Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
World Bank / Government of Japan Open worldwide
Scholarships for mid-career development professionals from eligible developing countries to take development-related master's programs at partner universities, plus a track for Japanese nationals.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your personal statement and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
Also: funding for a development-related master's at partner universities.
Who can apply: Nationals of JJ/WBGSP-eligible developing countries with relevant development work experience; separate windows for preferred programs and other universities; separate track for Japanese nationals.
Free to apply.
Annual; the 2027 application windows have been announced (two windows for developing country nationals).
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: essays, references, cv, transcript, admission letter.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Dates of the 2027 application windows for developing country nationals have been announced.”
Who can apply
- Open to working professionals, licensed professionals
- Nationals of JJ/WBGSP-eligible developing countries with relevant development work experience; separate windows for preferred programs and other universities; separate track for Japanese nationals.
What you will need
- Personal statement / SOPOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees)Upload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- TranscriptOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Document checklistOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your personal statement and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to World Bank / Government of Japan without your tap.
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