Masters / MS Scholarships 

Fully Funded Scholarships for International Students

2021 / 2022 Scholarships in Japan

Yokohama National University Scholarships 2021/ 2023

Yokohama National University, with a grant funded by the Government of Japan and administered by the World Bank under the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJWBGSP), is offering scholarships for international students. These scholarships are offered for those applicants who want to their master study in the Infrastructure Management (IMP) at the Yokohama National University in Japan.  This program is specifically designed for training infrastructure policy planners from World Bank member countries which are currently eligible to borrow.

Field of Study / Subjects

Scholarships are offered in the field of Infrastructure Management (IMP)

Other latest Scholarships in Japan are also offered for different degrees and subjects all over the Japan.

Number of Scholarships

Approximately 10 scholarships are offered this year

Duration of Scholarship

Two year period for master study

Scholarship Description / Details

The scholarships provide the following benefits:

  • Each scholarship provides a monthly allowance of JPY(150, 000- 170, 000)
  • A round-trip air ticket to Japan plus a travel allowance of USD 500
  • Cover tuition fees
  • Entrance examination fee and the admission fee
  • After screening the records of qualified candidates, the GSUI Selection Committee will select specific number of nominees for admission to the program. The nominees should apply for final screening by the Word Bank (“Scholarship Application”) and several final passers will be accepted as IMP students and receive World Bank scholarships. Successful candidates will receive notification to that effect before July 2021 at the latest.
  • The program will begin in October 2021.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Member of the World Bank country
  • Have good health for this scholarship
  • Have a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent qualification with good academic achievement earned more than three (3) years
  • Not have received any scholarship funding to earn a Graduate degree or its equivalent qualification from any other sources funded by the Government of Japan
  • Be under the age of thirty-five (35)
  • Be employed in a paid and fulltime position, unless the applicant is from a country identified in the World Bank’s  “Harmonized List of Fragile Situations”
  • Have, by the time of the Scholarship Application Deadline, at least three (3) years of recent fulltime paid professional experience acquired in development-related work after a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in the applicant’s home country or in another developing country; if the applicant is from a country in the World Bank’s list of Fragile and Conflict States. At the time of the Scholarship Application Deadline, the recent professional experience does not have to be fulltime or paid.
  • Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term “close relative” defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew.
  • Citizens of low and middle income World Bank member countries are eligible for the scholarships.
  • Applicants must have at least three years of practical experience involving responsibility for infrastructure development and must also intend to pursue a career in the field of development.

How to Apply / Download Scholarship Form / Documents Required

  • Completed Application Form
  • Official transcripts of all academics certificates
  • Certification of Graduation or and Copies of Diploma
  • Submit Official English proficiency Test Scores ,(TOEFL/IELTS)
  • Names and contact information of the recommenders (Two recommendation letter)
  • Evidence English language
  • Research Plan
  • Complete application along the required doc sends to:

Infrastructure Management Program

Graduate School of Urban Innovation

Yokohama National University

79-5 Tokiwadai

Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501

Japan

Last Date to Apply / Deadline

 2nd March (for online), 10th March (for sending printed document),

Official Website

 Just go the following official website to get the further details

http://www.urban.ynu.ac.jp/imp/