The Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship is an opportunity for individuals from developing countries to study in top countries. The scholarship program is offered for students who have gained a bachelor’s degree and want to pursue a master’s degree program. This fully-funded master’s scholarship program aims to help international students with two years or more experience in the development sector and look forward to earning a graduate or master’s degree in a program related to development. It is an opportunity for students who wish to study abroad to widen their horizons but cannot afford to do so without external funding and financial support.
Students who cannot study abroad due to economic, political or financial restrictions must avail this opportunity and apply for the Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship 2023. The scholarship is offered to promote education for economic growth; the joint initiative will provide quality education, human resources development and capacity building in individuals to achieve the set goals through this prestigious scholarship. The fully-funded scholarships for international students will help the students to gain knowledge in a particular area to build a professional profile through acquired skills.
Applicants must be accepted to one of the 48 programs in the United States of America, Japan, Africa, various countries in Europe, and Oceania in order to be selected for the World Bank Scholarship Program. If the applicants do not receive an offer of admittance to any of the eligible graduate programs, they are not qualified for the Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship Program. After completing a two-year graduate degree program, the applicants will return to their respective countries, using their education and acquired skills through the scholar program and help their country develop economically and socially. Applicants must be passionate and motivated to contribute their efforts to uplift their communities and make positive changes in the world in general.
Host Countries for the Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship Program
- United States of America
- Japan
- Oceania
- Africa
- European Countries
Programs Offered for JJWBGSP
Application Window 1:
- Master of Public Health (John Hopkins)
- MSv Conflict, State Building and Development (Univeristy of Birmingham)
- Master of Development Practice (University of California-Berkeley)
- Master of Urban Design (University of Hong Kong)
- Educational Policy Studies (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Health Systems Policy and Management (Vrije Universiteite)
Application Window 2:
- Master of Climate Change (Australian National Unievrsity, ANU)
- Environmental and Resources Economics (ANU)
- Public Policy (ANU)
- Arts in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence (Brandeis University)
- Global Health Policy and Management (Brandeis University)
- MPA in Development Practice (Columbia – School of International and Public Affairs)
- public administration (Columbia – School of International and Public Affairs)
- Master of Urban Management and Development (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
- Public Administration in International Development (Harvard – Kennedy School of Government)
- MSc in Water and Sustainable Development — Water, Food and Energy Track (IHE Delft Institute)
- Water Hazards, Risks and Climate Track (IHE Delft Institute)
- MSc in Water and Sustainable Development — Water and Health Track (IHE Delft Institute)
- Water Resources and Ecosystem Health Track (IHE Delft Institute)
- Taxation Policy and Management (Keio University)
- MSc Development Management (London School of Economics)
- MSc Development Studies (London School of Economics)
- International Social and Public Policy
- MSc Global Health Policy (London School of Economics)
- Tax Course of the Public Finance Program (GRIPS)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (Saitama University)
- MSc International Finance and Development (SOAS University of London)
- Master in International Policy (Stanford University)
- Master in Economic Policy Management (Université Clermont-Auvergne – FERDI)
- Master of Public Health (University of Leeds)
- Master of Public Policy (University of Oxford)
- MSc in Refugees and Forced Migration Studies (University of Oxford)
- MA Environment, Development and Policy (University of Sussex)
- MA Food and Development (University of Sussex)
- MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy (University of Sussex)
- MA Migration and Global Development (University of Sussex)
- Master of Public Policy, International Program (University of Tokyo)
- International Program on Agricultural Development Studies (University of Tokyo)
- Master’s Program in Economic and Public Policy (University of Tsukuba)
- Infrastructure Management Program (Yokohama National University)
Deadline is May 26, 2023
