World Bank Scholarship Program 2024 [Funded]: Apply by Feb 29

Online applications are invited for the World Bank Scholarship Program 2024. The last to apply for this program is February 29, 2024.

About the World Bank Scholarship

The World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) provides scholarships to students and young researchers, contributing to the World Bank’s mission of forging new dynamic approaches to capacity development and knowledge sharing in the developing world.

It is an important component of the World Bank’s efforts to promote economic development and shared prosperity through investing in education, capacity building, and developing human resources in the developing world. 

Since 1982, the DEC’s scholarship programs have helped to form a pool of over 6,000 well-trained and experienced development professionals and scholars, transforming their countries and positively impacting future generations.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Broadly speaking, Developing Country nationals must:
• Be a national of a World Bank member developing country on this list;
• 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;
• 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. The letter of admission must be uploaded before submitting the scholarship application. For details, see “How to Apply”.
• Individuals who have previously been offered a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have previously received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but did not graduate, are not eligible to apply again.

Deadline

• Application Window#1
  From January 15 to February 29, 2024 at 12:00 noon EST
  JJ/WBGSP Participating Programs accepting applications under Window #1
  Names of selected applicants will be announced by end of March 2024
  
• Application Window #2
  From March 25 to May 24, 2024 at 12:00 noon EST
  JJ/WBGSP Participating Programs accepting applications under Window #2
  Names of selected applicants will be announced towards the end of June 2024

Stipend

• The JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides the recipient with the following benefits:
• 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;
• Tuition for your graduate program and the cost of basic medical insurance obtained through the university.
• 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.
• 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.
• A JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance, and travel allowance.

Application Process

• An application is considered complete if it includes:
  • Two recommendation letters, submitted online, from people who have direct knowledge of the applicant’s professional work experience and
  • One completed Application Form (which includes an applicant’s agreement to conditions stated on the Signature Page of the Application Form) that is written in either in English or the language of their master’s degree program. (For example, a completed Application Form written in French by an applicant who is seeking a scholarship to attend a preferred university in the United Kingdom will not be reviewed).
• Among other information, completing the Application Form includes uploading scanned copies of:
  • (i) documentation that proves the applicant meets the eligibility requirement with regard to the number of years of recent development-related work.
  • (ii) the applicant’s Bachelor’s degree diploma, and if applicable, also the diploma of the applicant’s most advanced graduate degree. (Do not include a transcript, or upload a transcript as a substitute for a diploma).
  • (iii) C.V. using the format provided in Annex 4 and written in English or the language of the master’s degree program for which the applicant is seeking JJWBGSP funding. If the work was not paid, do not include it in your CV. Instead, you can create a category “Volunteer Work” in your CV and list under that heading unpaid internships or other unpaid work.
  • (iv) unconditional (except for financing) Letter of Admission for the upcoming academic year to the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s program:
    • which is among those listed on the JJ/WBGSP website;
    • for which the applicant is seeking JJWBGSP funding; and
    • that is located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence.

Selection Process

The JJ/WBGSP uses the following process to review eligible scholarship applications from developing country nationals, with the aim of identifying the candidates with the highest potential, after completion of their graduate studies, to impact the development of their countries.

Click here to view the official notification of the World Bank Scholarship 2024.