Recently we posted information on a $33,000 scholarship opportunity for U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents. For this entry we have a scholarship opportunity that has provided an average award of $35,000 a year to nationals of World Bank Member countries.
The Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is a wonderful opportunity for those that qualify and wish to submit an application. It does require a completely separate application from the application submitted to SIPA and it is available via the JJ/WBGSP web site. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2011.
Here is a brief description of the basic qualifications needed to apply, see the site referenced above for full details.
To apply for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship under the Regular Program, an applicant must:
* Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
* Be born after March 31, 1971.
* Have, by March 31, 2011, at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full time professional experience acquired after a university degree, in the applicant’s home country or in another developing country.
* Hold a bachelor’s 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.
* Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, staff of the World Bank Group (the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Development Association, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes), consultant, or relative of the aforementioned.
