Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarships (JJ/WBGS): The Japanese Nationals' Program
Course(s) Offered: Development related fields (see 'Fields of study' below)
Course Level: Postgraduate (master's, doctoral)
Provider: Japanese Government, World Bank
Country to Study in: Any Country
Scholarship Description
The JJ/WBGSP provides back upwardly to a express set out of Japanese immature professionals aiming to go inwards development. Most scholarships are awarded to applicants planning to go inwards international evolution organizations. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 fewer set out of scholarships are awarded to applicants already working inwards Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) too planning to render to NGO go after completing their studies.
NOTE: To instruct data on the Japanese Nationals Program inwards Japanese, delight download the brochure.
Eligibility Criteria
General Criteria (required for all candidates)
Candidates must:
In improver to the full general criteria mentioned above, candidates to the Regular Program for Japanese applicants should:
In improver to the full general criteria mentioned above, candidates to the NGO Program for Japanese applicants should:
Course(s) Offered: Development related fields (see 'Fields of study' below)
Course Level: Postgraduate (master's, doctoral)
Provider: Japanese Government, World Bank
Country to Study in: Any Country
Scholarship Description
The JJ/WBGSP provides back upwardly to a express set out of Japanese immature professionals aiming to go inwards development. Most scholarships are awarded to applicants planning to go inwards international evolution organizations. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 fewer set out of scholarships are awarded to applicants already working inwards Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) too planning to render to NGO go after completing their studies.
NOTE: To instruct data on the Japanese Nationals Program inwards Japanese, delight download the brochure.
Eligibility Criteria
General Criteria (required for all candidates)
Candidates must:
- submit evidence of electrical current unconditional admission (copies of formal admission letters) to at to the lowest degree one university. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek admission to universities exterior of Japan. (See Preferred Universities list)
- be a Japanese national.
- hold a bachelor's flat or its equivalent.
- have a superior tape inwards previous academic work.
- propose a computer program of written report related to evolution at the doctoral or master's level, inwards fields such equally economics, finance, planning, health, population, agriculture, surroundings too natural resources management, education, or other development-related subjects.
- be inwards skillful health.
- be of skillful character.
- not endure employed yesteryear the Government of Nippon or its related agencies, including local governments.
- not endure employed yesteryear the World Bank.
- not endure an Executive Director or alternate, staff of the World Bank Group (the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Development Association, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, too International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes), or relative of the aforementioned.
In improver to the full general criteria mentioned above, candidates to the Regular Program for Japanese applicants should:
- Be nether the historic flow of 32.
- Have at to the lowest degree 2 years of recent full-time professional person experience.
In improver to the full general criteria mentioned above, candidates to the NGO Program for Japanese applicants should:
- Be nether the historic flow of 40.
- Have at to the lowest degree 2 years of recent full-time professional person sense inwards working inwards a Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Agree to pursue a hereafter career at a Non-Governmental Organization.
For all Japanese candidates, the JJ/WBGSP supports written report related to evolution at the doctoral or master's level, inwards fields such equally economics, finance, planning, health, population, agriculture, surroundings too natural resources management, education, too other development-related subjects.
NOTE: For the NGO Program, the preferred course of instruction of written report is NGO management.
Sponsorship duration
The scholarship is awarded for a two-year maximum duration. Candidates may endure already enrolled inwards their written report computer program at the fourth dimension of application.
Scholarship Benefits
The JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides annual awards to encompass the toll of completing a master’s flat or its equivalent or studying towards a doctoral degree. The awards are given for i twelvemonth too may endure renewed for a second, consecutive year, or a percentage thereof, plain of written report to satisfactory academic surgery inwards the outset twelvemonth of the written report computer program too the availability of necessary funds. Applicants who wishing to written report towards a doctoral flat should empathize that at that topographic point is an absolute 2 twelvemonth maximum confine on JJ/WBGSP awards. It is the responsibleness of the scholar to secure option sources of funding for afterwards years of the program.
The scholarship provides benefits for the recipient only, covering:
- economy score air move betwixt the domicile soil too the host academy at the start of the written report computer program too i render journeying next the halt of the overall scholarship period. In improver to the ticket, scholars have a USA $500 move allowance for each trip;
- tuition too the toll of basic medical too accident insurance unremarkably obtained through the university;
- a monthly subsistence allowance to encompass living expenses, including books. The sum of the allowance varies depending on the host country.
- expenses for the scholar's family;
- extra-curricular courses or training;
- language training;
- additional move during the course of instruction of the written report program;
- additional expenses related to research, supplementary educational materials, plain trips, or participation inwards workshops, seminars, or internships spell at the host university; or
- educational equipment such equally computers.
- The scholarship respect is valid for the academic twelvemonth instantly next the offering of respect and cannot endure deferred for whatever reason.
- The JJ/WBGSP scholarship may exclusively supplement, too does non duplicate, whatever other root of fiscal support/fellowship the scholar mightiness have. Scholars must inform the J/WBGSP if they induce got other sources of scholarship funds. The JJ/WBGSP stipend may endure withdrawn completely or partially if during the scholarship flow the Program has evidence of additional sources of support.
Application Forms: Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply on line.
Completed applications should endure sent to:
The World Bank
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
1818 H Street, NW – MSN J4-402
Washington , DC 20433
USA
IMPORTANT:
Applications sent yesteryear fax or electronic mail are non accepted.
It is the responsibleness of the applicant to submit the application along amongst ALL supporting documentation, equally enumerated below, inwards ONE PACKAGE yesteryear the deadline appointment below. Any additional correspondence related to the application volition non endure considered:
- evidence of electrical current unconditional admission to at to the lowest degree i university;
- a re-create of highest degree, too proof of whatever additional post-graduate diplomas;
- transcripts of grades from previous too electrical current academic study;
- two academic too 2 professional person letters of recommendation;
- a electrical current curriculum vitae non exceeding 2 pages;
- proof of nationality too appointment of nativity (i.e., re-create of passport or nativity certificate).
DEADLINES:
For submission of applications is March 31, 2012. Applications received inwards the JJ/WBGSP Office after this appointment volition non endure processed. For submission of formal admission documentation must endure received yesteryear March 31, 2012.
PLEASE NOTE:
Documents sent to the Program cannot endure returned.
Applications cannot endure held over until the next year. Candidates wishing to re-apply must submit a novel application shape too supporting documentation.
Incomplete applications volition non endure processed.
Applications sent yesteryear fax or electronic mail volition non endure accepted.
The decisions of the Steering Committee are concluding too confidential.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March, 2012
Scholarship Open to International students: No (ONLY Japanese)
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