To apply for the JJ/WBGSP scholarship you must be a developing country national, not be a dual citizen of any developed country, hold a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent university degree) earned before 2012, and have at least 3 years of development-related experience since earning a Bachelor's degree.

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Account Benefit Most importantly, you must commit to returning home to your country on graduation in order to use your enhanced knowledge and skills towards your community's, country's or region's development. Those receiving a scholarship are barred from working at the World Bank Group for three years following graduation from the preferred masters program.

On-line Application: An application will be accepted and reviewed if the applicant submits only one completed application electronically through the online application site by the application deadline of noon, Washington D.C time (Eastern Standard Time/EST) on Thursday, March 19, 2015. An application is considered complete if it includes: (i) a completed Application Form (which includes an applicant's agreement to conditions stated on the Signature Page of the Application Form); and (ii) recommendation letters from two people who have direct knowledge of the applicant's professional experience. Please note that individuals who submit more than one application will be disqualified.

There are two ways citizens of developing countries can apply for this scholarship:
1. For scholarships to one of the partner masters programs, please first apply to at least one of the partner university masters programs. The university will send the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat a short list of eligible candidates that have been accepted by the partner program, and the JJ/WBGSP Steering Committee will award scholarships to a subset of the short-listed applicants.

2. For scholarships to one of our preferred masters programs, you need to apply to the university to get accepted into the program and also apply directly to JJ/WBGSP for the scholarship.

To begin the web-based application process for a scholarship to one of the preferred masters programs, they recommend that you:
1. Review the Application Guidelines and FAQs. Please note that they will be accepting applications only in English or in the language of the preferred master program you would attend.

2. Log-into the Web-based Application using the link below to create an online application. Refer to Accessing the Online Application document as needed.

APPLY ONLINE HERE, Don't wait to submit your recommendation requests. These can take time to be processed by the online system.