Scholarships

Japan-World Bank Yokohama National University Scholarship 2025 (Fully Funded)

Get a life-changing prospect with the Joint Japan World Bank Yokohama National University Scholarship. This fully financed scholarship provides the following:

  • Complete tuition protection
  • Housing costs protected
  • Travel expenses paid
  • Comprehensive healthcare insurance
  • Monthly allowance.

Seek your graduate studies at Yokohama National University, Japan, and concentrate on your educational objectives without financial stress!

Program Advantages

Below are the prospective advantages of the Joint/Japan World Bank Yokohama National Graduate Scholarship program:

Financial Gains

  • Complete tuition protection: get a complete tuition fee waiver
  • Monthly living allowance: enjoy a monthly allowance of $1,265.77 to protect living costs.
  • Housing costs protected: Obtain housing costs, including furniture and utilities.
  • Travel expenses paid: Get payment for travel expenses to and from Japan.

Educational And Professional Gains

  • Graduate studies at a prominent institution: seek graduate studies at Yokohama National University, a prominent university in Japan.
  • Research prospects: Get involved in cutting-edge study tasks under the direction of skilled faculty members.
  • Networking prospects: Link with international students, scholars, and experts in your area.
  • Occupational progression: Improve your professional opportunities with a graduate program from a prominent Japanese institution.

Personal Gains

  • Cultural immersion: Have experience with Japanese culture and lifestyle at first
  • Language proficiency: Enhance your Japanese language proficiencies and improve your communication capacities.
  • Autonomous and self-dependence: Grow independence and self-dependence in an international setting.
  • Lifelong connections: Develop lasting connections with fellow scholars and international students.

World Gains

  • World perspective: Obtain a global view of your area of research and its requests.
  • Foreign networking: Develop your occupational network worldwide.
  • Improved employability: Elevate your employability in the world employment market
  • Contribution to growth: With the understanding and proficiencies gained during the program, you can contribute to the development of your home nation.

Qualification Measures

Below are the prospective qualification measures for the Joint/Japan World Bank Yokohama National University scholarship:

Educational Qualification

  • Bachelor’s program: Have a bachelor’s program or equivalent in an applicable study area.
  • GPA: possess a minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent.
  • English language skill: Indicate English skills such as IELTS, TOEFL, or equivalent.

Nationality And Residency

  • International students: Available to international students from World Bank member nations.
  • Non-Japanese nationals: Preference is provided to non-Japanese nationals.

Occupational Skill

  • Employment skill: Possess a minimum of 24 months of employment skill in an applicable area.
  • Public or private industry: Presently, it operates in a public or private sector in a World Bank member nation.

Age And Health

  • Age cap: Not being above the age of 45 at the period of application
  • Good health: Be in good health and able to seek graduate research in Japan.

Additional Qualification Measures

  • Dedication to return: Dedicate to returning to your home nation after concluding the course.
  • Acceptance to Yokohama National University: Be accepted to Yokohama National University’s graduate course.

Exemption Measures

  • Past scholarship recipient: Not qualified if formerly got a Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship.
  • Incomplete applications: this will not be reviewed
  • Japanese nationals: They are not qualified if they hold Japanese nationality.

Application Process

Below is a step-by-step application process for the Joint/Japan World Bank Yokohama National University Scholarship:

Step 1: Check Qualification Measures

Step 2: Get Ready The Application Materials

  • Application form: Download and complete the application form from the World Bank webpage.
  • Curriculum Vitae: Update your Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal statement: Write a private statement outlining your study appeals, occupational objectives, and encouragements.
  • Educational transcripts: Assemble official educational transcripts
  • English language skill examination results: You can get English language skill examination results, such as IELTS, TOEFL, or equivalent.
  • Recommendation letters: Demand two recommendation letters from educational or professional referees.

Step 3: Apply To Yokohama National University

  • Present your request to Yokohama National University’s graduate scheme
  • Make sure you satisfy the institution’s admission conditions.

Step 4: Application Checks And Selection

  • Application check: The World Bank and Yokohama National University check requests.
  • Shortlisting: The shortlist applicants are informed and requested for an interview (if relevant).
  • Final selection: Final picking is done, and applicants are informed.

Contact Details

  • World Bank site: Go to the World Bank or National University webpage for more information.

Application deadline: 20th February, 2025