University of Tsukuba 2023-2024 (PEP) Scholarships for Developing Countries - Japan

Program in Economic and Public Policy (PEPP) is a program taught in English, offering an MA in International Public Policy. The program aims to provide training and the necessary skills for the conception, design, analysis, and implementation of public policies. 

The objective of the Program in Economic and Public Policy (PEPP) is to provide, within the time frame of 24 months, training and the necessary skills for the conception, design, and implementation of development policies. Our focus is on International Development with a trans-disciplinary approach to the economic and social problems of developing countries and former socialist countries.

• About University of Tsukuba
• University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship
• University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Tsukuba

The University of Tsukuba was originally Tokyo University of Education, Normal School, which was founded by the Meiji government in 1872 as the first institution of higher education in Japan. In 1973, the University moved from Tokyo to Tsukuba city and it was renamed as University of Tsukuba and started with a new educational system as a leading research university focusing on cutting-edge research and education.... read more

University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship

• Type Postgraduate
• OrganisationUniversity of Tsukuba
• Country to study Japan
• School to study University of Tsukuba
• Course to study View courses
• State of Origin
• Gender Men and Women
• Application Deadline January 27, 2023

Aim and Benefits of University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship

Students who have been given scholarship grants by the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) of the World Bank will enjoy the following benefits:

• Round trip air travel (economy class) between home country and Japan, plus a travel allowance of US$ 500 for each one-way trip
• Full tuition and fees
• A monthly living stipend
• National health insurance
• Other program expenses such as Japanese lessons, educational trips, internship, etc.

University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship Courses

• Economic Policy

Requirements for University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

 To apply to PEP by JJ/WBGSP scholarship, applicant must:

• Be a national of a World Bank (WB) member country that is eligible to receive WB financing and not be a national of any country that is not eligible to receive the WB financing.
• Hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and have completed 16 years of school education (up to undergraduate level). A strong background in economics and associated quantitative tools (linear algebra, calculus and basic statistics) is highly recommended.
• Not have 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 WB’s “Harmonized List of Fragile Situations.”
• Have, by the time of the Scholarship Application Deadline, at least three (3) years of recent full-time paid professional experience acquired in development-related work after a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. If the applicant is from a country identified in the WB’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.
• Be under the age of forty-five (45) at the Scholarship Application Deadline.
• 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.

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How to Apply

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