World Bank Scholarship program for Developing Countries Students - 2022/2023

The scholarship available funding, JJWBGSP offers scholarships for 26 Participating Programs at universities in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania, and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management. 

Available fields

Postgraduate and Master only 

Eligible Criteria 

1. Be a national of a World Bank member developing country on this list

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina, Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, The Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. , Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, St Vincent, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Republic of Zambia, Zimbabwe

2. Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country

3. Be in good health

4. Hold a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date

5. Have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience after earning a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree

6. No age limit*

7. No IELTS Required* 

Note * - Subject may be change by university admission 

Benefits 

1. 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 $500 travel allowance for each trip;
2. Tuition for your graduate program and the cost of basic medical insurance obtained through the university.
3. 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.

Deadlines

From January 17, 2022 to February 28, 2022 at noon Washington time for following universities 

1. Columbia — School of International and Public Affairs
2. Johns Hopkins
3. University of Birmingham
4. University of Hong Kong
5. University of Wisconsin-Madison
6. Vrije Universiteit — KIT

From March 29, 2022 to May 27, 2022 at noon Washington time for following universities 

1. Australian National University
2. Brandeis University
3. Columbia - School of International and Public Affairs
4. Erasmus University Rotterdam-IHS
5. Harvard - Kennedy School of Government
6. IHE Delft Institute
7. Keio University
8. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
9. Saitama University
10. SOAS University of London
11. Stanford University
12. University of California-Berkeley
13. Université Clermont-Auvergne – FERDI
14. University of Leeds
15. University of Oxford
16. University of Sussex
17. University of Tokyo
18. University of Tsukuba
19. Williams College
20. Yokohama National University

Application