The portal for Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program 2025 are now open, 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.
Application Deadline: May 23, 2025
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.]
Note that if you are not admitted to one of these 41 Participating Master’s Programs, you are not eligible to apply for a JJ/WBGSP Scholarship in 2025. Eligibility Countries
To accommodate the academic calendar of JJ/WBGSP Participating Programs, the application process is organized in two rounds:
- Application Window#1
Window 1 will open from January 13 to February 28, 2025 at 12:00 noon EST - Application Window #2
Window 2 will open from March 25 to May 23, 2025 at 12:00 noon EST
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Scholarship Benefits
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.
The JJ/WBGSP scholarship does not cover:
- Visa application(s) costs
- Expenses to bring and/or support a scholar’s family members;
- Extra-curricular courses or training;
- Courses that do not meet the minimum credits required to earn the graduate degree;
- Language training not provided by the graduate program;
- Additional travel during the course of the study program;
- Expenses related to research, supplementary educational materials, field trips, participation in workshops/seminars, or internships; or
- Educational equipment such as computers.
- Resident permit fee
Note: The JJ/WBGSP scholarship may only supplement, and does not duplicate, any other source of financial support/fellowship you might have. If you were awarded another scholarship or fellowship, you must send the documents pertaining to this other scholarship/fellowship to the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat.
Apply in one of the following Universities below:
Australian National University — Crawford School of Public Policy
Course Offered:
- Master of Climate Change
- Master of Environmental and Resource Economics
- Master of Environmental Management and Development
- Master of Public Policy
Brandeis University — The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Courses Offered:
- Master of Arts in Global Sustainability Policy and Management
- Master in Global Health Policy and Management
Columbia University — School of International and Public Affairs
Courses Offered:
- Master of Public Administration
- MPA in Development Practice
Erasmus University
Courses Offered:
- Urban Digital Transformation & Innovation: Governance and Economics of Cities
- Urban Housing & Land Justice: Equitable Access to Sustainable Land, Housing & Services
- Urban Environment, Sustainability & Climate Change: Integrated Management of Land, Water and Air
- Strategic Urban Planning & Policies: Managing Socio-Spatial Dynamics for Sustainable Cities
Harvard University — Kennedy School of Government
Courses Offered:
- Master of Public Administration in International Development
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
- MSc in Water and Sustainable Development — Water, Food and Energy Track
- MSc in Water and Sustainable Development — Water Hazards, Risks and Climate Track
- MSc in Water and Sustainable Development — Water and Health Track
- MSc in Water and Sustainable Development — Water Resources and Ecosystem Health Track
Keio University
Courses Offered:
- Master in Taxation Policy and Management
London School of Economics and Political Sciences
Courses Offered:
- MSc Development Management
- MSc Development Studies
- MSc Global Health Policy
- MSc International Social and Public Policy
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Courses Offered:
- Tax Course of the Public Finance Program
Saitama University
Courses Offered:
- International Graduate Program on Civil and Environmental Engineering
SOAS University of London
Courses Offered:
- MSc Development Economics
- MSc Economics
Stanford University
Courses Offered:
- Master in International Policy
Université Clermont-Auvergne — FERDI
Courses Offered:
- Master in Economic Policy Management
University of Leeds
Courses Offered:
- Master of Public Health (International)
- MSc Sustainable Cities
- MSc Water Sanitation and Health Engineering
- MSc Sustainable Food Systems and Food Security
University of Oxford
Courses Offered:
- Master of Public Policy
- MSc in Refugees and Forced Migration Studies
University of Tokyo
Courses Offered:
- International Program on Agricultural Development Studies
Yokohama National University
Courses Offered:
- Infrastructure Management Program (IMP)｜Institute of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University (ynu.ac.jp)
Eligibility Criteria:
- Be a national of a World Bank member developing country
- Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country;
- Be in good health;
- Hold a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date;
- Be employed in development-related work in a paid full- time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application.
Application Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program 2025
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