Japan: Fully-Funded JJ/WBGSP Scholarship for International Students at Keio University, 2018
Keio University, a leading private university in Japan, established
the program as one of the partnership programs of the Joint Japan
/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP). Funded by the
Government of Japan and administered by the World Bank, the JJ/WBGSP is a
personal training project which awards scholarships to help developing
countries strengthen their human resources.
The Graduate School of Business and Commerce of Keio University and
the National Tax Agency have responded to this mission of the JJ/WBGSP
by training five scholars each year in the area of tax policy and
management. Participants are expected to return to their home countries
to become leaders in improving taxation practices.
Application Deadline: 31st October 2017
http://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/en/study/jjwbgsp/index.html
University/institution of Study: Keio UniversityScholarship Sponsor:Keio University, Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
Country of Study: Japan
Level of Study: Masters
Scholarship Benefits:
The JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides the recipient with the following benefits:
The JJ/WBGSP scholarship does NOT cover:
Field/Area of Study: Taxation Policy and ManagementType of Award: Full Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Be a national of a Bank member country that is eligible to receive Bank financing and not be a national of any country that is not eligible to receive the Bank financing.
- Not hold dual citizen of any developed country.
- Be in good health with respect to the capacity to be a productive scholar for the duration of the Graduate Program, as certified by a medical doctor.
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with superior academic achievement earned at least three years prior to the Scholarship Application Deadline.
- Not received any scholarship funding to earn a Graduate degree or its equivalent from any sources funded by the government of Japan.
- Be employed in a paid and full time position at the time of the Scholarship Application Deadline 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 years of recent full time paid professional experience in the field of tax policy and administration after a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in the applicant’s home country or in another developing country; If the applicant 18 Admission Information is from a country identified in the World Bank’s “Harmonized List of Fragile Situations” at the time of the Scholarship Application Deadline, the recent professional experience does not have to be full time or paid.
- Not be an Executive Director, his / her alternate, staff of the World Bank Group(the World Bank, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes), 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.
- Admitted to the University unconditionally or conditionally only upon securing financing.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the English language at the level of a TOEFL score of 550(PBT), 213(CBT) or 79 (iBT) or better, or an IELTS score of 6.0 or better.
- Meet any other criteria for admission established by Keio University.
- Applicants must not be currently pursuing a Master’s or Ph.D. program in industrialized countries.
- Applicants must not have had one or more years of training / studies and / or residency in an industrialized country.
- Applicants must not be permanent residents / nationals of industrialized countries.
Instruction on Application:
Applications for April 2018 admission must reach the JJ/WBGSP Office by no later than October 31, 2017.It is important to go through the Application Lists and Guidebook ASAP before applying.
http://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/en/study/jjwbgsp/index.html
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