Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
On the Donor
Since 1987, JJ/WBGSP has enabled more than 6,000 mid-career professionals from 160 developing countries and Japan to complete graduate degrees in development-related fields. On an annual basis, the Government of Japan solely funds the JJ/WBGSP.
Purpose and Scope
The Scholarship 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 degree program in a development-related topic.
After earning their degree, developing country scholars commit to return to their home country to use their new skills and contribute to their countries’ social and economic development.
Details on Eligibility Criteria for each call for applications are provided in that call’s Application Guidelines, and these detailed eligibility criteria are strictly adhered to. No exceptions are made.
Broadly speaking, Developing Country nationals must:
Be a national of an eligible World Bank member country listed in JJ/WBGSP Application Guidelines.
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;
Have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience after earning a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree;
Be employed in development-related work in a paid full- time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application. Have at least 3 years of paid development-related employment since earning a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within the past 6 years from the date of the Application Deadline.
On or before the Scholarship Application Deadline date, be admitted unconditionally (except for funding) for the upcoming academic year to at least one of the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s programs located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence listed at the time the call for scholarship applications opens.
Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term “close relative” defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew.
Individuals who have previously been offered a JJWBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have previously received a JJWBGSP scholarship but did not graduate, are not eligible to apply again.
This Scholarship is only awarded to students who are admitted to the Master of Urban Design Programme.
For further details on the award scope and eligibility, please refer to:
https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships/jj-wbgsp
For information on the application procedure, please see:
(For Master of Urban Design programme) https://www.arch.hku.hk/programmes/upad/master-of-urban-design/scholarship/
| Value of Award | Full scholarship for the normative period of study |
| Renewal Conditions | Satisfactory academic progress |
| Type of Scholarships | Entrance Scholarships for New Students *for students who are in financial need |
| Place of Origin of Students | Other places |
| Level of Study | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Architecture |
