Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program

Students: students from a World Bank member country eligible to borrow and not from industrialized countries.
Grant-awarding organization: World Bank.
Study areas: for graduate studies in subjects related to economic development.
Level: Master’s degree or its equivalent.
Grant duration: 2 years maximum.
Eligibility (main criteria):
• Submit evidence of current unconditional admission (copy of formal admission letter) to at least one development-related university master's degree program and proof of application to another university located in any World Bank member country except the applicant's country. The application will not be processed without this requirement. Preference is given to applicants with more than one admission.
• Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
• Be between the ages of 25 and 45. Applicants born before March 31, 1961, will not be considered. For verification applicants should send a photocopy of their passport.
• Have at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full-time professional work experience by March 31, 2006 after a university degree in the applicant's home country or in another developing country and usually in public sector.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a development-related field; have a superior record in previous academic work. Applicant should also send a certified copy of the diploma and transcripts.
• Propose a program of study related to development at the master's level, in fields such as economics, public administration, finance, planning, health, population, agriculture, infrastructure, information systems and aquatic resources (provided that the focus of study is on public policy aspects of these fields), environment and natural resource management, education, and other development-related subjects.
Grant amount: the amount of scholarship may vary depending upon the host country and the tuition charged by the host university. In recent years the annual value of a scholarship has averaged around US 30,000.
Application details: application forms for the year 2006 are available as:
• on-line application.
• pdf files that can be downloaded from JJ/WBGSP website.
• hard copies requested from the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat from September 2005 through January, 31 2006.
Website: http://www.worldbank.org/