Details of the JJ/WBGSP Scholarship

From 1996 to 2019, the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) awarded 118 scholarships to participate in the PPT Program at Yokohama National University. The first level of screening of candidates will be done at Yokohama National University. The final decision regarding scholarship recipients will be made by the World Bank.

The scholarship covers the university admission fee, tuition for two years, and medical insurance plus 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. While on campus during the scholarship period, a monthly stipend will be provided to cover living expenses (accommodations, food, etc., including books).

Admittance to YNU and the JJ/WBGSP Scholarship: A Two-Stage Process
Stage 1 (YNU): After all applicants to YNU are reviewed, a smaller subset of applicants will be judged to have met or exceeded the high academic standards of our Faculty of Economics.
Stage 2 (The World Bank): YNU will be invited to establish a shortlist of up to 30 candidates who were admitted unconditionally (except for finance) to the PPT and who meet the basic JJ/WBGSP eligibility requirements as listed on the JJ/WBGSP website.

Upon validation of the shortlist by the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat, the link to the 2026 JJ/WBGSP application form will be communicated to YNU and YNU will share the link to shortlisted candidates only.

The link to the JJ/WBGSP application form will only be communicated to candidates admitted unconditionally (except for finance) to the PPT and shortlisted by YNU as eligible JJ/WBGSP applicants.

Applications for the JJ/WBGSP scholarship to study the PPT at YNU will need to be submitted under Window 2 between late March and late May 2026. Exact dates of the 2026 application windows will be communicated on the JJ/WBGSP website in the fall 2025.