Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Tuition fee waiver + other benefits
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- accommodation
- travel expenses
- other
Description
The JJ/WBGSP is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master's degree program in a development-related topic.
Subject to available funding, JJ/WBGSP offers scholarships for 53 Participating Master’s Programs in 27 universities in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
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 $600 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.
Eligibility
All applicants who wish to be considered for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship:
- Need to have applied for admission and be academically admitted to one of the eligible MSc programmes offered by IHE Delft.
- Should meet the JJ/WBGSP scholarship eligibility criteria. Please read the eligibility criteria carefully, to find out if you are eligible
- Be able to provide two professional recommendations from recommenders who can attest to their professional experiences at work. They experience that many applicants do not succeed in creating an eligible JJ/WBGSP application after they have been nominated, because they cannot arrange timely their recommenders. They therefore strongly advise you to contact the recommenders you have in mind in time.
- They strongly advise you to carefully review the application guidelines and the FAQ on the World Bank website.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
Netherlands
Nationality
85 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Mar 2026
If you meet the criteria above, please complete the application form, available at the bottom of this page, and return it before 15 March.
The deadline to apply for academic admission at IHE Delft if you wish to be eligible for this scholarship is 7 March 2025.