The JJ/WBGSP is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master’s degree program in a development-related topic.
Subject to available funding, JJ/WBGSP offers scholarships for 41 Participating Master’s Programs in 24 universities in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management.
WORTH
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 $600 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.
Please note all JJ/WBGSP scholarships cover the duration of the graduate program or two years, whichever is less.
ELIGIBILITY
The applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be a national of an eligible World Bank member country listed in Annex 1 of these Guidelines.
- Not be a dual citizen of any developed country.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) earned at least three years before the date of the Application Deadline.
- Be employed in development-related work in a paid full-time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application.
- Have at least three years of paid development related employment since earning a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within the past six years from the date of the Application Deadline.
- On or before the scholarship application deadline date, have been admitted unconditionally (except for funding) for the upcoming academic year to at least one of the JJ/WBGSP Participating Programs (window 2) and located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence.
- Individuals who have previously been offered a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have previously received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but did not graduate are not eligible to apply again
DEADLINE: May 23, 2025
To apply and for more information, visit here.
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