covers

Tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance and a travel allowance, for the length of the programme or two years, whichever is shorter Source 1.

Amounts stated on the official page

  • US$ 600 per trip Travel allowance Year: 2027 Source 1

Only as the official page states them, for the year shown. They change from year to year.

How to apply

Apply in one of the yearly windows, for one of 44 participating master’s programmes at 24 universities in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania and Japan Source 1.

Documents the official page asks for

The official page does not list the documents: read the call. “Add to my applications” starts with our usual scholarship checklist, which you can change.

Deadlines by cycle

  1. Cycle: 2027 Window 1 Closes

    in 3 months Source 1

    Opens 18 Jan 2027

  2. Cycle: 2027 Window 2 Closes

    in 6 months Source 1

    Opens 29 Mar 2027

Sources

Every fact on this page carries the number of its source. All are official pages, read on the date above.

  1. Source 1: World Bank: Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program worldbank.org

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