Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
Country of origin
Field of study
Social Sciences and Economics
Level of study
Master
Requirements for application
An applicant must:
· | be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow |
· | have by March 31, 2009 at least two years of recent full time professional experience |
· | hold a bachelor degree or its equivalent |
· | be in good health |
· | be of good character |
· | not be a permanent resident or a national of any industrialized country |
· | not be residing in an industrialized country for more than one year |
· | executive directors, their alternates, staff of the World Bank Group, consultants, and relatives of the aforementioned are excluded from consideration |
Applicants born before 1 April 1969 will not be considered.
Deadline for application
31 March 2010
Value
· | international travel |
· | tuition fee |
· | insurance |
· | subsistence allowance |
Short description
The mission of the World Bank Group is to reduce poverty and improve living standards through sustainable development and investment in people. The World Bank Institute (WBI) is at the forefront of the Bank's efforts to promote learning and deliver to the stakeholders, the best thinking and experience emerging from around the world on issues crucial to reform and socio-economic development.