{"id":777,"date":"2026-02-18T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/?p=777"},"modified":"2026-08-13T21:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:03:53","slug":"joint-japan-world-bank-graduate-scholarship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/joint-japan-world-bank-graduate-scholarship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Japan\/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ\/WBGSP) for Developing Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Joint Japan\/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ\/WBGSP) provides citizens of developing countries with the opportunity to pursue masters degrees in development-related fields at 44 participating programmes across 24 universities worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Government of Japan and administered by the World Bank, this scholarship targets mid-career professionals working in development who want to deepen their expertise through graduate study.<\/p>\n<h2>Scholarship Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Full tuition fees<\/li>\n<li>Monthly living stipend (varies by host country)<\/li>\n<li>Economy class round-trip airfare plus $600 travel allowance<\/li>\n<li>Basic medical insurance<\/li>\n<li>Covers full programme duration (up to 2 years)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>National of a World Bank member developing country (no dual citizenship with developed countries)<\/li>\n<li>Bachelors degree earned at least 3 years before application deadline<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 3 years of paid development-related work experience within the past 6 years<\/li>\n<li>Currently employed in a development-related position<\/li>\n<li>Unconditional admission to a participating masters programme outside your country<\/li>\n<li>Not a World Bank staff member or close relative of executives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Apply<\/h2>\n<p>First secure unconditional admission to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/programs\/scholarships\/brief\/jjwbgsp-participating-programs-2022-2024-application-window-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">participating masters programme<\/a>, then apply through the JJ\/WBGSP portal. 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Funded by the Government of Japan and administered by the World Bank, this scholarship targets mid-career professionals working in development who want to deepen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1,12,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-scholarship","category-united-kingdom","category-united-states"],"acf":{"host_country":"Multiple Countries","host_school":"44 programmes across 24 universities (USA, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Japan)","closing_date":"20270226","study_type":["International Students"],"level_of_study":["masters"],"study_area":["Any\/All fields of study"],"scholarship_value":"Full tuition, monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare plus 00 travel allowance, basic medical insurance","description":"The JJ\/WBGSP provides citizens of developing countries with fully funded masters scholarships in development-related fields at 44 participating programmes across 24 universities worldwide. 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